Sun Communities Inc (SUI) stock analysis

P/E against its history

Not enough price and earnings history to compare.

P/E against the industry

Needs positive earnings and enough profitable companies in the industry.

EV/EBITDA against its history

Needs positive EBITDA and price history.

P/B above the industry

Sun Communities's price-to-book of 2.70 is above the Miscellaneous Investing median of 1.20.

Trading above fair value

The share price of $118.28 is above our fair value estimate of $83.07.

Margin of safety under 20%

The price is 42.4% above fair value, so there is no margin of safety.

Revenue growing under 10% a year

Revenue grew -8.1% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.

EPS growing 10%+ a year

Diluted EPS grew 75.7% a year over the last three fiscal years.

Earnings growth not accelerating

Net income grew -173% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 60.8% a year.

Growing faster than the industry

Revenue grew 18.4% over the last twelve months; the Miscellaneous Investing median is 4.6%.

Guidance lowered

Sun Communities lowered its 2027 Average 2027 Rental Rate Increases Expected - Annual RV outlook on Oct 26, 2026.

Gross margin trend

This company does not report gross profit.

Return on equity under 15%

Return on equity was -12.6% over the last twelve months and averaged 5.8% over five years; we look for 15% on both.

Return on invested capital

Needs operating income and invested capital.

Return on equity below the industry

Sun Communities's return on equity of -12.6% is below the Miscellaneous Investing median of 3.1%.

Earnings grew over 5 years

Net income grew 60.8% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.

Net margin below its 5-year average

Net margin was -31.8% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 16.7%.

Net margin below the industry

Sun Communities's net margin of -31.8% is below the Miscellaneous Investing median of 10.3%.

Debt level

Needs debt and equity figures.

Debt trend

Needs a balance sheet from five years ago with positive equity.

Debt coverage

Needs operating cash flow.

Interest coverage

Interest expense is not reported separately.

Short-term liquidity

The balance sheet is not split into current and non-current items.

Bankruptcy risk in the grey zone

The Altman Z-score is 2.20; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.

Pays a dividend

Sun Communities paid dividends worth 3.7% of the share price over the last twelve months.

Yield below Treasuries

The 3.7% yield is below the 4.4% on a 1-year Treasury.

Yield below the top quarter

The top quarter of US dividend payers yield 3.8% or more; Sun Communities yields 3.7%.

Dividend not cut

The dividend per share has not fallen by more than 10% in any of the last 10 fiscal years.

Earnings cover

Needs dividends paid and net income.

Cash-flow cover

Needs dividends paid and free cash flow.