Owns and operates manufactured home communities. Manages RV resorts and campgrounds. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The gap is $3.3B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 30.2× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 24% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 10% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
The stock trades 31% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The net profit margin is 25% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 49 buys and 46 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $2.12 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 24/100.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 41/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 48/100.
On our five-subject report card, ELS sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: ELS is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.