Overview
* Equity LifeStyle Q3 revenue and net income beat analyst expectations
* Normalized FFO per share for Q3 increases 4.6% yr/yr, meeting guidance midpoint
* Company announces preliminary 2026 rent rate growth assumptions
Outlook
* Company expects 2025 full-year FFO per share between $3.03 and $3.13
* Company anticipates 2026 rent increase notices for MH residents with a 5.1% average rate increase
* Equity LifeStyle Properties ( ELS ) sees 2025 RV annual rate increase of 5.1%
Result Drivers
* MH RENTAL INCOME - MH base rental income increased 5.5% for Q3 2025 compared to Q3 2024
* NEW HOME SALES - Co sold 114 new homes during Q3 2025, contributing to revenue growth
* EXPENSE CONTROL - Core property operating expenses increased 0.5% for Q3 2025, lower than previous guidance
Key Details
Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu
s s
Estimate
Q3 Beat $393.30 $391.43
Revenue mln mln (5
Analysts
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Q3 Net Beat $100.40 $92.12
Income mln mln (7
Analysts
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Q3 FFO $770,000
Analyst Coverage
* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 11 "strong buy" or "buy", 5 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
* The average consensus recommendation for the residential reits peer group is "buy"
* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc ( ELS ) is $70.50, about 10.7% above its October 21 closing price of $62.94
* The stock recently traded at 31 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 30 three months ago
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