How to buy Sun Communities stock | $190.8

Sun Communities Inc is a reit-residential business based in the US. Sun Communities shares (SUI) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Sun Communities employs 4,044 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Sun Communities stock price (NYSE: SUI)

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Sun Communities shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-09-25.

Latest market close	$190.80
52-week range	$132.92 - $209.98
50-day moving average	$198.63
200-day moving average	$175.79
Wall St. target price	$212.60
PE ratio	90.2982
Dividend yield	$3.24 (1.67%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$2.11

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Is it a good time to buy Sun Communities stock?

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Sun Communities price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $190.8 from 2021-09-24

1 week (2021-09-17)	-1.68%
1 month (2021-08-26)	-3.55%
3 months (2021-06-25)	8.95%
6 months (2021-03-26)	27.06%

1 year (2020-09-25)	33.65%
2 years (2019-09-26)	26.12%
3 years (2018-09-26)	91.30%
5 years (2016-09-26)	133.97%

Is Sun Communities under- or over-valued?

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

Sun Communities's P/E ratio

Sun Communities's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 90x. In other words, Sun Communities shares trade at around 90x 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.

Sun Communities's PEG ratio

Sun Communities's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 29.63. 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 Sun Communities's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Sun Communities's EBITDA

Sun Communities's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $817.9 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Sun Communities's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Sun Communities financials

Revenue TTM	$1.8 billion
Operating margin TTM	20.64%
Gross profit TTM	$847.4 million
Return on assets TTM	2.29%
Return on equity TTM	4.45%
Profit margin	12.39%
Book value	$56.56
Market capitalisation	$22.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Sun Communities shares

There are currently 1.6 million Sun Communities shares held short by investors – that's known as Sun Communities's "short interest". This figure is 7.6% down from 1.8 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Sun Communities shares can be evaluated.

Sun Communities's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Sun Communities's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Sun Communities shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Sun Communities shares traded daily (recently around 460643.05949008). Sun Communities's SIR currently stands at 3.53. In other words for every 100,000 Sun Communities shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3530 shares are currently held short.

However Sun Communities's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Sun Communities shares, or, against the total number of tradable Sun Communities shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Sun Communities's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Sun Communities shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0143% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Sun Communities shares, roughly 14 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 Sun Communities.

Find out more about how you can short Sun Communities stock.

Sun Communities share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 56.36% of net profits

Recently Sun Communities has paid out, on average, around 56.36% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.74% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Sun Communities shareholders could enjoy a 1.74% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Sun Communities's case, that would currently equate to about $3.24 per share.

Sun Communities'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.

Sun Communities's most recent dividend payout was on 14 October 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 28 September 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Sun Communities's shares ever split?

Sun Communities's shares were split on a 5:1 basis on 9 May 2006. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 5 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Sun Communities shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 80% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Sun Communities shares which in turn could have impacted Sun Communities's share price.

Sun Communities share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Sun Communities's shares have ranged in value from as little as $132.9179 up to $209.98. 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 Sun Communities's is 0.5726. This would suggest that Sun Communities's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Sun Communities overview

Sun Communities, Inc. is a REIT that, as of September 30, 2020, owned, operated, or had an interest in a portfolio of 432 communities comprising nearly 146,000 developed sites in 32 states and Ontario, Canada. .

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Sun Communities is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.541% of Sun Communities shares are held by insiders and 97.611% by institutions. How many people work for Sun Communities?
Latest data suggests 4,044 work at Sun Communities. When does the fiscal year end for Sun Communities?
Sun Communities's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Sun Communities based?
Sun Communities's address is: 27777 Franklin Road, Southfield, MI, United States, 48034 What is Sun Communities's ISIN number?
Sun Communities's international securities identification number is: US8666741041 What is Sun Communities's CUSIP number?
Sun Communities's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 866674104