Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) Updates Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) issued an update on its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.660-0.720 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.690. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Equity LifeStyle Properties also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.010-3.110 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently weighed in on ELS. Evercore ISI dropped their price target on shares of Equity LifeStyle Properties from $74.00 to $73.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. BMO Capital Markets upgraded shares of Equity LifeStyle Properties from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $78.00 target price for the company in a report on Friday, April 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of Equity LifeStyle Properties from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $66.00 to $73.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Truist Financial raised Equity LifeStyle Properties from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada cut their price objective on Equity LifeStyle Properties from $69.00 to $68.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $74.20.

Equity LifeStyle Properties Stock Performance

Equity LifeStyle Properties stock traded down $0.93 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $64.39. The stock had a trading volume of 1,442,746 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,294,615. The company has a quick ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 0.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.31 billion, a PE ratio of 33.02, a P/E/G ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.72. Equity LifeStyle Properties has a 12 month low of $58.86 and a 12 month high of $76.60. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $66.48 and its 200 day moving average price is $67.65.

Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 21st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83. Equity LifeStyle Properties had a net margin of 24.05% and a return on equity of 23.12%. As a group, research analysts predict that Equity LifeStyle Properties will post 3.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Equity LifeStyle Properties Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 28th were given a $0.515 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 28th. This is a boost from Equity LifeStyle Properties’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. This represents a $2.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.20%. Equity LifeStyle Properties’s payout ratio is 105.64%.

Equity LifeStyle Properties Company Profile

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.