Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. ( ELS ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 26, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.5 per share is scheduled to be paid on April 12, 2013. Shareholders who purchased ELS stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 14.29% increase over the prior quarter.
The previous trading day's last sale of ELS was $74.61, representing a -1.47% decrease from the 52 week high of $75.72 and a 18.09% increase over the 52 week low of $63.18.
ELS is a part of the Consumer Services sector, which includes companies such as Simon Property Group, Inc. ( SPG ) and American Tower Corporation (REIT) ( AMT ). ELS's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $1.32. Zacks Investment Research reports ELS's forecasted earnings growth in 2013 as 9.03%, compared to an industry average of 7.6%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the ELS Dividend History page.
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