Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc (ELS) is overvalued and UDR Inc (UDR) is slightly overvalued.
Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. UDR is the closer of the two: -15%, against -79% for ELS.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Discounting its cash flows at 8.0% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $33.71; the price of $60.26 is 79% above that value, and 80% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 0/100 on 2 of 12 signals
Discounting its cash flows at 8.4% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $29.78; the price of $34.10 is 15% above that value, and 78% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 50/100 on 9 of 12 signals
| Metric | ELS | UDR |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Overvalued | Slightly overvalued |
| Price | $60.26 | $34.10 |
| Intrinsic value | $33.71 | $29.78 |
| Margin of safety | -79% | -15% |
| Leak Score | 0/100 (2/12) | 50/100 (9/12) |
| Market cap | $12.1B | $17.8B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 7.1% | 6.7% |
| Operating margin | 34.3% | 19.0% |
| Net margin | 25.7% | 30.1% |
| Return on equity | 23.0% | 16.7% |
| Debt to equity | 1.88 | 2.04 |
| P/E | 29.3x | 21.7x |
| Forward P/E | 27.4x | 58.6x |
| P/B | 6.7x | 3.8x |
| Dividend yield | 3.6% | 5.1% |