Financial Comparison: Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) and InvenTrust Properties (NYSE:IVT)

InvenTrust Properties (NYSE:IVT) and Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for InvenTrust Properties and Equity LifeStyle Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
InvenTrust Properties	0	1	3	0	2.75
Equity LifeStyle Properties	0	3	7	1	2.82

InvenTrust Properties currently has a consensus target price of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.31%. Equity LifeStyle Properties has a consensus target price of $74.20, indicating a potential upside of 12.73%. Given Equity LifeStyle Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Equity LifeStyle Properties is more favorable than InvenTrust Properties.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares InvenTrust Properties and Equity LifeStyle Properties”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
InvenTrust Properties	$258.68 million	8.57	$5.27 million	$0.09	319.47
Equity LifeStyle Properties	$1.49 billion	8.44	$314.21 million	$1.94	33.93

Equity LifeStyle Properties has higher revenue and earnings than InvenTrust Properties. Equity LifeStyle Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than InvenTrust Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares InvenTrust Properties and Equity LifeStyle Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
InvenTrust Properties	2.52%	0.42%	0.27%
Equity LifeStyle Properties	23.97%	24.10%	6.44%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

61.7% of InvenTrust Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Equity LifeStyle Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of InvenTrust Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Equity LifeStyle Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

InvenTrust Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Equity LifeStyle Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. InvenTrust Properties pays out 1,011.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Equity LifeStyle Properties pays out 98.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Volatility and Risk

InvenTrust Properties has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equity LifeStyle Properties has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Equity LifeStyle Properties beats InvenTrust Properties on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About InvenTrust Properties

InvenTrust Properties Corp. (the “Company,” “IVT,” or “InvenTrust”) is a premier Sun Belt, multi-tenant essential retail REIT that owns, leases, redevelops, acquires and manages grocery-anchored neighborhood and community centers as well as high-quality power centers that often have a grocery component. Management pursues the Company’s business strategy by acquiring retail properties in Sun Belt markets, opportunistically disposing of retail properties, maintaining a flexible capital structure, and enhancing environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) practices and standards. A trusted, local operator bringing real estate expertise to its tenant relationships, IVT has built a strong reputation with market participants across its portfolio. IVT is committed to leadership in ESG practices and has been a Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (“GRESB”) member since 2013.

About Equity LifeStyle Properties

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the ownership and operation of lifestyle-oriented properties consisting primarily of manufactured home, and recreational vehicle communities. It operates through the following segments: Property Operations and Home Sales and Rentals Operations. The Property Operations segment owns and operates land lease properties. The Home Sales and Rentals Operations segment purchases, sells, and leases homes. The company was founded by James M. Hankins in December 1992 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.