Why is ELS down?
Down 14% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%.
- 10-year Treasury yield went from 1.51% on Nov 8, 2021 to 4.88% on Nov 9, 2026 (U.S. Treasury, daily yield curve).
ELS's Quality Score rose 1 point on Mon, Nov 9, to 6. Its high and its low were both higher than the day before (2 chart checks started).
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Down 14% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%.
| The company | Profit up 1% to $404M |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 30 |
Equity Lifestyle Properties filed an 8-K reporting a change of CEO
ELS closed +2.4% the next session (Nov 2).
Thu Dec 24: Ex-dividend, $0.5425 a shareAt the open. Pays Jan 8.
After its last 4 reports it closed -1.4% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 3 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
Well above its recent run. ELS scores 6 today, against a median of 1 over its last 20 recorded sessions.
ELS is #53 of 131 by Quality Score.
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Sales over four quarters against a year before: ELS +3.2%, HHH +43%, SUI +18%, ESS +4.7%.
Expected to report Wed Jan 27, after the close (in 78 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $409.9M, 4% more than a year ago.
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Home Sales, Brokered Resales and Ancillary Services | $24.4M | $24.9M |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 27)
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Normalized FFO per Common share and OP Unit | $3.18 |
Sales grew 6.5% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $2.17 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | +0.1% | -4.5% | -4.0% |
| Jul 23, 2026 | +0.1% | +0.8% | +3.3% |
| Apr 22, 2026 | -0.4% | -3.4% | -3.7% |
Sales grew every year from 2018 to 2025, to $1.5B. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 56.7, MACD above signal, above its 50-day, below its 200-day. Not scored.
One trade disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: ELS is 0.6% of VNQ and under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.
Equity Lifestyle Properties is a residential REIT that focuses on owning manufactured housing, residential vehicle communities, and marinas. The company has a portfolio of 453 properties across the US with a higher concentration in the Sun Belt; 38% of its properties are in Florida, 11% in Arizona, and 10% in California. Equity Lifestyle targets owning properties in attractive retirement destinations. More than 70% of the company's properties are either age-restricted or have an average resident age over 55.
ELS scores 6 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #53 of 131 in Reit by Quality Score, with 3 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 14% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
ELS scores 6 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #53 of 131 in Reit by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind ELS's 6.
Expected to report Wed Jan 27, after the close, a date Breakaway expects from the company's usual timing; the company has not confirmed it. ELS closed higher after 2 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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