ELME · Elme Communities

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$1.66 +0.04 (+2.47%) At close · Aug 21

Market Cap

$147.50M

88.86M

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FQ3-26 quarter ends

~Sep 30, 2026 Est

Latest filing: 10-Q

filed Jul 31, 2026

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice

Overall

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Technical Neutral Momentum Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very High

Market backdrop VIX 15.1 · calm Equity put/call 0.51

Technical

price trend

Neutral

50 / 200-day cross No cross

Price vs 200-day avg −69%

below

Price vs 50-day avg +1%

above

RSI (14) 58

neutral

MACD trend Positive

52-week position 2%

near low

Volume (OBV) Confirms

volume backs price

Momentum

relative strength

Weak

1-month return +11%

trailing

6-month return −22%

trailing

YTD return −90%

this year

Relative strength −34%

vs S&P · 6-mo

Sentiment

smart money

Neutral

Trend (MA cross) No cross

50d $2 › 200d $5 — 200d above 50d

Institutional flow Distributing

-17% holders QoQ · +17 funds added

Insider flow Flat

No net insider activity over 90 days

Short interest Falling

2.63% of float · ▼ -16.5% MoM · 2.1 days cover

Volume signal Normal

Volume near normal

Institution breadth Multi-yr low

159 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup

Squeeze score 46

elevated · 0–100

Fundamentals

Strong

Revenue growth +6%

Y/Y

Gross margin 63%

contracting

EPS growth +75%

Y/Y

Buyback $50.0M

authorized

Balance sheet $605.3M

net debt

Quant / Vol

risk profile

Very High

Volatility 97%

annualized · 1-yr

Max drawdown −92%

past year

ATR 2.3%

of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

what management promised — and delivered

Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2025

following the closing of the Cortland transaction

Initial special distribution per share $14.50 – $14.82

from the sale of Elme's nine remaining assets and Watergate 600

Aggregate amount of additional distributions to shareholders per $2.90 – $3.50

in total

Aggregate amount of distributions per share $17.58 – $18.50

Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed May 1, 2025

Same-store multifamily Revenue growth · Full Year 2025 2.1% – 3.6%

Same-store multifamily Expense growth · Full Year 2025 2.75% – 4.25%

Same-store multifamily NOI growth · Full Year 2025 1.5% – 3.5%

Property management expense · Full Year 2025 $8.75M – $9.25M

G&A, net of core adjustments · Full Year 2025 $25.25M – $26.25M

Interest expense · Full Year 2025 $37.35M – $38.35M

NAREIT FFO per diluted share · Full Year 2025 $0.88 – $0.94

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral

2 · 3 · 2

50 / 200-day cross

No cross Neutral

Price vs 200-day avg

−69% Bearish

Price vs 50-day avg

+1% Bullish

RSI (14)

58 Neutral

MACD trend

Positive Bullish

52-week position

2% Bearish

Volume (OBV)

Confirms Neutral

Market signals — smart money & positioning

Mixed

Trend (MA cross) No cross

50d $2 › 200d $5 — 200d above 50d

Institutional flow Distributing

-17% holders QoQ · +17 funds added

Insider flow Flat

No net insider activity over 90 days

Short interest Falling

2.63% of float · ▼ -16.5% MoM · 2.1 days cover

Volume signal Normal

Volume near normal

Institution breadth Multi-yr low

159 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup

Price context

position in its 52-week range

Range low $1 Now $2 · 2% Range high $18

vs 200-day avg -69% vs 50-day avg +1%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Versus peers

REIT - Residential — same industry group

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Company	Mkt cap	YTD	Rev growth Y/Y	P/E	Short % shares
ELME Elme Communities this stock	$147.50M	-90.5%	+6.2%	—	2.6%
AVB Avalonbay Communities Inc	$73.41B	+1.5%	+4.4%	70.4	2.6%
VMRK Vivmark Residential	$25.04B	+5.9%	+4.8%	28.9	2.8%
ESS Essex Property Trust, Inc.	$18.57B	+10.4%	+6.4%	45.0	3.5%
INVH Invitation Homes Inc.	$17.78B	+8.3%	+4.2%	27.6	2.1%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section

Ownership

Institutional Holders Reducing

Holders

159

% held: 74.8%
Net QoQ: -4.9M sh
Top holder: HIGHBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGE…

Held Float

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Held by Funds

Fund positions

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Short & Settlement

Short Interest Falling

Shares short

2.3M

Days to cover: 2.1d
Change: -461.6K sh

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Short Volume

Short vol %

36%

As of: Aug 21, 2026

Short Total

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Fails to Deliver

FTD shares

8.3K

Value: $12.4K
As of: Jul 23, 2026

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Off-Exchange

Off-exchange %

47.0%

Week of: Jul 13, 2026

Off-exch Lit

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Financials

Revenue (FY)

$241.9M

Net income (FY): $-13.1M
EPS diluted: $-0.15

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Buybacks

Authorized

$50.0M

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Filings

SEC Filings

Latest

8-K

Filed: Aug 20, 2026
This year: 11

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Earnings & Events

Earnings Calls

Last call

Aug 5, 2025

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Performance

	5D	20D	120D	MTD	YTD
ELME	+2.5%	+11.4%	-22.4%	+3.1%	-90.5%
SPY	-1.4%	+3.6%	+11.6%	+2.5%	+12.3%
vs SPY	+3.8%	+7.8%	-34.0%	+0.6%	-102.8%

Capital returns

Latest dividend

$14.67 / share · ex Jan 8, 2026

Raised 8050%

Paid (TTM)

$14.85 / share · 2 payouts

Dividend yield (TTM, derived)

— · history filling in

Buyback program · as of Oct 26, 2023

Authorized

$50.00M

Spent (derived)

—

Remaining

—

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

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