Sun Communities (SUI) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $1.16
- Estimate
- $0.97
- Surprise
- +19.7%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $552.6M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.2 → 5.1/10
Revenue source: yfinance_provisional (provisional — SEC XBRL not yet filed for this period).
How the report landed
Sun Communities (SUI) beat the $0.97 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.16 — a large 19.7% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.2/10) to Sell at 5.1/10 after the report — the engine's score fell despite the beat.
Coverage in the report window
- Evercore ISI Group Maintains Outperform on Sun Communities, Raises Price Target to $136 — benzinga, 2026-10-28
- Sun Communities Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript — benzinga, 2026-10-27
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates SUI Sell at 4.4/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +19.7% surprise compares with a +51.6% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-02-23.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
What argues against it
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.4)
- Sector modifier (Real Estate): -1.2
- Weak overall score: 4.4/10
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $110.18
- Price target
- $122.40
- Stop
- $106.48
- Upside to target
- +11.1%
- Reward-to-risk
- 2.0:1
The stock trades at 45.0× trailing but 34.4× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 1.8× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-29 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
SUI at TrendMatrix's latest read
REIT quarters hinge on occupancy, rate exposure, and FFO rather than headline EPS, which mechanically distorts under depreciation.
- Industry
- REIT - Residential
- Market cap
- $14.09B
- P/E (fwd)
- 34.4
- P/E (ttm)
- 45.0
- 52-week range
- $109.77–$137.85
- Off 52-week high
- 20.1%
- RSI (14)
- 47
- Volume vs avg
- 1.78×
- Score today
- 4.4/10