Equity Lifestyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Equity Lifestyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.130-3.230 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.180. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Equity Lifestyle Properties also updated its Q3 2026 guidance to 0.760-0.820 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently issued reports on ELS. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Equity Lifestyle Properties from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, April 11th. Odeon Capital Group set a $65.00 target price on shares of Equity Lifestyle Properties in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Barclays reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $68.00 target price on shares of Equity Lifestyle Properties in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Equity Lifestyle Properties from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Equity Lifestyle Properties from $70.00 to $69.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, June 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $68.70.

Equity Lifestyle Properties Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of NYSE:ELS traded up $0.63 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $65.53. 2,017,014 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,685,902. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.04 and a current ratio of 0.04. Equity Lifestyle Properties has a twelve month low of $58.15 and a twelve month high of $69.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.76, a PEG ratio of 3.97 and a beta of 0.66. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $63.46 and its 200-day moving average price is $64.09.

Equity Lifestyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.74 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.31. Equity Lifestyle Properties had a return on equity of 21.22% and a net margin of 24.99%.Equity Lifestyle Properties has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.130-3.230 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.760-0.820 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Equity Lifestyle Properties will post 3.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equity Lifestyle Properties Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 26th were given a dividend of $0.5425 per share. This represents a $2.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 26th. Equity Lifestyle Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 108.50%.

Institutional Trading of Equity Lifestyle Properties

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Empowered Funds LLC increased its position in shares of Equity Lifestyle Properties by 14.1% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,516 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $435,000 after buying an additional 804 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its stake in Equity Lifestyle Properties by 9.3% during the fourth quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 6,025 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $365,000 after buying an additional 511 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new position in Equity Lifestyle Properties in the fourth quarter valued at $358,000. MML Investors Services LLC lifted its holdings in Equity Lifestyle Properties by 7.7% in the fourth quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 5,736 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $348,000 after buying an additional 412 shares during the period. Finally, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL bought a new stake in Equity Lifestyle Properties during the second quarter valued at $300,000. 97.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Equity Lifestyle Properties

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc (NYSE: ELS) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in the acquisition, development, ownership and operation of manufactured home communities and recreational vehicle resorts. The company’s portfolio includes more than 450 properties across the United States and Canada, serving over 200,000 residents and visitors. ELS organizes its operations into two primary segments: manufactured housing communities, which provide long-term housing solutions, and upscale RV and seasonal resorts designed for leisure travelers and seasonal patrons.

In its manufactured home division, ELS offers home-site leases combined with community amenities such as landscaped common areas, clubhouses, swimming pools and organized resident events.