Sun Communities (SUI)
Real Estate · residential REITs · NYSE
A specialized REIT focused on the acquisition, development, and management of manufactured housing communities, RV resorts, and UK holiday parks.
What Sun Communities does
Sun Communities is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates a portfolio of manufactured housing (MH) communities, recreational vehicle (RV) resorts, and UK holiday parks. The company leases land sites with utility access to residents and vacationers, and it also markets and sells both new and pre-owned homes within its communities. Through its subsidiaries, Sun Communities provides comprehensive management, operation, and development services for its properties across the U.S., Canada, and the UK.
Themes: affordable housing, RV and outdoor hospitality, real estate investment trust (REIT), vacation and leisure property
Fundamentals
- Price$121.66 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$15.0B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-4.1% 2025-08-21 close $126.81 → 2026-08-21 close $121.66
- P/E10.61 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin-39.0% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+54.8% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE-12.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.71 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-20.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-8.1% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.76 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-27 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +3.0%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How SUI compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 10% 127 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginbottom 10% 161 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 161 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 156 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitybottom 10% 162 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 10% 155 covered Real Estate peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 25% 138 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 25% 42 covered Real Estate peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Real Estate companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
SUI is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
36.6 #882 of 987 scored · #77 of 84 in Real Estate
Capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years) and financial health 60th (free cash flow margin 18.3%, debt to equity 0.7); weakest is growth (4th, revenue growth year over year -20.7%, 3-year revenue CAGR -8.1%).
Short-term score
38.5 #1451 of 1,704 scored · #74 of 94 in Real Estate
Momentum 53rd: its RSI momentum gauge is in neutral territory; setup 49th: no Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings; weakest is volume and participation 16th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Exceeded at least one reported measure. In FY2025, SUI's dividend exceeded at least one reported measure of what it earned or generated (earnings payout 74%, free-cash-flow payout 256%). A payout above 100% in one year is not necessarily unsustainable, but it is not fully covered by that measure.
- Earnings payout74% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout256% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Sun Communities looks technically
Sun Communities (SUI) is trading 3.2% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 58 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though buyers have been pushing harder than sellers lately — pressure, not a trend. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 51, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 3 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 8 trading days ago. It is 3.6% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year).
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 3.2% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -3.2% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $121.26 | $121.26 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $125.70 | $125.70 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 7 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 7 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes above 125.545. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 58 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 58 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though buyers have been pushing harder than sellers lately — pressure, not a trend | 16.8 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 51, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 51.1 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading around the middle of its 14-day range ($117.82 to $125.55) — its "stochastic" reading is 50 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 49.7 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 3 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 3 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $137.85 | $137.85 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 11.7% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -11.7% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 3.6% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +3.6% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 11.7% below its highest point of the past year | 11.7% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 8 trading days ago | 8 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 18 trading days ago | 18 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $211.79 (set on 2021-12-31) | $211.79 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($118.29 to $137.18), and it has recovered roughly a quarter of its fall from last year’s high — 18% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $129.96 to $130.57. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 17.8% |
| From the all-time high | it is 42.6% below its all-time high | -42.6% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.1% above a support level at $120.34 — a price it turned at 7 times since 2024-12-19, most recently on 2026-06-04. Since 2024-08-21 it has 2 such levels below the current price and 5 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -1.1% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $6.76 (set on 2009-03-06) | $6.76 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 1699.7% above its all-time low | +1,700% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 47th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.67 between its high and its low — about 2.2% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $2.67 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $117.26 and $126.12 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $117.26 – $121.69 – $126.12 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.2% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.2% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 1.5 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (3.2% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 1.5 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.61× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have cut their average price target by 0.5% since the prior reading | -0.5% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.1% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.1% |
|---|---|---|
| Gap filled | a 3.6% gap up opened on 2026-06-22 has been "filled" 43 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 43 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 0.1 percentage points (the stock gained 2.2% while the market gained 2.3%) | -0.1% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 6.8 percentage points (the stock lost 3.7% while the market gained 3.1%) | -6.8% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 18.1 percentage points (the stock lost 7.0% while the market gained 11.1%) | -18.1% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 24.5 percentage points (the stock lost 4.1% while the market gained 20.5%) | -24.5% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bullish state: MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 0.4% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thin, spanning 0.9% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | -0.4% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 3% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $124.80 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 158 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -2.5% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 1% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-27 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $122.55 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 20 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -0.7% |
Price levels it has turned at before
SUI last closed at $121.66 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 2 prices below its last close and 5 above; the 2 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $120.34 | Support | 1.1% below the last close | turned there 7 times · 2024-12-19 to 2026-06-04 |
| $124.35 | Resistance | 2.2% above the last close | turned there 16 times · 2024-10-08 to 2026-08-14 |
| $117.84 | Support | 3.1% below the last close | turned there 9 times · 2024-11-07 to 2026-08-12 |
| $127.89 | Resistance | 5.1% above the last close | turned there 10 times · 2024-10-28 to 2026-07-29 |
| $130.77 | Resistance | 7.5% above the last close | turned there 9 times · 2024-11-25 to 2026-04-20 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $125.55.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $108.86 and $115.23 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close above $125.55.
This reading has stood for 1 trading day, since 2026-08-21.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · MACD just crossed bullish (12/26/9) · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · Trading below the Ichimoku cloud · Near a support level (sitting on a price it has bounced off before) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.84 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 19 analysts
- Mean price target$139.00 range $126.00 – $155.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-24. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for SUI
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.00 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-24
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Exposure to interest rate fluctuations affecting mortgage debt and financing costs.","Operational risks associated with maintaining and developing geographically dispersed property portfolios.","Dependence on consumer discretionary spending for RV site rentals and holiday park performance."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of SUI's 10-Q filed 2026-04-28 against the prior one filed 2025-10-30.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added reference to '2025 Annual Report' instead of '2024 Annual Report' in opening statement (filed 2026-04-28)
- Added updated portfolio count as of March 31, 2026: 515 total properties, 295 MH communities, 166 RV communities, 54 UK communities (filed 2026-04-28)
- Added statement: 'In 2025, the Safe Harbor Sale advanced our strategy of focusing on our core business and enhanced our leverage profile and financial flexibility' (filed 2026-04-28)
- Added statement: 'We believe we are positioned for organic growth in 2026 with expected rental rate increases, occupancy gains, and expense management as we focus on increasing long-term value for shareholders' (filed 2026-04-28)
- Added disclosure of Same Property definition: 'properties impacted by catastrophic weather events' as exclusion criterion (filed 2026-04-28)
- Added disclosure: 'For the UK segment, we present Same Property NOI growth rate information on a constant currency basis to provide a framework for assessing how our underlying properties performed after excluding the effects of changes in exchange rates' (filed 2026-04-28)
- Removed:
- Removed 'SAFE HARBOR SALE' section header and detailed narrative about April 2025 initial closing, Delayed Consent Subsidiaries transactions, and Safe Harbor divestment completion (filed 2026-04-28)
- Removed 'Chief Executive Officer Transition' section describing Charles D. Young's appointment and Gary Shiffman's retirement (filed 2026-04-28)
- Removed reference to 'Part 1, Item 1A, Risk Factors' in Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2024 (filed 2026-04-28)
- Reworded:
- Changed portfolio date from 'September 30, 2025' to 'March 31, 2026' (filed 2026-04-28)
- Changed property counts from '501 total, 284 MH, 164 RV, 53 UK' to '515 total, 295 MH, 166 RV, 54 UK' (filed 2026-04-28)
- Changed strategy description from discrete Safe Harbor Sale narrative to integrated statement: 'Over the past several years, we have shifted our strategy toward optimizing the value of our core business' (filed 2026-04-28)
- Changed significant accounting policies reference from '2024 Annual Report' to '2025 Annual Report' (filed 2026-04-28)
- Changed Same Property definition date from 'January 1, 2024' to 'January 1, 2025' (filed 2026-04-28)
- Changed Same Property exclusion date from 'December 31, 2023' to 'December 31, 2024' (filed 2026-04-28)
- Changed 'GAAP cash flow from operating activities' to 'GAAP net cash provided by operating activities' (filed 2026-04-28)
- Changed 'net operating income ("NOI")' to 'NOI' in initial reference (filed 2026-04-28)
- Notes:
- Newer filing text appears truncated at end of FFO section, limiting full comparison of that section
- Older filing text also appears truncated in Same Property NOI section, limiting complete comparison
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 1 open-market sale by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 90 days0 buys · 1 sell ($3M) — 1 selling insider
- Last 180 days0 buys · 3 sells ($6M) — 2 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-06-24. As of 2026-08-25.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about SUI's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
SUI had 4,122,204 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
SUI had 3.35% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 1.76 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 4,122,204
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 3.35%
- Prior settlement (shares) 3,375,375
- Reported change 22.13%
- Days to cover (reported) 1.76
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Sun Communities (SUI) do?
Sun Communities is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates a portfolio of manufactured housing (MH) communities, recreational vehicle (RV) resorts, and UK holiday parks. The company leases land sites with utility access to residents and vacationers, and it also markets and sells both new and pre-owned homes within its communities.
What sector is Sun Communities (SUI) in?
Sun Communities (SUI) is classified in the Real Estate sector. Its industry is residential REITs. It trades on NYSE.
Does SUI pay a dividend?
Yes — Sun Communities (SUI) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 2.98% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Sun Communities's (SUI) competitors?
Notable peers of Sun Communities (SUI) include Equity LifeStyle Properties and UMH Properties. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is Sun Communities (SUI) overbought or oversold right now?
Sun Communities (SUI) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 51, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on SUI come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.