Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) Competitors $59.08 -0.73 (-1.22%) Closing price 08/26/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$59.22 +0.14 (+0.24%) As of 08/26/2025 06:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ELS vs. AMH, AVB, CPT, EQR, ESS, INVH, MAA, O, SUI, and UDRShould you be buying Equity Lifestyle Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Equity Lifestyle Properties include American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Equity Residential (EQR), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Invitation Home (INVH), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Realty Income (O), Sun Communities (SUI), and United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Equity Lifestyle Properties vs. Its Competitors American Homes 4 Rent AvalonBay Communities Camden Property Trust Equity Residential Essex Property Trust Invitation Home Mid-America Apartment Communities Realty Income Sun Communities United Dominion Realty Trust Equity Lifestyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) and American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings. Which has better earnings and valuation, ELS or AMH? American Homes 4 Rent has higher revenue and earnings than Equity Lifestyle Properties. Equity Lifestyle Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Homes 4 Rent, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEquity Lifestyle Properties$1.53B7.50$367.01M$1.9330.61American Homes 4 Rent$1.73B7.53$412.43M$1.1131.60 Which has more volatility & risk, ELS or AMH? Equity Lifestyle Properties has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer ELS or AMH? In the previous week, Equity Lifestyle Properties had 3 more articles in the media than American Homes 4 Rent. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Equity Lifestyle Properties and 17 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent. Equity Lifestyle Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat American Homes 4 Rent's score of 1.35 indicating that Equity Lifestyle Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Equity Lifestyle Properties 18 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive American Homes 4 Rent 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend ELS or AMH? Equity Lifestyle Properties presently has a consensus target price of $71.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.02%. American Homes 4 Rent has a consensus target price of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.89%. Given Equity Lifestyle Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Equity Lifestyle Properties is more favorable than American Homes 4 Rent.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Equity Lifestyle Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.92American Homes 4 Rent 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54 Is ELS or AMH more profitable? Equity Lifestyle Properties has a net margin of 24.13% compared to American Homes 4 Rent's net margin of 23.72%. Equity Lifestyle Properties' return on equity of 21.12% beat American Homes 4 Rent's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Equity Lifestyle Properties24.13% 21.12% 6.49% American Homes 4 Rent 23.72%5.60%3.29% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ELS or AMH? 97.2% of Equity Lifestyle Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.9% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Equity Lifestyle Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is ELS or AMH a better dividend stock? Equity Lifestyle Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Equity Lifestyle Properties pays out 106.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Homes 4 Rent pays out 108.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Equity Lifestyle Properties has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years and American Homes 4 Rent has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Equity Lifestyle Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryEquity Lifestyle Properties beats American Homes 4 Rent on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ELS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ELS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEquity Lifestyle PropertiesREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.59B$6.90B$12.49B$21.17BDividend Yield3.44%5.07%5.45%3.53%P/E Ratio30.6144.1719.3929.00Price / Sales7.505.4826.4054.90Price / Cash19.6521.8322.1023.61Price / Book6.312.002.355.33Net Income$367.01M$193.23M$1.01B$995.89M7 Day Performance-2.55%0.85%1.77%2.68%1 Month Performance-0.80%-1.12%1.58%2.81%1 Year Performance-16.03%-17.56%540.77%11.28% Equity Lifestyle Properties Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ELSEquity Lifestyle Properties4.6755 of 5 stars$59.08-1.2%$71.50+21.0%-15.8%$11.59B$1.53B30.613,800News CoveragePositive NewsAMHAmerican Homes 4 Rent4.1518 of 5 stars$34.41-1.1%$41.04+19.3%-9.2%$12.90B$1.73B31.001,730Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAVBAvalonBay Communities4.5118 of 5 stars$188.43-1.1%$225.64+19.7%-12.5%$27.14B$2.91B23.212,988Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionCPTCamden Property Trust4.4901 of 5 stars$105.89-0.9%$124.94+18.0%-11.1%$11.41B$1.54B74.051,660News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeEQREquity Residential4.5776 of 5 stars$63.25-1.4%$77.78+23.0%-11.5%$24.49B$2.98B23.872,500Positive NewsESSEssex Property Trust4.5007 of 5 stars$256.74-1.0%$302.86+18.0%-10.0%$16.71B$1.77B20.641,715Positive NewsINVHInvitation Home4.0987 of 5 stars$29.98-1.9%$37.26+24.3%-14.4%$18.72B$2.62B34.061,750Positive NewsMAAMid-America Apartment Communities4.7194 of 5 stars$140.06-0.6%$163.21+16.5%-9.8%$16.50B$2.19B28.822,532Analyst RevisionORealty Income2.5569 of 5 stars$57.89-1.0%$61.73+6.6%-5.8%$53.47B$5.27B56.20400Positive NewsSUISun Communities4.8594 of 5 stars$125.39-1.9%$138.43+10.4%-6.5%$15.99B$3.22B12.276,590Positive NewsUDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust4.5476 of 5 stars$38.11-1.1%$45.23+18.7%-10.3%$12.76B$1.67B100.281,432Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AMH Competitors AVB Competitors CPT Competitors EQR Competitors ESS Competitors INVH Competitors MAA Competitors O Competitors SUI Competitors UDR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ELS) was last updated on 8/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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