ELS vs. AVB, EQR, ESS, MAA, SUI, UDR, CPT, UMH, AIV, and O
Should you be buying Equity LifeStyle Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Equity LifeStyle Properties include AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Equity Residential (EQR), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Sun Communities (SUI), UDR (UDR), Camden Property Trust (CPT), UMH Properties (UMH), Apartment Investment and Management (AIV), and Realty Income (O). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
Equity LifeStyle Properties vs.
AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) and Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.
AvalonBay Communities currently has a consensus target price of $235.47, suggesting a potential upside of 7.63%. Equity LifeStyle Properties has a consensus target price of $73.78, suggesting a potential upside of 11.85%. Given Equity LifeStyle Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Equity LifeStyle Properties is more favorable than AvalonBay Communities.
AvalonBay Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Equity LifeStyle Properties. AvalonBay Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equity LifeStyle Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
AvalonBay Communities has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equity LifeStyle Properties has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
AvalonBay Communities has a net margin of 37.13% compared to Equity LifeStyle Properties' net margin of 24.05%. Equity LifeStyle Properties' return on equity of 23.12% beat AvalonBay Communities' return on equity.
In the previous week, AvalonBay Communities had 13 more articles in the media than Equity LifeStyle Properties. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for AvalonBay Communities and 4 mentions for Equity LifeStyle Properties. Equity LifeStyle Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat AvalonBay Communities' score of 0.54 indicating that Equity LifeStyle Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
AvalonBay Communities received 325 more outperform votes than Equity LifeStyle Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.27% of users gave AvalonBay Communities an outperform vote while only 57.10% of users gave Equity LifeStyle Properties an outperform vote.
92.6% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Equity LifeStyle Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of AvalonBay Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Equity LifeStyle Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
AvalonBay Communities pays an annual dividend of $7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Equity LifeStyle Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. AvalonBay Communities pays out 92.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Equity LifeStyle Properties pays out 97.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Equity LifeStyle Properties has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. AvalonBay Communities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
AvalonBay Communities beats Equity LifeStyle Properties on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:ELS) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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