Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. (ELS) vs Sun Communities, Inc. (SUI)

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. and Sun Communities, Inc. are both Reit Residential companies. Sun Communities, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $13.5B against $11.9B — 1.1× the size. Sun Communities, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. trades at 28.5×. Sun Communities, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 3.64% against 2.55%. Sun Communities, Inc. has the higher net margin (59.5% vs 25.7%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 14.4%). Both pay a dividend; Sun Communities, Inc. yields more (2.97% vs 2.86%). Across the 22 metrics below, Sun Communities, Inc. leads on 13 and Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. on 9.