For the quarter ended June 2025, Sun Communities (SUI) reported revenue of $623.5 million, down 27.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.76, compared to $0.42 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $618.9 million, representing a surprise of +0.74%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +5.39%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.67.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Sun Communities performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenues- Real property (excluding transient): $368.8 million versus $350.97 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -20.2% change.
- Revenues- Real property - transient: $81.4 million versus $76.22 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -8.6% change.
- Revenues- Brokerage commissions and other, net: $14.6 million compared to the $10.5 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +30.4% year over year.
- Revenues- Service, retail, dining and entertainment: $54.8 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $43.69 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -70.9%.
- Revenues- Interest: $16.5 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $19.31 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +211.3%.
- Revenues- Home sales: $100.1 million versus $94.33 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -6.9% change.
- Net Earnings Per Share (Diluted): $10.02 versus the three-analyst average estimate of $4.53.
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Shares of Sun Communities have returned -6.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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