If You Invested $10K In Equity LifeStyle Properties Stock 10 Years Ago, How Much Would You Have Now?

Equity LifeStyle Properties ELS is a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust that owns or has an interest in 452 properties in 35 states and British Columbia consisting of 173,201 sites.

It is set to report its Q1 2025 earnings on April 21. Wall Street analysts expect the company to post revenues of $383 million, down from $386.57 million in the year-ago period. 

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If You Bought Equity LifeStyle Properties Stock 10 Years Ago

The company's stock traded at approximately $26.50 per share 10 years ago. If you had invested $10,000, you could have bought roughly 377 shares. Currently, shares trade at $68.65, meaning your investment's value could have grown to $25,906 from stock price appreciation alone. However, Equity LifeStyle Properties also paid dividends during these 10 years. 

Equity LifeStyle Properties' dividend yield is currently 3%. Over the last 10 years, it has paid about $18.16 in dividends per share, which means you could have made $6,853 from dividends alone. 

Summing up $25,906 and $6,853, we end up with the final value of your investment, which is $32,759. This is how much you could have made if you had invested $10,000 in Equity LifeStyle Properties stock 10 years ago. This means a total return of 227.59%. In comparison, the S&P 500 total return for the same period was 212.11%.

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What Could The Next 10 Years Bring? 

Equity LifeStyle Properties has a consensus rating of "Neutral" and a price target of $73.08 based on the ratings of 12 analysts. The price target implies a more than 6% potential upside from the current stock price.

On Jan. 27, the company announced its Q4 2024 earnings, posting normalized FFO of $0.76, in line with expectations, and revenues of $372.32 million, missing the consensus estimate of $375.05 million, as reported by Benzinga.

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The company updated its full-year 2025 guidance, expecting normalized FFO per common share in the range of $3.01 to $3.11.

Given the historical stock price appreciation and expected upside potential, growth-focused investors may find Equity LifeStyle Properties stock attractive. Furthermore, they can benefit from the company's solid dividend yield of 3% and consistent hikes. Equity LifeStyle Properties has raised its dividend consecutively for the last 21 years.

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