# Sun Communities Inc. (SUI) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Real Estate / Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Price $119.44, market value $15.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 153.1×** (5-yr avg 71.4×, 3-yr avg 85.3×). Sun Communities Inc. trades at 153.1× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 71.4×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Real Estate median in the September 2026 study was 25.2×. Forward P/E is 38.2×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.03**. A PEG of 0.03 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 6.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 6.9×.
- **Price / book: 2.7×**. The shares trade at 2.7× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Earnings yield: 0.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 0.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 61.3%**. 61.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 20.3%**. 20.3% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on assets: -6.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces -6.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 2.0%** (3-yr -8.1%/yr, 5-yr 10.5%/yr). Revenue grew 2.0% over the last year, against 10.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 1426.8%** (3-yr 75.7%/yr, 5-yr 51.9%/yr). Earnings per share rose 1426.8%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.06**. Debt is 1.06 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet, which is normal for real estate.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.75%** ($4.32 per share, trailing). Sun Communities Inc. yields 3.75%, an income-level yield.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 13**. 13 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 20.6%/yr** (1-yr 114.4%). The dividend has compounded at 20.6% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 3 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (19 analysts). 19 analysts cover Sun Communities Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $139.00 (+16% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -4.1%** (YTD -1.8%, 3-mo -2.5%). The shares are down 4.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -13.4%** (3.1% above the low). Trading 13% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 43**. An RSI of 43 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.00** (volatility 19%). Beta of -0.00 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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