Equity Lifestyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) Updates Q3 2026 Earnings Guidance

Equity Lifestyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) updated its third quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.760-0.820 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.790. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Equity Lifestyle Properties also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 3.130-3.230 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently issued reports on ELS. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Equity Lifestyle Properties from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 11th. Barclays restated an “equal weight” rating and set a $68.00 price target on shares of Equity Lifestyle Properties in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Truist Financial set a $67.00 price target on Equity Lifestyle Properties and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Equity Lifestyle Properties from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $72.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Equity Lifestyle Properties from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Equity Lifestyle Properties has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $68.70.

Equity Lifestyle Properties Trading Up 1.0%

NYSE ELS traded up $0.63 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $65.53. 2,017,014 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,685,902. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $63.46 and a two-hundred day moving average of $64.09. Equity Lifestyle Properties has a 12-month low of $58.15 and a 12-month high of $69.00. The firm has a market cap of $12.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.76, a PEG ratio of 3.97 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 0.04 and a quick ratio of 0.04.

Equity Lifestyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.74 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Equity Lifestyle Properties will post 3.18 EPS for the current year.

Equity Lifestyle Properties Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its holdings in shares of Equity Lifestyle Properties by 303.9% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 15,948,613 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $966,648,000 after purchasing an additional 11,999,874 shares during the last quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its holdings in Equity Lifestyle Properties by 253.7% during the 3rd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 3,147,048 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $191,025,000 after buying an additional 2,257,299 shares during the last quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. raised its holdings in Equity Lifestyle Properties by 1,520.4% during the 2nd quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. now owns 1,771,803 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $109,267,000 after buying an additional 1,662,458 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in Equity Lifestyle Properties by 106.9% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,506,968 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $151,947,000 after buying an additional 1,295,289 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Equity Lifestyle Properties by 53.6% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,227,360 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $137,361,000 after acquiring an additional 777,107 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.21% of the company’s stock.

Equity Lifestyle Properties Company Profile

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.