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Neutral1045.5%
Bearish00.0%
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. · ELS · FY2025 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2025
Equity LifeStyle maintains FFO outlook as occupancy recovers
The current analysis supports a cautiously constructive view: resilient manufactured-home demand, high homeowner occupancy, limited new supply and stable guidance provide support, while hurricane recovery and softer RV demand temper the outlook.
Reported After market closeNYSEReal Estate
$11.81B market cap
80quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
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Consensus $0.83
EPS surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
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Consensus $392.9M
Revenue surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
-1.1%
Event window
SPY move
+2.6%
Same window
Abnormal move
-3.8%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.3×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+2.6%
Up to 20 sessions
ELSSPY benchmark
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What changed
The latest analysis emphasizes recovery from hurricane-related occupancy losses, a 6% reduction in insurance premiums and continued strength in annual RV demand. Seasonal and transient RV activity remains soft, while management kept its full-year outlook unchanged.
Guidance delta
Management maintained full-year normalized FFO guidance at $3.06 per share.
Key takeaways
- Management described solid quarter-over-quarter operating momentum and reaffirmed its full-year outlook.
- Manufactured-home demand benefits from high homeowner occupancy and limited new supply.
- Hurricane-related occupancy losses and softer seasonal RV demand remain the main offsets.
Management priorities
- Rebuild hurricane-affected occupancy over the next two years.
- Maintain approximately $90 million of annual capital spending.
- Use annual RV-site promotions and digital lead generation to support demand.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$60.84Previous close
$59Low
$68.74Average
$77High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 26, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Oct 14, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 13, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Aug 12, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Compass Point | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 22, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jan 21, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jan 2, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade | Feb 9, 2024 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 23, 2023 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 3, 2023 |
| Colliers Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 19, 2021 |
| Berenberg | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 1, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 17, 2018 |
| BB&T Capital | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Nov 10, 2015 |
| Imperial Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 23, 2014 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 12, 2013 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $60.84. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $71 | $61.97 | +16.7% | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | James Feldman | $64 | $61.21 | +5.2% | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Barclays | Jason Wayne | $66 | $58.94 | +8.5% | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $68 | $60.45 | +11.8% | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $60.4 | +6.8% | Sep 21, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $60.4 | +6.8% | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $64 | $60.3 | +5.2% | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $69 | $65.61 | +13.4% | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Adam Kramer | $59 | $64.05 | -3.0% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Odeon Capital Group LLC | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $63.76 | +6.8% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $67 | $62.63 | +10.1% | May 5, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $72 | $64.25 | +18.3% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | John Kim | $75 | $67.43 | +23.3% | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $71 | $65.56 | +16.7% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $73 | $62.77 | +20.0% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $66 | $63.6 | +8.5% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $63.6 | +6.8% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $68 | $60.42 | +11.8% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $67 | $59.68 | +10.1% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $70 | $61.69 | +15.1% | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $62.5 | $60.89 | +2.7% | Sep 4, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $68 | $58.6 | +11.8% | Jul 30, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $77 | $63.69 | +26.6% | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Wesley Golladay | $72 | $68.02 | +18.3% | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Peter Abramowitz | $72 | $70.01 | +18.3% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Brad Heffern | $72 | $71.34 | +18.3% | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | James Feldman | $82 | $73.49 | +34.8% | Sep 19, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Steve Sakwa | $73 | $70.39 | +20.0% | Aug 28, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Anthony Hau | $70 | $68.55 | +15.1% | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Barclays | Anthony Powell | $72 | $60.75 | +18.3% | Apr 26, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Steve Sakwa | $69 | $62.7 | +13.4% | Apr 23, 2024 |
| Barclays | Anthony Powell | $75 | $62.31 | +23.3% | Oct 7, 2022 |
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Start freeCompany context
Snapshot as of publicationBased in Chicago, Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. operates as a self-managed Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). As of January 25, 2021, its extensive portfolio includes 423 quality properties located across 33 U.S. states and British Columbia, collectively comprising 161,229 sites.
Historical context
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Missed on EPS
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2025-04-17T06:30:18.398486+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-26T11:10:42.795617+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-26T11:10:42.792759+00:00
Methodology
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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-26. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.