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Sun Communities, Inc. (SUI)

Real Estate | REIT - Residential | Southfield, United States | NYSE
116.91 USD +1.00 (0.863%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 12:39 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 1:51 a.m. EDT

Sun Communities presents a classic value trap scenario where a 4% dividend yield masks deteriorating operational health. Despite a positive nine-year price trajectory, the company is currently trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, signaling weak near-term momentum. Fundamentally, the business is struggling with negative profit margins and a return on equity barely above 1%, failing to meet the criteria for a high-quality long-term hold. While analysts see upside potential and options traders are betting on a bounce to 120, the heavy put volume suggests significant fear of further declines. Until the company demonstrates a return to profitability and stronger growth, this remains a speculative hold rather than a core investment.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.038096
AutoTheta0.052561
AutoETS0.054778
MSTL0.055389

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 49%
H-stat 20.07
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.231
Excess Kurtosis -1.04
Attribute Value
Sector Real Estate
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-29
Debt to Equity Ratio 72.848
Revenue per Share 18.965
Market Cap 14,948,207,616
Trailing P/E 88.57
Forward P/E 36.48
Beta 0.76
Profit Margins -37.35%
Website https://www.suncommunities.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 1:51 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound outcome with notable call interest at the 120 strike for November expiration, suggesting a potential rebound attempt, while December expiration sees significant put volume at the 115 strike and deeper strikes, indicating defensive hedging against further downside. Implied volatility remains elevated around the money.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.01% 3.67% 4.36% 3.59%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-30 1.120 1.011013
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
Additional Data
dividendRate 4.48
dividendYield 3.87
exDividendDate 2026-09-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 4.32
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.037270296
lastDividendValue 1.12
lastDividendDate 2026-09-30
dividendDate 2026-10-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.06365621
Address1 27,777 Franklin Road
Address2 Suite 300
All Time High 211.79
All Time Low 6.76
Ask 117.11
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 1.8 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,160,190
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,609,276
Average Volume 1,609,276
Average Volume10Days 1,160,190
Beta 0.764
Bid 116.97
Bid Size 400
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 116.91
Current Ratio 0.597
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 117.48
Day Low 115.885
Debt To Equity 72.848
Display Name Sun Communities
Dividend Date 1,792,022,400
Dividend Rate 4.48
Dividend Yield 3.87
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 17.724
Enterprise To Revenue 7.763
Enterprise Value 18,101,749,760
Eps Current Year 2.33399
Eps Forward 3.20453
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.32
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 117.0062
Fifty Day Average Change -0.096199036
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0008221704
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -6.365621
Fifty Two Week High 137.85
Fifty Two Week High Change -20.940002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.15190426
Fifty Two Week Low 109.77
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.140007
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.06504516
Fifty Two Week Range 109.77 - 137.85
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 755,447,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.67
Float Shares 120,201,710
Forward Eps 3.20453
Forward P E 36.48273
Free Cashflow 1,873,449,984
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 3,607
Fullday Change 1.0
Fullday Change Percent 0.8627383
Fullday Price 116.91
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.53682
Gross Profits 1,251,699,968
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0117
Held Percent Institutions 1.03827
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 1,790,726,400
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 14,948,207,616
Market State REGULAR
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 13,857,294,877
Number Of Analyst Opinions 19
Open 116.62
Operating Cashflow 899,500,032
Operating Margins 0.23205
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 3.2726998
Peg Ratio 9.42
Phone 248 208 2500
Previous Close 115.91
Price Eps Current Year 50.090187
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.594886
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 6.4108624
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 1.0
Regular Market Change Percent 0.8627383
Regular Market Day High 117.48
Regular Market Day Low 115.885
Regular Market Day Range 115.885 - 117.48
Regular Market Open 116.62
Regular Market Previous Close 115.91
Regular Market Price 116.91
Regular Market Time 1,792,168,765
Regular Market Volume 288,391
Return On Assets 0.02564
Return On Equity 0.01722
Revenue Growth 0.002
Revenue Per Share 18.965
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
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 0.056900002
Shares Short 6,932,383
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 5,875,899
Short Name Sun Communities, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.078200005
Short Ratio 6.03
Source Interval 15
State MI
Symbol SUI
Target High Price 155.0
Target Low Price 117.0
Target Mean Price 136.84212
Target Median Price 138.0
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 0.037270296
Trailing Eps 1.32
Trailing P E 88.568184
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 123.8659
Two Hundred Day Average Change -6.9558945
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.056156654
Type Disp Equity
Volume 288,391
Website https://www.suncommunities.com
Zip 48,034