Sun Communities Inc (SUI) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — Sun Communities Inc

SUI in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Sun Communities owns and operates manufactured-housing and RV communities across the United States and Canada, renting sites rather than building homes. It also holds UK communities, now classified as discontinued operations pending sale. It is a REIT, a real-estate investment trust that owns income property and pays out most of its profit, based in Southfield, Michigan.
Where it sits in the stack
Sun Communities carries no seat in our Rubin AI index. It sits in the residential REIT sleeve of our wider universe, grouped with other property owners rather than any technology layer.
Who it is priced against
The diary has no assigned peer group for this name in our records. The comparison the market draws is with Equity LifeStyle Properties, another manufactured-housing and RV community REIT.
Why Closelook tracks it
Sun Communities holds a seat in the Russell 1000 but carries no Closelook score and no recorded quotes; coverage here is limited to that index seat.
What the diary watches
Whether the UK portfolio sale completes as planned and whether occupancy across its manufactured-housing and RV sites holds up as the stock trades below its recent highs.

Sun Communities Inc (SUI) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for SUI, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 2 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Evercore ISI, 2026-09-14

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for SUI from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Evercore ISI — target 138 from 139 Target cut to $138 from $139 (+20.5% to spot) 2026-09-14
  • Price target Truist — target 136 from 138 Target cut to $136 from $138 (+18.3% to spot) 2026-09-11

2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against REIT - Residential · United States · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

REIT - Residential · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against SUI on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 3.80%, quarterly · last 1.12 USD on 2026-06-30

Dividends and capital return

What SUI pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 4.32 USD per share · a 3.80% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year −45.0% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 7.86 USD per share
  • Last distribution 1.12 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-06-30
  • By calendar year 2023: 1.86 USD (partial) · 2024: 3.76 USD · 2025: 8.06 USD · 2026: 2.24 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-09-28

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Sun Communities Inc (SUI)?

Sun Communities Inc trades as SUI on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is SUI in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Sun Communities Inc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does SUI trade against its moving averages?

Downtrend stack: Trades -5.6% vs the 50-day and -8.6% vs the 200-day average, 16.7% below the 52-week high and +0% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 64 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Sun Communities Inc do?

Sun Communities owns and operates manufactured-housing and RV communities across the United States and Canada, renting sites rather than building homes. It also holds UK communities, now classified as discontinued operations pending sale. It is a REIT, a real-estate investment trust that owns income property and pays out most of its profit, based in Southfield, Michigan. The diary has no assigned peer group for this name in our records. The comparison the market draws is with Equity LifeStyle Properties, another manufactured-housing and RV community REIT.

Where does Sun Communities Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Sun Communities carries no seat in our Rubin AI index. It sits in the residential REIT sleeve of our wider universe, grouped with other property owners rather than any technology layer. Sun Communities holds a seat in the Russell 1000 but carries no Closelook score and no recorded quotes; coverage here is limited to that index seat.

Does Sun Communities Inc pay a dividend?

Sun Communities Inc has paid 4.32 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 3.80% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 1.12 USD on 2026-06-30. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Sun Communities Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on Sun Communities Inc on the Closelook wire is a price target by Evercore ISI on 2026-09-14 (target 138 from 139). 2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for SUI, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then REIT - Residential, then Real Estate. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.