Sun Communities, Inc. (SUI)Real Estate | REIT - Residential | Southfield, United States | NYSE
122.92 USD
-0.27
(-0.219%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 122.92 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:40 a.m. EDT
Sun Communities presents a classic value trap scenario where the headline yield masks deteriorating earnings quality. While the 3.53% dividend yield is attractive, the payout ratio relative to trailing earnings exceeds 500%, meaning the dividend is not covered by current profits. The company is reporting negative profit margins and low return on equity, which contradicts the 'buy' recommendation from analysts. Long-term, the business lacks the sustained revenue growth and fortress balance sheet required for a top-tier investment. Short-term, price momentum remains weak against the 200-day average, and options activity suggests traders are hedging against downside risk rather than aggressively betting on a rally. The statistical forecast is neutral, reinforcing the lack of a clear near-term catalyst. Investors should view the dividend as a potential liability until earnings turn positive. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.015734 |
| AutoETS | 0.015734 |
| MSTL | 0.015813 |
| AutoTheta | 0.019323 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 58% |
| H-stat | 0.55 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.208 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.24 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-06-29 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-06-29 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 72.848 |
| Revenue per Share | 18.965 |
| Market Cap | 15,716,649,984 |
| Trailing P/E | 159.64 |
| Forward P/E | 39.32 |
| Beta | 0.77 |
| Profit Margins | -37.35% |
| Website | https://www.suncommunities.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:40 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for volatility around the upcoming earnings report, with elevated implied volatility in near-term calls compared to puts. Put writing is concentrated at the 115 strike for September and December expirations, suggesting downside protection is valued. Call interest clusters at 125 and 130 strikes, indicating a target range slightly above current prices. The mix suggests a wait-and-see approach rather than a strong directional bet.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.93% | 3.47% | 4.28% | 3.48% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 1.120 | 0.934034 |
| 2026-03-31 | 1.120 | 0.889171 |
| 2025-12-31 | 1.040 | 0.839319 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1.040 | 0.806202 |
| 2025-06-30 | 1.040 | 0.822199 |
| 2025-05-14 | 4.000 | 3.372113 |
| 2025-03-31 | 0.940 | 0.730721 |
| 2024-12-31 | 0.940 | 0.764414 |
| 2024-09-30 | 0.940 | 0.695524 |
| 2024-06-28 | 0.940 | 0.781120 |
| 2024-03-27 | 0.940 | 0.744260 |
| 2023-12-28 | 0.930 | 0.688226 |
| 2023-09-28 | 0.930 | 0.785539 |
| 2023-06-29 | 0.930 | 0.723341 |
| 2023-03-30 | 0.930 | 0.667289 |
| 2022-12-29 | 0.880 | 0.607609 |
| 2022-09-29 | 0.880 | 0.656276 |
| 2022-06-29 | 0.880 | 0.550378 |
| 2022-03-30 | 0.880 | 0.494077 |
| 2021-12-30 | 0.830 | 0.396181 |
| 2021-09-29 | 0.830 | 0.439316 |
| 2021-06-29 | 0.830 | 0.481159 |
| 2021-03-30 | 0.830 | 0.553998 |
| 2020-12-30 | 0.790 | 0.528605 |
| 2020-09-29 | 0.790 | 0.563119 |
| 2020-06-29 | 0.790 | 0.587623 |
| 2020-03-30 | 0.790 | 0.645847 |
| 2019-12-30 | 0.750 | 0.504371 |
| 2019-09-27 | 0.750 | 0.505800 |
| 2019-06-27 | 0.750 | 0.592417 |
| 2019-03-28 | 0.750 | 0.632271 |
| 2018-12-28 | 0.710 | 0.704785 |
| 2018-09-27 | 0.710 | 0.711209 |
| 2018-06-28 | 0.710 | 0.726566 |
| 2018-03-28 | 0.710 | 0.779791 |
| 2017-12-28 | 0.670 | 0.725265 |
| 2017-09-28 | 0.670 | 0.783901 |
| 2017-06-28 | 0.670 | 0.764142 |
| 2017-03-29 | 0.670 | 0.840969 |
| 2016-12-28 | 0.650 | 0.866320 |
| 2016-09-28 | 0.650 | 0.812805 |
| 2016-06-28 | 0.650 | 0.861612 |
| 2016-03-29 | 0.650 | 0.930699 |
| 2015-12-29 | 0.650 | 0.929501 |
| 2015-09-28 | 0.650 | 0.973054 |
| 2015-06-26 | 0.650 | 1.029948 |
| 2015-03-27 | 0.650 | 0.980392 |
| 2014-12-29 | 0.650 | 1.045520 |
| 2014-09-26 | 0.650 | 1.262136 |
| 2014-06-26 | 0.650 | 1.307584 |
| 2014-03-27 | 0.650 | 1.485714 |
| 2013-12-27 | 0.630 | 1.509343 |
| 2013-09-26 | 0.630 | 1.428571 |
| 2013-06-26 | 0.630 | 1.322418 |
| 2013-03-27 | 0.630 | 1.287028 |
| 2012-12-27 | 0.630 | 1.603870 |
| 2012-10-05 | 0.630 | 1.441318 |
| 2012-07-06 | 0.630 | 1.401246 |
| 2012-04-12 | 0.630 | 1.527273 |
| 2011-12-28 | 0.630 | 1.734582 |
| 2011-10-11 | 0.630 | 1.745636 |
| 2011-07-08 | 0.630 | 1.638492 |
| 2011-04-07 | 0.630 | 1.762238 |
| 2011-01-10 | 0.630 | 1.913730 |
| 2010-10-07 | 0.630 | 2.001907 |
| 2010-07-09 | 0.630 | 2.332469 |
| 2010-04-09 | 0.630 | 2.367531 |
| 2010-01-13 | 0.630 | 3.201219 |
| 2009-10-08 | 0.630 | 3.145282 |
| 2009-07-09 | 0.630 | 4.733283 |
| 2009-04-08 | 0.630 | 4.988123 |
| 2009-01-09 | 0.630 | 4.719101 |
| 2008-10-09 | 0.630 | 5.254379 |
| 2008-07-10 | 0.630 | 3.429504 |
| 2008-04-10 | 0.630 | 3.215926 |
| 2008-01-09 | 0.630 | 3.429504 |
| 2007-10-10 | 0.630 | 2.020526 |
| 2007-07-11 | 0.630 | 2.110553 |
| 2007-04-11 | 0.630 | 2.079894 |
| 2007-01-10 | 0.630 | 2.016000 |
| 2006-10-11 | 0.630 | 1.888489 |
| 2006-07-12 | 0.630 | 1.934295 |
| 2006-04-11 | 0.630 | 1.921904 |
| 2006-01-11 | 0.630 | 1.983003 |
| 2005-10-11 | 0.630 | 2.077836 |
| 2005-07-08 | 0.630 | 1.659642 |
| 2005-04-07 | 0.630 | 1.767677 |
| 2005-01-10 | 0.610 | 1.581130 |
| 2004-10-07 | 0.610 | 1.558110 |
| 2004-07-08 | 0.610 | 1.643762 |
| 2004-04-15 | 0.610 | 1.708683 |
| 2004-01-08 | 0.610 | 1.582361 |
| 2003-10-08 | 0.610 | 1.564504 |
| 2003-07-09 | 0.610 | 1.533048 |
| 2003-04-09 | 0.610 | 1.650880 |
| 2003-01-09 | 0.580 | 1.595598 |
| 2002-10-09 | 0.580 | 1.779141 |
| 2002-07-09 | 0.580 | 1.399276 |
| 2002-04-09 | 0.580 | 1.451815 |
| 2002-01-10 | 0.550 | 1.451187 |
| 2001-10-09 | 0.550 | 1.464714 |
| 2001-07-10 | 0.550 | 1.571429 |
| 2001-04-10 | 0.550 | 1.708074 |
| 2001-01-10 | 0.530 | 1.588015 |
| 2000-10-10 | 0.530 | 1.720081 |
| 2000-07-11 | 0.530 | 1.624521 |
| 2000-04-07 | 0.530 | 1.713131 |
| 2000-01-12 | 0.510 | 1.522388 |
| 1999-10-06 | 0.510 | 1.584466 |
| 1999-07-08 | 0.510 | 1.451957 |
| 1999-03-25 | 0.510 | 1.672131 |
| 1998-12-30 | 0.490 | 1.412613 |
| 1998-09-28 | 0.490 | 1.459963 |
| 1998-06-26 | 0.490 | 1.490494 |
| 1998-03-25 | 0.490 | 1.400000 |
| 1998-01-07 | 0.470 | 1.305556 |
| 1997-09-26 | 0.470 | 1.296552 |
| 1997-06-26 | 0.470 | 1.397770 |
| 1997-03-25 | 0.470 | 1.435115 |
| 1997-01-06 | 0.455 | 1.444444 |
| 1996-09-25 | 0.455 | 1.610619 |
| 1996-06-26 | 0.455 | 1.700935 |
| 1996-03-14 | 0.455 | 1.725118 |
| 1996-01-04 | 0.445 | 1.703349 |
| 1995-10-04 | 0.445 | 1.788945 |
| 1995-07-05 | 0.445 | 1.788945 |
| 1995-03-27 | 0.445 | 1.977778 |
| 1994-12-23 | 0.435 | 1.988571 |
| 1994-09-26 | 0.435 | 1.922652 |
| 1994-06-24 | 0.435 | 1.841270 |
| 1994-03-31 | 0.435 | 1.933333 |
| 1993-12-27 | 0.077 | 0.380247 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.016325235 |
| Address1 | 27,777 Franklin Road |
| Address2 | Suite 300 |
| All Time High | 211.79 |
| All Time Low | 6.76 |
| Ask | 196.83 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Audit Risk | 8 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.8 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 3,030,420 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,717,249 |
| Average Volume | 1,717,249 |
| Average Volume10Days | 3,030,420 |
| Beta | 0.773 |
| Bid | 123.31 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | 45.054 |
| City | Southfield |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 122.92 |
| Current Ratio | 0.597 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 124.6 |
| Day Low | 122.59 |
| Debt To Equity | 72.848 |
| Display Name | Sun Communities |
| Dividend Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Dividend Rate | 4.48 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.64 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,250,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,250,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,182,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,217,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,217,600 |
| Ebitda | 1,021,299,968 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.43800998 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 18.56 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 8.13 |
| Enterprise Value | 18,955,573,248 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.33399 |
| Eps Forward | 3.1259 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.77 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,782,777,600 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 121.2078 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.7121964 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.014126123 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -1.6325235 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 137.85 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -14.930008 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.108306184 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 115.9 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.0199966 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.060569428 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 115.9 - 137.85 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 755,447,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 2.71 |
| Float Shares | 120,204,146 |
| Forward Eps | 3.1259 |
| Forward P E | 39.323074 |
| Free Cashflow | 1,873,449,984 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 3,607 |
| Fullday Change | -0.270004 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.219177 |
| Fullday Price | 122.92 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.53682 |
| Gross Profits | 1,251,699,968 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0116799995 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.03538 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 127,860,808 |
| Industry | REIT - Residential |
| Industry Disp | REIT - Residential |
| Industry Key | reit-residential |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,782,777,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 1.12 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Sun Communities, Inc. became a publicly owned corporation in December 1993. The Company is a fully integrated REIT listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol: SUI. As of June 30, 2026, the Company owned, operated, or had an interest in a portfolio of 455 developed MH and RV properties comprising approximately 156,130 developed sites in the U.S. and Canada. At that date, the Company also owned, operated, or held an interest in a portfolio of 54 U.K. properties comprising approximately 22,030 developed sites, which were classified within discontinued operations as of June 30, 2026. Sun Communities, Inc. was incorporated in 1975 in Maryland and is based in Southfield, Michigan. |
| Long Name | Sun Communities, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 15,716,649,984 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_331908 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 136,500,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 15,004,659,892 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 19 |
| Open | 123.57 |
| Operating Cashflow | 899,500,032 |
| Operating Margins | 0.23205 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 5.5385 |
| Peg Ratio | 9.42 |
| Phone | 248 208 2500 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 122.92 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Previous Close | 123.19 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 52.665176 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.7282815 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 6.7404256 |
| Profit Margins | -0.37355 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.463 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.78947 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.270004 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.219177 |
| Regular Market Day High | 124.6 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 122.59 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 122.59 - 124.6 |
| Regular Market Open | 123.57 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 123.19 |
| Regular Market Price | 122.92 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,358,934 |
| Return On Assets | 0.02564 |
| Return On Equity | 0.01722 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.002 |
| Revenue Per Share | 18.965 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Sector Disp | Real Estate |
| Sector Key | real-estate |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 3 |
| Shares Outstanding | 123,230,757 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0339 |
| Shares Short | 4,129,009 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,375,375 |
| Short Name | Sun Communities, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0466 |
| Short Ratio | 2.31 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | MI |
| Symbol | SUI |
| Target High Price | 155.0 |
| Target Low Price | 126.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 139.0 |
| Target Median Price | 139.0 |
| Total Cash | 165,200,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.356 |
| Total Debt | 4,074,800,128 |
| Total Revenue | 2,331,699,968 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 4.32 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.03506778 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.77 |
| Trailing P E | 159.63637 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 125.67225 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.7522507 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.021900225 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,358,934 |
| Website | https://www.suncommunities.com |
| Zip | 48,034 |