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Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE:IVR – Get Free Report) and Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.
Dividends
Invesco Mortgage Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.9%. Equity LifeStyle Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Invesco Mortgage Capital pays out 133.3% 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. Equity LifeStyle Properties has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
40.5% of Invesco Mortgage Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Equity LifeStyle Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Invesco Mortgage Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Equity LifeStyle Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Invesco Mortgage Capital and Equity LifeStyle Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Invesco Mortgage Capital | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Equity LifeStyle Properties | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2.55 |
Invesco Mortgage Capital presently has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.22%. Equity LifeStyle Properties has a consensus target price of $72.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.86%. Given Invesco Mortgage Capital’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Invesco Mortgage Capital is more favorable than Equity LifeStyle Properties.
Volatility & Risk
Invesco Mortgage Capital has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equity LifeStyle Properties has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Invesco Mortgage Capital and Equity LifeStyle Properties”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Invesco Mortgage Capital | $103.09 million | 4.74 | -$15.86 million | $1.20 | 6.71 |
| Equity LifeStyle Properties | $1.43 billion | 8.88 | $314.21 million | $1.94 | 34.33 |
Equity LifeStyle Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Invesco Mortgage Capital. Invesco Mortgage Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equity LifeStyle Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Invesco Mortgage Capital and Equity LifeStyle Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Invesco Mortgage Capital | 30.67% | 36.90% | 3.50% |
| Equity LifeStyle Properties | 23.97% | 24.10% | 6.44% |
Summary
Equity LifeStyle Properties beats Invesco Mortgage Capital on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Invesco Mortgage Capital
Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests, finances, and manages mortgage-backed securities and other mortgage-related assets in the United States. It invests in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) that are guaranteed by a U.S. government agency or federally chartered corporation; RMBS and CMBS that are not issued or guaranteed by the United States government agency or federally chartered corporation; the United States treasury securities; real estate-related financing arrangements; to-be-announced securities forward contracts to purchase RMBS; and commercial mortgage loans. It has elected to be taxed as a REIT and would be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
About Equity LifeStyle Properties
We are a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) with headquarters in Chicago. As of January 29, 2024, we own or have an interest in 451 properties in 35 states and British Columbia consisting of 172,465 sites.
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