LEGH vs ELS vs SUI Stock Comparison

Legacy Housing, Equity Lifestyle Properties and Sun Communities Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LEGH Legacy Housing Corp
$31.78 +8.8% 1M +40.9% 1Y
Market cap
$724.86M
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$179.45M
Div. yield
–
Manufactured Housing Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
SUI Sun Communities Inc
$121.23 +8.4% 1M -2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$14.57B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
0.04%
Residential REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Legacy Housing leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Legacy Housing 7, Sun Communities 4, Equity Lifestyle Properties 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLEGHELSSUILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $724.86M $12.13B $14.57B SUI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.1x 31.0x -19.3x LEGH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.6x 29.6x — LEGH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.6% +3.2% +18.4% SUI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.6% 24.8% -31.4% LEGH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% 7.8% 3.5% LEGH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.2x 1.4x SUI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.04% SUI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.9% +3.1% -2.9% LEGH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.5%/yr -5.9%/yr -9.0%/yr LEGH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 19.1% 21.4% ELS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 50/100 48/100 LEGH

Percentile Scorecard

LEGHELSSUI

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

AxisLEGHELSSUI
Valuation 44 #14 of 24 13 #127 of 146 33 #98 of 146
Growth 91 #3 of 23 47 #77 of 145 35 #95 of 145
Profitability 100 #1 of 21 92 #12 of 141 36 #90 of 141
Financial Health – 38 #91 of 146 90 #15 of 146
Shareholder Returns 11 #18 of 20 58 #58 of 136 47 #73 of 136
Overall 61 50 48
  • LEGH ranked among 24 companies in Homebuilding
  • ELS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • 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

PeriodLEGHELSSUISPY
1 month +8.8%+6.8%+8.4% -1.0%
3 months +15.5%-3.9%+0.4% -0.4%
6 months +47.2%-1.3%-3.7% +4.5%
Year to date +62.8%+3.1%-2.2% +12.4%
1 year +40.9%+3.1%-2.9% +13.6%
3 years +62.9%-7.9%+1.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year +17.7%-2.7%+0.5% +20.8%
5 years +57.5%-26.3%-37.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year +9.5%-5.9%-9.0% +10.4%
10 years —+73.5%+61.4% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+5.7%+4.9% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureLEGHELSSUISPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%19.1%21.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.4%18.2%21.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.77-0.18-0.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.170.16-0.13 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.4%-34.2%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.2%-8.6%-11.6% -1.6%
52-week high $32.16$68.37$137.18 $779.14
52-week low $18.79$57.64$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.

MultipleLEGHELSSUI
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 14.5x 31.0xmedian 26.6x -19.4xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 0.7x 7.7xmedian 4.3x 6.0xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 11.1x 24.2xmedian 14.7x 19.6xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 17.8x 32.7xmedian 22.1x 36.8xmedian 22.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.1x 6.7xmedian 1.3x 2.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.33median 3.95 3.47median 2.01 0.24median 2.01

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 monthsLEGHELSSUI
Revenue $179.45M $1.58B $2.41B
Gross profit $89.30M $1.44B $2.13B
Operating income $58.85M $412.54M $256.50M
Net income $51.25M $404.07M -$772.80M
Free cash flow $38.58M $370.75M $395.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.15 $1.95 $-6.13
Cash & equivalents $28.97M $24.33M $699.30M
Total debt – $3.31B $1.79B
Shares (diluted) 23.81M 200.25M 123.20M
Enterprise value $659.76M $12.00B $12.61B

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
MetricLEGHELSSUI
P/E 14.7x 31.0x -19.4x
P/FCF 19.6x 32.7x 36.8x
P/Operating cash flow 14.9x 20.4x 17.0x
P/S 4.2x 7.7x 6.0x
P/B 1.3x 6.7x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 6.7x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 12.2x 24.2x 19.6x
EV/EBIT 12.4x 37.4x 60.9x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 9.8x 6.5x
EV/FCF 18.8x 41.6x 39.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x 26.0x 18.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.33 3.47 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLEGHELSSUI
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.6% 3.2% 18.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 2.4% -8.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.1% 3.4% 15.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.9% 3.9% -5.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.7% 4.9% 311.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.8% 16.4% 8.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.3% 1.3% -172.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.0% 9.2% -85.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.2% 2.3% -175.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -6.3% 8.9% -81.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.7% 2.8% 5.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 127.2% 6.6% 6.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 71.8% 11.0% -6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 84.4% 22.6% 46.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLEGHELSSUI
Gross margin 49.8% 91.0% 88.3%
EBITDA margin 33.3% 40.3% 33.2%
Operating margin 32.8% 26.1% 10.6%
Pretax margin 33.7% 18.3% 3.9%
Net margin 28.6% 24.8% -31.4%
FCF margin 21.5% 23.5% 16.4%
Operating cash flow margin 28.2% 37.6% 35.5%
Return on equity 9.3% 22.3% -14.2%
Return on assets 8.5% 7.0% -7.5%
Return on invested capital 9.0% 7.8% 3.5%
Return on capital employed 10.6% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.5x -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLEGHELSSUI
Debt / assets – 57.4% 18.2%
Debt / equity – 1.8x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.2x 1.4x
Debt / FCF – 8.9x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 8.7% 68.7% 46.1%
Equity / assets 91.3% 31.3% 53.9%
Interest coverage 1,549x 3.0x 1.6x
Current ratio 3.6x – –
Quick ratio 1.2x – –
Cash ratio 0.6x – –
Altman Z-score 10.25 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLEGHELSSUI
Dividend yield – 3.4% 3.6%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 0.0% 3.8%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 3.4% 7.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 101.5% -71.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 110.6% 140.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.7% -46.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.7% –

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.

ConsensusLEGHELSSUI
Forward P/E 12.6xFY2026 29.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.53FY2026 $2.11FY2026 $-5.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.4%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026 -154.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.9% +9.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $224.28MFY2026 $1.52BFY2026 $2.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.3%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 -11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.3% +14.4% -4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLEGHELSSUI
Held by institutions 40.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 123 477 532
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +2.6% +6.1%
Institutions buying 67 220 260
Institutions selling 33 190 197
Buyers to sellers 2.03 1.16 1.32

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.

LEGHELSSUI
LEGH 1.00 0.25 0.30
ELS 0.25 1.00 0.77
SUI 0.30 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LEGH, ELS and SUI?

Sun Communities (SUI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Legacy Housing (LEGH) $724.86M, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) $12.13B, Sun Communities (SUI) $14.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, LEGH, ELS and SUI?

Legacy Housing (LEGH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Legacy Housing (LEGH) 14.1x, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 31.0x, Sun Communities (SUI) -19.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Legacy Housing (LEGH) is cheapest (Legacy Housing (LEGH) 12.6x, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 29.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sun Communities (SUI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Legacy Housing (LEGH) -2.6%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) +3.2%, Sun Communities (SUI) +18.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Legacy Housing (LEGH) has the highest net margin (Legacy Housing (LEGH) 28.6%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 24.8%, Sun Communities (SUI) -31.4%). On return on invested capital, Legacy Housing (LEGH) leads (Legacy Housing (LEGH) 9.0%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 7.8%, Sun Communities (SUI) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Legacy Housing (LEGH) returned the most: Legacy Housing (LEGH) +40.9%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) +3.1%, Sun Communities (SUI) -2.9%. Over five years, Legacy Housing (LEGH) compounded fastest (Legacy Housing (LEGH) +9.5%/yr, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -5.9%/yr, Sun Communities (SUI) -9.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sun Communities (SUI) has the highest dividend yield: Legacy Housing (LEGH) 0.00%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 0.03%, Sun Communities (SUI) 0.04%. Legacy Housing (LEGH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) has been the steadiest (Legacy Housing (LEGH) 35.1%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 19.1%, Sun Communities (SUI) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LEGH, ELS 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 7. 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.