Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc. (NYSE: ELS) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.04x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for ELS is 0.80. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for ELS is 178.21M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.19% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ELS on October 31, 2024 was 1.15M shares.
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ELS) stock’s latest price update
Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc. (NYSE: ELS)’s stock price has plunge by 1.59relation to previous closing price of 69.00. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -0.69% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2024-10-30 that CHICAGO, Oct. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — On October 29, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE: ELS) (referred to herein as “we,” “us,” and “our”) declared a fourth quarter 2024 dividend of $0.4775 per common share, representing, on an annualized basis, a dividend of $1.91 per common share. The dividend will be paid on January 10, 2025 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 27, 2024.
ELS’s Market Performance
ELS’s stock has fallen by -0.69% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -0.10% and a quarterly drop of -0.43%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.89% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.02% for Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.84% for ELS stock, with a simple moving average of 5.04% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ELS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ELS stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for ELS by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for ELS in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $72 based on the research report published on October 17, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ELS reach a price target of $82, previously predicting the price at $70.50. The rating they have provided for ELS stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on September 19th, 2024.
Wolfe Research gave a rating of “Outperform” to ELS, setting the target price at $75 in the report published on February 09th of the current year.
ELS Trading at -1.29% 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 -8.49% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.02%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.89%, as shares surge +0.86% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -0.99% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ELS fell by -0.69%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +0.62% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $68.84. In addition, Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc. saw -0.62% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ELS starting from Seavey Paul, who sale 31,988 shares at the price of $74.83 back on Sep 17 ’24. After this action, Seavey Paul now owns 0 shares of Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc., valued at $2,393,662 using the latest closing price.
NADER MARGUERITE M, the President and CEO of Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc., sale 33,000 shares at $75.52 during a trade that took place back on Sep 16 ’24, which means that NADER MARGUERITE M is holding 260,936 shares at $2,492,160 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ELS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.27 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc. stands at 0.32. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 25.45, with 6.44 for asset returns.
Based on Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc. (ELS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.71 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.18. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.44. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.11.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 523.79 million with net debt to EBITDA at 5.61. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 14.17. The receivables turnover for the company is 21.16for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.21.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc. (ELS) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
