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ELS

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

Real Estate · $11.5B market cap

Verdict

Share price

$58.25

close of Oct 3, 2026

Fair value

$43.40

Sticker Price

Payback Price

$17.36

buy price

Overpriced

ELS is Overpriced: at $58.25 it trades 34% above its fair value of $43.40. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $17.36, 70% below today's price. Business quality is limited: only 1 of 5 key numbers clears the 10% bar.

How we valued it

FFO-Based (REIT). A real estate trust. Depreciation makes a property owner's profit look smaller than the cash it brings in, so we value it on funds from operations (FFO).

Business quality

1 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?

Earnings per share growth15.4% a year✓
Equity per share growth5.7% a year✗
Sales growth7.2% a year✗
Free cash flow growth7.4% a year✗
Return on invested capital8.2%✗

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Insider activity

Since Jul 1, 2026: no open-market purchases and 3 other filings (stock awards, tax withholding and similar). Why purchases matter

Other filings

Freedman Constance

director · 2026-08-03

Award

$3K

Peppet Scott R

director · 2026-07-31

G-Gift

3,615 shares

Freedman Constance

director · 2026-07-01

Award

$19K

About Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

Based 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.

REIT - Residential

Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works