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Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc Stock: price and insider trades · United States
Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc: what insiders have been doing
This page follows insider dealings at Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc as filed with SEC (Form 4), a company from the Real Estate sector. Between 18 October 2025 and 18 October 2026, 13 insiders published 41 filings.
All open-market trades in the period are sales: 1 sale worth €175k, by 1 insider, with no purchase on record. One trade stands out by size: a sale of €175k from Contis David J, disclosed on 20 March 2026.
For context, the typical company on the same exchange (median of 5,808 companies) published 19 filings over the same period, against 41 filings here. Over the whole record (from 2016), the tally stands at no purchases and 5 sales. In its latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K, fiscal year ended 31 December 2025), the company reported revenue of 1.53 bn USD and net income of 402.1 m USD, with a dividend of 2.06 USD per share.
Filings reach the SEC (Form 4) feed a median of 2 days after the trade. The legal deadline for a Form 4 is two business days after the transaction. Sales are harder to read than purchases, since they often meet personal needs such as tax or diversification.
In the same sector, recent insider purchases at Agree Realty Corp and Simon Property Group Inc /DE/ also feature in our signals. Every figure here comes from the filings published by SEC (Form 4) and describes the past, not future prices; it is not investment advice.
Insider Decl.
228
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
n/a
n/a
Sell Volume
€6M
5 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleDavid J. Contis1 sale
Paul Seavey1 sale
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc Buy (bullish), based on 19 analysts. Average price target: US$69.26.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 10,083 of 24,148 companies
55.8
score / 100
Value43
Quality68
FCF yld2.8%
Earn yld3.2%
EV/EBITDA20.7x
ROE23%
Gross mgn50%
Net mgn27%
Debt/EBITDA4.5x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$58.94
Analyst consensus
19 analystsBuy
US$59.00Target US$69.26(+18%)US$78.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$1.5B
Gross profitUS$730.6M50% margin
EBITDAUS$743.5M51% margin
Net incomeUS$386.5M25.6% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)28.5x
PER (forward)27.0x
P/Book6.5x
Beta0.64
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$11.8B
Total debtUS$3.3B
Free Cash FlowUS$334.1M
Debt / Equity182%
Profitability & ownership
ROE22.9%
ROA5.9%
% insiders0.8%
% institutions112.4%
Last declaration on 5 October 2026
Declarations228 total
392 shares@ US$49.580.0002% mcap2.8% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.01SEC:0001721638-26-000017:0
62 shares@ US$55.260.0000% mcap0.5% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.01SEC:0001721638-26-000015:0
3,615 shares0Common Stock, par value $.01SEC:0001315529-26-000004:0
2,316 shares@ US$62.600.0012% mcap21.0% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.01SEC:0001718124-26-000002:0
319 shares@ US$62.600.0002% mcap2.9% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.01SEC:0001718124-26-000002:1
200 shares@ US$62.600.0001% mcap1.4% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.01SEC:0001045957-26-000007:2
2,316 shares@ US$62.600.0012% mcap21.0% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.01SEC:0001315529-26-000002:0
320 shares@ US$62.600.0002% mcap2.9% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.01SEC:0001315529-26-000002:1
2,316 shares@ US$62.600.0012% mcap21.1% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.01SEC:0001721638-26-000009:0
240 shares@ US$62.600.0001% mcap2.2% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.01SEC:0001721638-26-000009:1
758 shares0Common Stock, par value $.01SEC:0001045957-26-000007:3
758 shares0Common Stock, par value $.01SEC:0001045957-26-000007:6
104 shares0Common Stock, par value $.01SEC:0001045957-26-000007:7
196 shares0Common Stock, par value $.01SEC:0001045957-26-000007:8
2,316 shares@ US$62.600.0012% mcap21.4% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.01SEC:0001803968-26-000003:0
120 shares@ US$62.600.0001% mcap1.1% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.01SEC:0001803968-26-000003:1
2,316 shares@ US$62.600.0012% mcap20.3% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.01SEC:0001343432-26-000002:0
399 shares@ US$62.600.0002% mcap3.5% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.01SEC:0001343432-26-000002:1
320 shares@ US$62.600.0002% mcap2.8% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.01SEC:0001343432-26-000002:2
2,316 shares@ US$62.600.0012% mcap16.0% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.01SEC:0001045957-26-000007:0
319 shares@ US$62.600.0002% mcap2.2% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.01SEC:0001045957-26-000007:1
2,316 shares@ US$62.600.0012% mcap31.5% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.01SEC:0002012043-26-000002:0
120 shares@ US$62.600.0001% mcap1.6% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.01SEC:0002012043-26-000002:1
104 shares0Common Stock, par value $.01SEC:0001045957-26-000007:4
196 shares0Common Stock, par value $.01SEC:0001045957-26-000007:5
25 of 228 declarations
About Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc
Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc. (ELS) is a U.S.-listed real estate company traded on the NYSE in the United States. It is a self-administered, self-managed REIT focused on lifestyle-oriented real estate assets, primarily manufactured housing communities, RV resorts, campgrounds, and, to a lesser extent, marinas. The company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and reports a portfolio of 450 properties with 171,477 sites across 35 U.S. states and British Columbia. For investors, that scale matters: ELS combines a sizable footprint with a focused operating model in a niche that sits between residential real estate and leisure real estate. ([equitylifestyle.gcs-web.com](https://equitylifestyle.gcs-web.com/?utm_source=openai))
ELS traces its roots back to an operating platform that owned and managed properties since 1969, while the company itself was formed in December 1992 to continue those property operations, business objectives, and acquisition strategies. The 2024 annual report also highlights Samuel Zell’s long association with the company; he served as Chairman of the Board from the IPO until his death in May 2023. That history is relevant because Zell is widely associated with the development of the modern REIT industry in the United States, which helps explain ELS’s long-term capital allocation mindset and its emphasis on recurring property cash flows. ([equitylifestyle.gcs-web.com](https://equitylifestyle.gcs-web.com/static-files/55b9b16c-8a38-4d10-9512-f453efd18c0a))
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Operationally, ELS earns revenue through community operations, site rentals, and home sales and rental activities. Its business model is anchored in long-duration resident demand rather than pure short-stay leisure exposure, which tends to support stability through cycles. At the same time, the RV resort and campground segment provides a second growth and cash-generation vector tied to domestic travel and vacation spending. The company markets its properties as attractive and affordable lifestyle options for residents, retirees, second-home owners, and vacationers. ([equitylifestyle.gcs-web.com](https://equitylifestyle.gcs-web.com/static-files/55b9b16c-8a38-4d10-9512-f453efd18c0a))
ELS’s competitive position is built on portfolio breadth, operating experience, and geographic diversification. Management emphasizes that the company owns and operates communities in some of the most desirable housing markets and vacation destinations in the country, which supports occupancy, pricing power, and customer retention. The business also benefits from scale in site management, local property operations, and a well-established brand in manufactured housing and RV hospitality. ([equitylifestyleproperties.com](https://www.equitylifestyleproperties.com/?lang=en))
Recent developments include first-quarter 2026 earnings disclosure, guidance updates, and the declaration of a second-quarter 2026 dividend of $0.5425 per common share, or $2.17 annualized. SEC filings and company releases also show ongoing capital-market and governance activity, including recent Form 4 insider filings. One notable filing involved chair Thomas Heneghan reporting bona fide gifts of shares rather than open-market sales, which is not the same as a bearish trading signal. Overall, the latest public information points to a mature, cash-generative REIT with a defensive operating profile and continued dividend focus. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895417/000162828026026407/els-20260421.htm?utm_source=openai))
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