VMRK vs ELS vs SUI Stock Comparison

Vivmark Residential, Equity Lifestyle Properties and Sun Communities Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VMRK Vivmark Residential
$62.78 +2.1% 1M -1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$23.37B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.05%
Residential REITs Real Estate
3 wins
SUI Sun Communities Inc
$119.89 +6.8% 1M -3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$14.17B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Residential REITs Real Estate

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Equity Lifestyle Properties leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Equity Lifestyle Properties 4, Vivmark Residential 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVMRKELSSUILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.37B $11.52B $14.17B VMRK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.7x 29.5x -18.7x VMRK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 53.2x 28.9x — ELS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +3.2% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.0% -0.8% -3.4% ELS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.4%/yr -6.3%/yr -9.4%/yr ELS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 18.5% 20.2% ELS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 45/100 — VMRK

Percentile Scorecard

VMRKELSSUI

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

AxisVMRKELSSUI
Valuation 45 #80 of 145 14 #125 of 145 8 #133 of 145
Growth 39 #87 of 142 52 #69 of 142 –
Profitability 84 #22 of 136 100 #1 of 136 –
Financial Health 73 #38 of 139 – –
Shareholder Returns 36 #84 of 131 14 #113 of 131 18 #108 of 131
Overall 56 45 –
  • VMRK ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • 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

PeriodVMRKELSSUISPY
1 month +2.1%+3.0%+6.8% -0.8%
3 months -6.6%-6.2%-1.3% +3.5%
6 months +0.7%-2.8%-6.1% +7.0%
Year to date -0.4%+0.7%-3.2% +12.2%
1 year -1.0%-0.8%-3.4% +13.0%
3 years +15.8%-5.1%+11.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +5.0%-1.7%+3.5% +23.1%
5 years -28.0%-27.9%-38.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -6.4%-6.3%-9.4% +11.0%
10 years +2.7%+63.3%+53.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +0.3%+5.0%+4.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVMRKELSSUISPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%18.5%20.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.4%17.8%19.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.12-0.21-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.05-0.04-0.17 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.0%-34.2%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.5%-10.7%-12.6% -1.8%
52-week high $70.15$68.37$137.18 $779.14
52-week low $57.98$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.

MultipleVMRKELSSUI
P/E now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 27.4x 30.2xmedian 27.4x -19.4xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 4.2x 7.5xmedian 4.2x 6.2xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 23.2x 33.0xmedian 23.2x 30.8xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.3x 6.6xmedian 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 11.35median 2.11 3.38median 2.11 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 monthsVMRKELSSUI
Revenue – $1.58B –
Operating income – $411.40M –
Net income $899.21M – –
Free cash flow $982.31M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.28 $1.95 $-5.97
Cash & equivalents $36.41M $24.33M –
Total debt $9.09B – –
Shares (diluted) 383.88M 200.21M 127.00M
Enterprise value $23.15B $11.52B $14.17B

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
MetricVMRKELSSUI
P/E 26.9x 30.2x -19.4x
P/FCF 24.0x 33.0x 30.8x
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x – –
P/S – 7.5x 6.2x
P/B 2.2x 6.6x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 6.6x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 14.5x – –
EV/EBIT 26.5x – –
EV/Revenue – 7.5x –
EV/FCF 33.2x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 20.8x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.35 3.38 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVMRKELSSUI
Revenue growth (1Y) – 3.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 4.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 16.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -14.0% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.3% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -11.8% 2.3% -173.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 8.9% -79.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.6% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.2% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 202.8% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVMRKELSSUI
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity 8.3% 22.3% -14.3%
Return on assets 4.4% 7.0% -7.5%
Return on invested capital 6.2% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVMRKELSSUI
Debt / assets 44.9% – –
Debt / equity 0.9x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.0x – –
Debt / FCF 9.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 47.2% 68.7% 44.2%
Equity / assets 52.8% 31.3% 53.2%
Interest coverage 3.9x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVMRKELSSUI
Dividend yield 1.1% 3.5% 3.7%
Net buyback yield 1.7% – –
Shareholder yield 2.8% 3.5% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 117.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 107.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.2% – –

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.

ConsensusVMRKELSSUI
Forward P/E 53.2xFY2026 28.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.18FY2026 $2.11FY2026 $-5.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -59.9%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026 -154.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.8% +9.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.09BFY2026 $1.52BFY2026 $2.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.0%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 -11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% +14.4% -4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVMRKELSSUI
Held by institutions – 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 476 530
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.6% +6.1%
Institutions buying – 220 258
Institutions selling – 190 197
Buyers to sellers – 1.16 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.

VMRKELSSUI
VMRK 1.00 0.54 0.57
ELS 0.54 1.00 0.74
SUI 0.57 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VMRK, ELS and SUI?

Vivmark Residential (VMRK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vivmark Residential (VMRK) $23.37B, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) $11.52B, Sun Communities (SUI) $14.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, VMRK, ELS and SUI?

Vivmark Residential (VMRK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 26.7x, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 29.5x, Sun Communities (SUI) -18.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) is cheapest (Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 53.2x, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 28.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) returned the most: Vivmark Residential (VMRK) -1.0%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -0.8%, Sun Communities (SUI) -3.4%. Over five years, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) compounded fastest (Vivmark Residential (VMRK) -6.4%/yr, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) -6.3%/yr, Sun Communities (SUI) -9.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 0.05%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 0.00%, Sun Communities (SUI) 0.00%. Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) and Sun Communities (SUI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) has been the steadiest (Vivmark Residential (VMRK) 21.4%, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) 18.5%, Sun Communities (SUI) 20.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VMRK, 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, Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) leads on 4. 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.