ELS vs. AMH, AVB, CPT, EQR, ESS, INVH, MAA, O, SUI, and UDR
Should 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
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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Equity Lifestyle Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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 111.1% 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 raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years and American Homes 4 Rent has raised 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.
Equity Lifestyle Properties presently has a consensus target price of $73.32, indicating a potential upside of 18.60%. American Homes 4 Rent has a consensus target price of $40.90, indicating a potential upside of 12.53%. Given Equity Lifestyle Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Equity Lifestyle Properties is more favorable than American Homes 4 Rent.
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. 1.4% of Equity Lifestyle Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Equity Lifestyle Properties has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, American Homes 4 Rent had 1 more articles in the media than Equity Lifestyle Properties. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent and 10 mentions for Equity Lifestyle Properties. American Homes 4 Rent's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Equity Lifestyle Properties' score of 0.78 indicating that American Homes 4 Rent is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Equity Lifestyle Properties has a net margin of 23.99% compared to American Homes 4 Rent's net margin of 23.41%. Equity Lifestyle Properties' return on equity of 21.99% beat American Homes 4 Rent's return on equity.
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.
Summary
Equity Lifestyle Properties beats American Homes 4 Rent on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:ELS) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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