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

Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) updated its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. 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.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently issued reports on ELS. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of Equity LifeStyle Properties in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $80.00 price target for the company. Evercore ISI lowered their price objective on shares of Equity LifeStyle Properties from $74.00 to $73.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. BMO Capital Markets raised Equity LifeStyle Properties from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $78.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on shares of 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. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Equity LifeStyle Properties from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $66.00 to $73.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Equity LifeStyle Properties has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $74.20.

Equity LifeStyle Properties Stock Performance

Shares of Equity LifeStyle Properties stock traded down $0.93 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $64.39. 1,442,746 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,294,616. Equity LifeStyle Properties has a 12 month low of $58.86 and a 12 month high of $76.60. The company has a market capitalization of $12.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.02, a P/E/G ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $66.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $67.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.03 and a current ratio of 0.02.

Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) last posted its earnings results on Monday, April 21st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83. Equity LifeStyle Properties had a net margin of 24.05% and a return on equity of 23.12%. Sell-side analysts anticipate 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 11th. Investors of record on Friday, March 28th were issued a dividend of $0.515 per share. 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 yield of 3.20%. Equity LifeStyle Properties’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.