Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Monday

Equity Lifestyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) is expected to issue its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Monday, July 21st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.70 per share and revenue of $377.59 million for the quarter. Equity Lifestyle Properties has set its Q2 2025 guidance at 0.660-0.720 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 3.010-3.110 EPS.

Equity Lifestyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 21st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.83. The business had revenue of $327.21 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $391.34 million. Equity Lifestyle Properties had a return on equity of 21.99% and a net margin of 23.99%. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.59 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Equity Lifestyle Properties to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Equity Lifestyle Properties Trading Up 0.1%

NYSE ELS opened at $61.82 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $62.82 and its two-hundred day moving average is $64.91. Equity Lifestyle Properties has a one year low of $58.86 and a one year high of $76.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.03 and a current ratio of 0.03. The firm has a market cap of $11.82 billion, a PE ratio of 32.03, a P/E/G ratio of 3.33 and a beta of 0.72.

Equity Lifestyle Properties Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 27th were paid a dividend of $0.515 per share. This represents a $2.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.33%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 27th. Equity Lifestyle Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 106.74%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Paul Seavey sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.72, for a total value of $647,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 78,162 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,058,644.64. This represents a 11.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Equity Lifestyle Properties

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in shares of Equity Lifestyle Properties by 14.1% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,516 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $435,000 after purchasing an additional 804 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Equity Lifestyle Properties by 62.3% in the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 23,114 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,542,000 after buying an additional 8,873 shares during the period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in Equity Lifestyle Properties by 598.5% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 119,397 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $7,964,000 after buying an additional 102,303 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.21% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently weighed in on ELS. Barclays initiated coverage on Equity Lifestyle Properties in a research note on Thursday, May 29th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $70.00 price target on the stock. Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on shares of Equity Lifestyle Properties in a research report on Tuesday. They set a “positive” rating and a $67.50 target price on the stock. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on shares of Equity Lifestyle Properties from $78.00 to $77.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Truist Financial cut their price target on shares of Equity Lifestyle Properties from $72.00 to $71.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Equity Lifestyle Properties in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. They set a “buy” rating and a $80.00 price objective on the stock. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $73.32.

About Equity Lifestyle Properties

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the ownership and operation of lifestyle-oriented properties consisting primarily of manufactured home, and recreational vehicle communities. It operates through the following segments: Property Operations and Home Sales and Rentals Operations.