Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. · ELS · FY2025 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2025
ELS Maintains FFO Guidance Despite Canadian Demand Pressure
ELS's earnings profile remains supported by rent increases, high occupancy, demographic demand, and site expansion, but the near-term outlook is moderated by Canadian seasonal weakness and weather and cost risks.
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What changed
The main change was greater near-term pressure in seasonal and transient revenue: management cited Canadian reservation weakness and projected a 13.3% Q4 decline, while maintaining full-year FFO guidance and emphasizing rent growth and expense containment.
Guidance delta
Management maintained full-year 2025 normalized FFO guidance at $3.06 per share, while projecting a 13.3% Q4 decline in seasonal and transient revenue because of weaker Canadian reservations.
Key takeaways
- Management maintained full-year 2025 normalized FFO guidance and highlighted rent increases, occupancy, and cost containment.
- Canadian seasonal reservations were reported down roughly 40%, contributing to projected Q4 seasonal and transient revenue pressure.
- The company plans 2026 rent notices for 50% of its manufactured-home portfolio and continued site expansion.
Management priorities
- Issue 2026 rent-increase notices across half of the manufactured-home portfolio.
- Expand by 400–500 sites annually while investing in amenities and capital improvements.
- Target U.S. customers more heavily and pursue selective manufactured-home acquisitions.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 22, 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 $59.16. 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 | +20.0% | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | James Feldman | $64 | $61.21 | +8.2% | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Barclays | Jason Wayne | $66 | $58.94 | +11.6% | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $68 | $60.45 | +14.9% | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $60.4 | +9.9% | Sep 21, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $60.4 | +9.9% | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $64 | $60.3 | +8.2% | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $69 | $65.61 | +16.6% | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Adam Kramer | $59 | $64.05 | -0.3% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Odeon Capital Group LLC | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $63.76 | +9.9% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $67 | $62.63 | +13.3% | May 5, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $72 | $64.25 | +21.7% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | John Kim | $75 | $67.43 | +26.8% | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $71 | $65.56 | +20.0% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $73 | $62.77 | +23.4% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $66 | $63.6 | +11.6% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $63.6 | +9.9% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $68 | $60.42 | +14.9% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $67 | $59.68 | +13.3% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $70 | $61.69 | +18.3% | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $62.5 | $60.89 | +5.6% | Sep 4, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $68 | $58.6 | +14.9% | Jul 30, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $77 | $63.69 | +30.2% | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Wesley Golladay | $72 | $68.02 | +21.7% | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Peter Abramowitz | $72 | $70.01 | +21.7% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Brad Heffern | $72 | $71.34 | +21.7% | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | James Feldman | $82 | $73.49 | +38.6% | Sep 19, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Steve Sakwa | $73 | $70.39 | +23.4% | Aug 28, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Anthony Hau | $70 | $68.55 | +18.3% | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Barclays | Anthony Powell | $72 | $60.75 | +21.7% | Apr 26, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Steve Sakwa | $69 | $62.7 | +16.6% | Apr 23, 2024 |
| Barclays | Anthony Powell | $75 | $62.31 | +26.8% | 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.
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