ELS vs LEGH vs SUI Stock Comparison

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Legacy Housing and Sun Communities Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LEGH Legacy Housing Corp
$28.26 -3.5% 1M +17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$676.82M
P/E
13.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$179.45M
Div. yield
–
Manufactured Housing Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
SUI Sun Communities Inc
$119.89 +6.8% 1M -3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$14.52B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Residential REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Legacy Housing leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Legacy Housing 5, Equity Lifestyle Properties 2, Sun Communities 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionELSLEGHSUILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.71B $676.82M $14.52B SUI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.9x 13.2x -19.1x LEGH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.9x 11.2x — LEGH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.2% -2.6% — ELS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 28.6% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.8% +17.4% -3.4% LEGH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.3%/yr +9.9%/yr -9.4%/yr LEGH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.5% 33.8% 20.2% ELS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 61/100 — LEGH

Percentile Scorecard

ELSLEGHSUI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisELSLEGHSUI
Valuation 14 #125 of 145 35 #14 of 21 8 #133 of 145
Growth 52 #69 of 142 95 #2 of 20 –
Profitability 100 #1 of 136 100 #1 of 18 –
Financial Health – – –
Shareholder Returns 14 #113 of 131 13 #15 of 17 18 #108 of 131
Overall 45 61 –
  • ELS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • LEGH ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • SUI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodELSLEGHSUISPY
1 month +3.0%-3.5%+6.8% -0.8%
3 months -6.2%+7.0%-1.3% +3.5%
6 months -2.8%+30.9%-6.1% +7.0%
Year to date +0.7%+44.8%-3.2% +12.2%
1 year -0.8%+17.4%-3.4% +13.0%
3 years -5.1%+55.0%+11.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year -1.7%+15.7%+3.5% +23.1%
5 years -27.9%+60.2%-38.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -6.3%+9.9%-9.4% +11.0%
10 years +63.3%—+53.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +5.0%—+4.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureELSLEGHSUISPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.5%33.8%20.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.8%32.3%19.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.210.80-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.040.51-0.17 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.2%-54.4%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.7%-3.7%-12.6% -1.8%
52-week high $68.37$29.35$137.18 $779.14
52-week low $57.64$18.79$110.01 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleELSLEGHSUI
P/E now vs peer median 30.2xmedian 27.4x 13.1xmedian 12.7x -19.4xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 4.2x 3.7xmedian 0.6x 6.2xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 10.8xmedian 9.4x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 23.2x 17.4xmedian 16.0x 30.8xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 1.3x 1.2xmedian 1.1x 2.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.38median 2.11 -2.07median 1.06 0.24median 2.11

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsELSLEGHSUI
Revenue $1.58B $179.45M –
Gross profit – $89.30M –
Operating income $411.40M $58.85M –
Net income – $51.25M –
Free cash flow – $38.58M –
EPS (diluted) $1.95 $2.15 $-5.97
Cash & equivalents $24.33M $28.97M –
Total debt – $2.24M –
Shares (diluted) 200.21M 23.81M 127.00M
Enterprise value $11.71B $611.72M $14.52B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricELSLEGHSUI
P/E 30.2x 13.1x -19.4x
P/FCF 33.0x 17.4x 30.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.3x –
P/S 7.5x 3.7x 6.2x
P/B 6.6x 1.2x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 1.2x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA – 10.8x –
EV/EBIT – 10.9x –
EV/Revenue 7.5x 3.6x –
EV/FCF – 16.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 12.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.38 -2.07 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricELSLEGHSUI
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.2% -2.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% -9.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -4.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -3.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.5% -0.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.2% -7.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -7.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -8.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 2.3% -4.2% -173.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.9% -6.3% -79.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 54.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 127.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 71.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 84.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricELSLEGHSUI
Gross margin – 49.8% –
EBITDA margin – 33.3% –
Operating margin – 32.8% –
Pretax margin – 33.7% –
Net margin – 28.6% –
FCF margin – 21.5% –
Operating cash flow margin – 28.2% –
Return on equity 22.3% 9.3% -14.3%
Return on assets 7.0% 8.5% -7.5%
Return on invested capital – 9.0% –
Return on capital employed – 10.6% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricELSLEGHSUI
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 68.7% 8.7% 44.2%
Equity / assets 31.3% 91.3% 53.2%
Interest coverage – 1,549x –
Current ratio – 3.6x –
Quick ratio – 1.2x –
Cash ratio – 0.6x –
Altman Z-score – 9.31 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricELSLEGHSUI
Dividend yield 3.5% – 3.7%
Net buyback yield – 0.3% –
Shareholder yield 3.5% 0.3% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusELSLEGHSUI
Forward P/E 28.9xFY2026 11.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.11FY2026 $2.53FY2026 $-5.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +45.4%FY2026 -154.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.0% -5.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.52BFY2026 $224.28MFY2026 $2.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 +36.3%FY2026 -11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.4% -7.3% -4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersELSLEGHSUI
Held by institutions 100.0% 40.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 476 123 530
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +1.3% +6.1%
Institutions buying 220 67 258
Institutions selling 190 33 197
Buyers to sellers 1.16 2.03 1.31

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ELSLEGHSUI
ELS 1.00 0.23 0.74
LEGH 0.23 1.00 0.28
SUI 0.74 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ELS, LEGH and SUI?

Sun Communities (SUI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) $11.71B, Legacy Housing (LEGH) $676.82M, Sun Communities (SUI) $14.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, ELS, LEGH and SUI?

Legacy Housing (LEGH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 29.9x, Legacy Housing (LEGH) 13.2x, Sun Communities (SUI) -19.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Legacy Housing (LEGH) is cheapest (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 28.9x, Legacy Housing (LEGH) 11.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) +3.2%, Legacy Housing (LEGH) -2.6%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Legacy Housing (LEGH) returned the most: Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -0.8%, Legacy Housing (LEGH) +17.4%, Sun Communities (SUI) -3.4%. Over five years, Legacy Housing (LEGH) compounded fastest (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -6.3%/yr, Legacy Housing (LEGH) +9.9%/yr, Sun Communities (SUI) -9.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) has been the steadiest (Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 18.5%, Legacy Housing (LEGH) 33.8%, Sun Communities (SUI) 20.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ELS, LEGH and SUI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Legacy Housing (LEGH) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.