How to buy Equity LifeStyle Properties stock | 64.02

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc is a reit—residential business based in the US. Equity LifeStyle Properties shares (ELS) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Equity LifeStyle Properties employs 4,200 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$1.1 billion.

How to buy shares in Equity LifeStyle Properties

1. Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Equity LifeStyle Properties. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: ELS. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Equity LifeStyle Properties reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$64.02, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Equity LifeStyle Properties, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Equity LifeStyle Properties. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

How has coronavirus impacted Equity LifeStyle Properties's share price?

Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Equity LifeStyle Properties's share price has had significant negative movement.

Its last market close was USD$64.02, which is 16.88% down on its pre-crash value of USD$77.02 and 52.56% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$41.965.

If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of Equity LifeStyle Properties shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$624.31 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth USD$877.07.

Equity LifeStyle Properties share price

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Equity LifeStyle Properties shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-20.

Latest market close	USD$64.02
52-week range	USD$41.965 - USD$77.55
50-day moving average	USD$63.934
200-day moving average	USD$63.3643
Wall St. target price	USD$71.86
PE ratio	50.8819
Dividend yield	USD$1.37 (2.14%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$1.277

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Equity LifeStyle Properties price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $64.02 from 2020-11-16

1 week (2020-11-17)	1.51%
1 month (2020-10-27)	6.42%
3 months (2020-08-25)	-2.39%
6 months (2020-05-23)	N/A

1 year (2019-11-25)	-9.54%
2 years (2018-11-23)	-34.63%
3 years (2017-11-24)	-29.19%
5 years (2015-11-25)	3.69%

Is Equity LifeStyle Properties under- or over-valued?

Valuing Equity LifeStyle Properties stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Equity LifeStyle Properties's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Equity LifeStyle Properties's P/E ratio

Equity LifeStyle Properties's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 51x. In other words, Equity LifeStyle Properties shares trade at around 51x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Equity LifeStyle Properties's PEG ratio

Equity LifeStyle Properties's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.5. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Equity LifeStyle Properties's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Equity LifeStyle Properties's EBITDA

Equity LifeStyle Properties's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$510.1 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Equity LifeStyle Properties's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Equity LifeStyle Properties financials

Revenue TTM	USD$1.1 billion
Operating margin TTM	33.11%
Gross profit TTM	USD$558.5 million
Return on assets TTM	5.35%
Return on equity TTM	18.81%
Profit margin	21.74%
Book value	$6.788
Market capitalisation	USD$11.5 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Equity LifeStyle Properties shares

There are currently 1.5 million Equity LifeStyle Properties shares held short by investors – that's known as Equity LifeStyle Properties's "short interest". This figure is 22.8% down from 1.9 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Equity LifeStyle Properties shares can be evaluated.

Equity LifeStyle Properties's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Equity LifeStyle Properties's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Equity LifeStyle Properties shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Equity LifeStyle Properties shares traded daily (recently around 995801.98675497). Equity LifeStyle Properties's SIR currently stands at 1.51. In other words for every 100,000 Equity LifeStyle Properties shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1510 shares are currently held short.

However Equity LifeStyle Properties's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Equity LifeStyle Properties shares, or, against the total number of tradable Equity LifeStyle Properties shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Equity LifeStyle Properties's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Equity LifeStyle Properties shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0102% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Equity LifeStyle Properties shares, roughly 10 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Equity LifeStyle Properties.

Find out more about how you can short Equity LifeStyle Properties stock.

Equity LifeStyle Properties share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 106.7% of net profits

Recently Equity LifeStyle Properties has paid out, on average, around 106.7% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.14% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Equity LifeStyle Properties shareholders could enjoy a 2.14% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Equity LifeStyle Properties's case, that would currently equate to about $1.37 per share.

Equity LifeStyle Properties's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Equity LifeStyle Properties's most recent dividend payout was on 9 October 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 24 September 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Equity LifeStyle Properties's shares ever split?

Equity LifeStyle Properties's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 16 October 2019. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Equity LifeStyle Properties shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Equity LifeStyle Properties shares which in turn could have impacted Equity LifeStyle Properties's share price.

Equity LifeStyle Properties share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Equity LifeStyle Properties's shares have ranged in value from as little as $41.965 up to $77.55. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Equity LifeStyle Properties's is 0.471. This would suggest that Equity LifeStyle Properties's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Equity LifeStyle Properties overview

We are a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust (?REIT?) with headquarters in Chicago. As of July 20, 2020, we own or have an interest in 413 quality properties in 33 states and British Columbia consisting of 156,713 sites.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Equity LifeStyle Properties is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 4.83% of Equity LifeStyle Properties shares are held by insiders and 96.275% by institutions.

• How many people work for Equity LifeStyle Properties?

  Latest data suggests 4,200 work at Equity LifeStyle Properties.

• When does the fiscal year end for Equity LifeStyle Properties?

  Equity LifeStyle Properties's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Equity LifeStyle Properties based?

  Equity LifeStyle Properties's address is: Two North Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL, United States, 60606

• What is Equity LifeStyle Properties's ISIN number?

  Equity LifeStyle Properties's international securities identification number is: US29472R1086

• What is Equity LifeStyle Properties's CUSIP number?

  Equity LifeStyle Properties's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 29472R108