Elme Communities (ELME) Stock Overview
Elme Communities is committed to elevating what home can be for middle-income renters by providing a higher level of quality, service, and experience. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 4/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 0/6 |
| Financial Health | 3/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$2.15 |
| 52 Week High | US$17.68 |
| 52 Week Low | US$1.98 |
| Beta | 0.79 |
| 1 Month Change | 6.44% |
| 3 Month Change | -2.27% |
| 1 Year Change | -86.72% |
| 3 Year Change | -87.03% |
| 5 Year Change | -90.93% |
| Change since IPO | 81.41% |
Recent News & Updates
Elme Communities: A Short-Term Liquidation Opportunity
Apr 01
ELME: Liquidation Distributions Will Deliver Attractive Cash Returns Despite Lower Sale Proceeds
Analysts have modestly revised their price view on Elme Communities, keeping the fair value estimate around $18.00 while adjusting underlying assumptions such as the discount rate, profit margin, and future P/E to reflect updated expectations for risk and earnings quality. What's in the News Elme Communities updated its estimate for total liquidating distributions to a range of US$17.02 to US$17.47 per common share, including the initial US$14.67 per share distribution paid in January 2026.ELME: Liquidation Distributions Will Drive Attractive Cash Returns Through Asset Sales
Analysts have maintained their price target for Elme Communities at $18.00, citing updated assumptions that now reflect a higher discount rate, a steeper 76% revenue decline outlook, and a very large future P/E multiple that together offset a slightly lower profit margin expectation. What's in the News Elme Communities announced a plan of sale and liquidation and has been reducing its workforce, with approximately 117 employees remaining as of November 14, 2025, including about 73 in community management roles (company disclosure).ELME: Liquidation Plan And $14.67 Distribution Will Drive Future Cash Returns
Analysts now hold Elme Communities at a steady fair value of $18.00 per share, reflecting a slightly higher implied future P/E and a small trim to profit margin assumptions guiding this unchanged price target. What's in the News Board approves a special liquidating distribution of $14.67 per share, payable on January 7, 2026 to shareholders of record on December 22, 2025 (Special Dividend Announced).ELME: Liquidation Plan And $14.67 Distribution Will Drive Future Cash Returns
Analysts have maintained their fair value estimate for Elme Communities at $18.00. They cite a higher discount rate of 10.73%, slightly stronger profit margin assumptions at 17.23%, and a very high forward P/E of about 252x as key factors behind the unchanged price target.Recent updates
Elme Communities: A Short-Term Liquidation Opportunity
Apr 01ELME: Liquidation Distributions Will Deliver Attractive Cash Returns Despite Lower Sale Proceeds
Analysts have modestly revised their price view on Elme Communities, keeping the fair value estimate around $18.00 while adjusting underlying assumptions such as the discount rate, profit margin, and future P/E to reflect updated expectations for risk and earnings quality. What's in the News Elme Communities updated its estimate for total liquidating distributions to a range of US$17.02 to US$17.47 per common share, including the initial US$14.67 per share distribution paid in January 2026.ELME: Liquidation Distributions Will Drive Attractive Cash Returns Through Asset Sales
Analysts have maintained their price target for Elme Communities at $18.00, citing updated assumptions that now reflect a higher discount rate, a steeper 76% revenue decline outlook, and a very large future P/E multiple that together offset a slightly lower profit margin expectation. What's in the News Elme Communities announced a plan of sale and liquidation and has been reducing its workforce, with approximately 117 employees remaining as of November 14, 2025, including about 73 in community management roles (company disclosure).ELME: Liquidation Plan And $14.67 Distribution Will Drive Future Cash Returns
Analysts now hold Elme Communities at a steady fair value of $18.00 per share, reflecting a slightly higher implied future P/E and a small trim to profit margin assumptions guiding this unchanged price target. What's in the News Board approves a special liquidating distribution of $14.67 per share, payable on January 7, 2026 to shareholders of record on December 22, 2025 (Special Dividend Announced).ELME: Liquidation Plan And $14.67 Distribution Will Drive Future Cash Returns
Analysts have maintained their fair value estimate for Elme Communities at $18.00. They cite a higher discount rate of 10.73%, slightly stronger profit margin assumptions at 17.23%, and a very high forward P/E of about 252x as key factors behind the unchanged price target.ELME: Liquidation Payout And Asset Sales Will Reshape Future Cash Returns
Analysts have raised their price target on Elme Communities from 13 dollars to 18 dollars, citing a lower discount rate and still-solid profit margins despite sharply reduced revenue growth expectations and a much higher projected future P E multiple. What's in the News Board of Trustees approved a special liquidating distribution of $14.67 per share, payable January 7, 2026 to shareholders of record on December 22, 2025 (company announcement) Company is implementing workforce reductions following the sale of 19 multifamily assets and adoption of a plan of sale and liquidation, with headcount reduced to about 117 employees as of November 14, 2025 (company filing) Reported real estate impairment charges totaling approximately $111.7 million for the year ended September 30, 2025 (company disclosure) Reported no share repurchases from July 1 to September 30, 2025 under the buyback program announced in October 2023 (company disclosure) Scheduled a special or extraordinary shareholders meeting for October 30, 2025, to be held via online portal meetnow.global/m9fjr5r (company notice) Valuation Changes The fair value target increased from 13 dollars to 18.00 dollars, indicating a materially higher implied equity valuation.Robust Multifamily Trends Will Boost Future Asset Sales
Despite notable improvements in both net profit margin and revenue growth forecasts, the consensus analyst price target for Elme Communities has been sharply reduced from $18.33 to $13.00. What's in the News Elme Communities Board has approved a $1.6 billion portfolio sale of 19 assets to Cortland Partners, with transaction closure expected in Q4, pending shareholder approval.
Resident Services And Renovations Will Modernize Washington Metro Area
Strategic initiatives like the Board review and Resident Services launch aim to boost revenue, operational efficiency, and shareholder value.Elme Communities: Lack Of Near-Term Catalyst Post-Turnaround Points To A Hold
Jan 23Elme Communities: Shares Valued Fairly As DC Metro Market Tops Expectations
Dec 02Elme Communities: Doesn't Seem Worth The Risks
Jul 18Shareholder Returns
| ELME | US Residential REITs | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 0.9% | 3.2% | 0.8% |
| 1Y | -86.7% | -14.0% | 27.7% |
Return vs Industry: ELME underperformed the US Residential REITs industry which returned -11.8% over the past year.
Return vs Market: ELME underperformed the US Market which returned 28.7% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| ELME volatility | |
|---|---|
| ELME Average Weekly Movement | 2.4% |
| Residential REITs Industry Average Movement | 3.1% |
| Market Average Movement | 7.2% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.2% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.3% |
Stable Share Price: ELME has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: ELME's weekly volatility has decreased from 13% to 2% over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 255 | Paul McDermott | www.elmecommunities.com |
Elme Communities is committed to elevating what home can be for middle-income renters by providing a higher level of quality, service, and experience. The Company is a multifamily real estate investment trust that owns and operates approximately 9,400 apartment homes in the Washington, DC metro and the Atlanta metro regions, and owns approximately 300,000 square feet of commercial space.
Elme Communities Fundamentals Summary
| ELME fundamental statistics | |
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| Market cap | US$192.85m |
| Earnings (TTM) | -US$185.31m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$247.63m |
Is ELME overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| ELME income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$247.63m |
| Cost of Revenue | US$100.92m |
| Gross Profit | US$146.72m |
| Other Expenses | US$332.02m |
| Earnings | -US$185.31m |
Last Reported Earnings
Oct 31, 2025
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | -2.09 |
| Gross Margin | 59.25% |
| Net Profit Margin | -74.83% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 78.1% |
How did ELME perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/05/01 09:15 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/05/01 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/10/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/10/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Elme Communities is covered by 12 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| David Rodgers | Baird |
| Michael Gorman | BTIG |
| James Sullivan | BTIG |