The price-to-earnings ratio for Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc (NYSE: ELS) is 33.55x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for ELS is 0.75. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ELS is 186.34M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.66% of that float. On June 06, 2025, ELS’s average trading volume was 1.51M shares.
ELS) stock’s latest price update
Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc (NYSE: ELS)’s stock price has plunge by -0.81relation to previous closing price of 63.23. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -0.37% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. 247wallst.com reported 2025-05-28 that Dividend yields are rising on these 10 stocks. Dividend yields tend to on one of two occasions: the company is raising the dividend payout or the share price is sinking.
ELS’s Market Performance
Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc (ELS) has seen a -0.37% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -1.65% decline in the past month and a -7.44% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.68%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.18% for ELS. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.48% for ELS stock, with a simple moving average of -7.55% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ELS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ELS stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for ELS by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for ELS in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $70 based on the research report published on May 29, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ELS reach a price target of $80. The rating they have provided for ELS stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 08th, 2025.
BMO Capital Markets gave a rating of “Outperform” to ELS, setting the target price at $78 in the report published on April 04th of the current year.
ELS Trading at -2.57% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ELS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -18.06% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ELS starting from Seavey Paul, who sale 10,000 shares at the price of $64.72 back on May 07 ’25. After this action, Seavey Paul now owns 78,162 shares of Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc, valued at $647,172 using the latest closing price.
Seavey Paul, the Officer of Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc, proposed sale 10,000 shares at $65.21 during a trade that took place back on May 07 ’25, which means that Seavey Paul is holding shares at $652,100 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ELS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.45 for the present operating margin
- 0.49 for the gross margin
The net margin for Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc stands at 0.25. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 22.87, with 6.49 for asset returns.
Based on Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc (ELS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.64 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.19. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.76. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 9.33.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 584.56 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.53. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 10.0. The receivables turnover for the company is 31.59for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.27. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.39.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc (ELS) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
