Equity Lifestyle Properties

ELS

Market cap $12B

Equity LifeStyle Properties and Veris Residential offer upside as residential REITs battle supply pressure but benefit from steady renting demand.

Flagship Communities (MHCUF) offers 10% same-store NOI growth yet trades at only 14.5x AFFO, well below sector norms. Gladstone Land preferreds (LANDP, LANDO) present an 8% yield and 30%+ upside, with robust asset coverage and stable farmland values. Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) trades at 11.5x AFFO (8.7% yield), positioned for low-to-mid single-digit AFFO growth as rate headwinds subside.

The REIT sector returned to positive territory in November (+1.02%) after back-to-back months in the red. Mid caps (+3.53%) led the REIT sector in November followed by small caps (+3.38%) and large caps (+0.32%); micro caps (-8.76%) badly underperformed. 68.15% of REIT securities had a positive total return in November.

REITs offer compelling value and income, with VNQ yielding 3.8% versus the S&P 500's 1.1%, and trade at historically wide valuation discounts. The current macro environment favors high-quality, undervalued dividend stocks, as falling long-term rates could boost demand for income-generating assets like REITs. REITs demonstrate strong financial health, stable dividends, and sector diversity, making them attractive for both income and potential total return upside.

CHICAGO , Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 28, 2025, 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 2025 dividend of $0.515 per common share, representing, on an annualized basis, a dividend of $2.06 per common share. The dividend will be paid on January 9, 2026 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 26, 2025.

U.S. equity markets climbed to fresh record-highs this past week, while interest rates hovered around multi-year lows, after cool inflation data cleared the path for additional Federal Reserve rate cuts. The Consumer Price Index report for September was released this past week - one week delayed - showing cooler-than-expected consumer price pressures across both the headline and core metrics. Combined with a relatively strong start to corporate earnings season and a planned meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi, market volatility metrics eased to one-month lows.

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE:ELS ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call October 23, 2025 11:00 AM EDT Company Participants Marguerite Nader - CEO & Non-Independent Vice Chairman Patrick Waite - President & COO Paul Seavey - Executive VP & CFO Conference Call Participants Michael Goldsmith - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Brad Heffern - RBC Capital Markets, Research Division Jana Galan - BofA Securities, Research Division Steve Sakwa - Evercore ISI Institutional Equities, Research Division James Feldman - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division Eric Wolfe - Citigroup Inc., Research Division John Kim - BMO Capital Markets Equity Research Jason Wayne - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division Wesley Golladay - Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Research Division David Segall Omotayo Okusanya - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division Presentation Operator Good day, everyone, and thank you all for joining us to discuss Equity LifeStyle Properties Third Quarter 2025 Results.

Although the revenue and EPS for Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended September 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $0.75 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate . This compares to FFO of $0.72 per share a year ago.

Continued Strong Performance Preliminary 2026 Rent Rate Growth Assumptions  CHICAGO , Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE: ELS) (referred to herein as "we," "us," and "our") today announced results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2025. All per share results are reported on a fully diluted basis unless otherwise noted.