Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) Issues Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.800-0.860 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.820. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Equity LifeStyle Properties also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.010-3.110 EPS.

Equity LifeStyle Properties Price Performance

ELS stock opened at $66.72 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.03 and a current ratio of 0.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.39, a PEG ratio of 3.28 and a beta of 0.79. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $67.89 and a 200-day moving average price of $69.58. Equity LifeStyle Properties has a 52-week low of $59.82 and a 52-week high of $76.60.

Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) last released its earnings results on Monday, January 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.76. Equity LifeStyle Properties had a return on equity of 24.10% and a net margin of 23.97%. Equities research analysts forecast that Equity LifeStyle Properties will post 2.92 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ELS has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. UBS Group raised shares of Equity LifeStyle Properties to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Compass Point boosted their price objective on shares of Equity LifeStyle Properties from $70.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Truist Financial upgraded Equity LifeStyle Properties from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Evercore ISI decreased their price target on Equity LifeStyle Properties from $74.00 to $73.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised Equity LifeStyle Properties from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $72.00 to $80.00 in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $73.90.

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.