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$1.62 +0.00 (+0.00%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$143.95M
Shares
88.86M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$1.62 Open$1.64 Day$1.62–1.64 52W close$1.35–17.55 Avg vol 30d1.1M Short int2.3M · 2.6% float · 2.1d Short vol62% Last earningsAug 5, 2025 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 31

Up next

FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 31, 2026

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical Sell Momentum Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very High
Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
Technical
price trend
Sell
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −72%
below
Price vs 50-day avg −4%
below
RSI (14) 50
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 2%
near low
Momentum
relative strength
Weak
1-month return +7%
trailing
6-month return −25%
trailing
YTD return −91%
this year
Relative strength −39%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $2 › 200d $6 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Distributing
-18% holders QoQ · +16 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
157 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
Squeeze score 42
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 2.5%
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

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 Sell
2 · 3 · 1
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−72% Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−4% Neutral
RSI (14)
50 Neutral
MACD trend
Positive Bullish
52-week position
2% Bearish
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Mixed
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $2 › 200d $6 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Distributing
-18% holders QoQ · +16 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
157 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 -72% vs 50-day avg -4%

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
$143.95M -90.7% +6.2% 2.6%
AVB
Avalonbay Communities Inc
$26.28B +1.5% +4.4% 25.2 2.6%
EQR
Equity Residential
$24.74B +4.6% +4.8% 28.6 2.8%
ESS
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
$18.48B +9.9% +6.4% 44.8 3.5%
INVH
Invitation Homes Inc.
$17.89B +9.0% +4.2% 27.8 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
157
% held
71.6%
Net QoQ
-7.7M sh
Top holder
HIGHBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGE…
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
38
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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 %
62%
As of
Aug 14, 2026
Short Total
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Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
9.2K
Value
$14.0K
As of
Jul 13, 2026
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Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
32.4%
Week of
Jul 6, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Financials
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 14, 2026
This year
10
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Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Aug 5, 2025
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
ELME +0.0% +6.6% -25.4% +0.6% -90.7%
SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
vs SPY -0.4% +2.1% -39.1% -3.3% -104.5%

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.

Key facts CIK 104894 CUSIP 939653101 13F (30d) 143 filings 142 filers Visit website Investor relations