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Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$62.51 -0.12 (-0.19%)
Closing price 05/5/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$62.82 +0.31 (+0.49%)
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Equity Lifestyle Properties - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Sell
1
Hold
6
Buy
10

Based on 17 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Equity Lifestyle Properties in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 17 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 6 have given a hold rating, 9 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for ELS.

Consensus Price Target

$69.48
11.15% Upside
According to the 17 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Equity Lifestyle Properties, the average price target is $69.48. The highest price target for ELS is $76.00, while the lowest price target for ELS is $59.25. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 11.15% from the current price of $62.51.
MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
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ELS Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
5/6/25 to 5/6/26
1 Month Ago
4/6/25 to 4/6/26
3 Months Ago
2/5/25 to 2/5/26
1 Year Ago
5/6/24 to 5/6/25
Strong Buy
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
9 Buy rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
Hold
6 Hold rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
Sell
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$69.48$69.78$69.96$74.33
Forecasted Upside11.15% Upside9.76% Upside5.31% Upside16.57% Upside
Consensus RatingModerate BuyModerate BuyModerate BuyModerate Buy

ELS Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.
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ELS Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.
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Equity Lifestyle Properties Stock vs. The Competition

TypeEquity Lifestyle PropertiesFinance CompaniesS&P 500
Consensus Rating Score
2.59
2.31
2.52
Consensus RatingModerate BuyHoldModerate Buy
Predicted Upside11.15% Upside26.66% Upside14.75% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
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Positive News
Positive News
DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date
Upside/Downside
Details
5/5/2026
Truist Financial Corporation logo
Truist Financial
3 of 5 stars
Anthony Hau
Not Rated
Set TargetHold$69.00 ➝ $67.00+7.00%
4/22/2026
Robert W. Baird logo
Robert W. Baird
3 of 5 stars
Boost TargetOutperform$73.00 ➝ $74.00+16.45%
4/15/2026 UpgradeHoldBuy$72.00+11.47%
3/31/2026Initiated CoverageOutperform$72.00+15.12%
3/16/2026 Initiated CoverageUnderperform$59.25-12.73%
2/27/2026Reiterated RatingOverweightEqual Weight$68.00 ➝ $70.00+3.18%
2/23/2026 UpgradeStrong SellHold
2/18/2026Reiterated RatingOutperform$72.00 ➝ $75.00+10.47%
2/5/2026Reiterated RatingOverweight$68.00 ➝ $71.00+8.35%
2/3/2026 UpgradeNeutralBuy$76.00+20.32%
1/30/2026Reiterated RatingOutperform$70.00+11.84%
1/22/2026 Reiterated RatingHold (C)
1/8/2026Set TargetBuy$77.00 ➝ $67.00+12.31%
10/23/2025 Lower TargetInline$67.00 ➝ $65.00+5.26%
10/20/2025 UpgradeStrong-Buy
9/4/2025Lower TargetEqual Weight$67.50 ➝ $62.50+3.67%
7/22/2025UpgradeNeutralBuy$72.00+17.00%

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ELS Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 17 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Equity Lifestyle Properties is $69.48, with a high forecast of $76.00 and a low forecast of $59.25.

17 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Equity Lifestyle Properties in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings, 9 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" ELS shares.

According to analysts, Equity Lifestyle Properties's stock has a predicted upside of 11.15% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Equity Lifestyle Properties's stock had 2 upgrades by analysts.

Equity Lifestyle Properties has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Mizuho, Robert W. Baird, Truist Financial, Wells Fargo & Company, Zacks Research, and Zelman & Associates in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Equity Lifestyle Properties more than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating for Equity Lifestyle Properties is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "finance" companies is Hold. Learn more on how ELS compares to other companies.


This page (NYSE:ELS) was last updated on 5/6/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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