Sun Communities, Inc. Stock News

Southfield, Michigan, Sept. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE: SUI) (the “Company”), a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that owns and operates, or has an interest in, manufactured housing (“MH”) and recreational vehicle (“RV”) communities (collectively, the "properties"), today announced its Board of Directors declared a quarterly distribution of $1.04 per share of c...

SUI's CEO transition and operational restructuring aim to boost efficiency, with cost savings and a sharpened focus on MH/RV assets post-Safe Harbor sale. The company raised FY 2025 FFO guidance, supported by high occupancy rates and quality assets, especially in manufactured housing and RV segments. Safe Harbor asset sale streamlines SUI into a pure-play MH/RV operator, lowers leverage, and cr...

U.S. equity markets notched another series of record highs this week, surging into the weekend after surprisingly dovish commentary from Federal Reserve Chair Powell, who hinted at imminent rate cuts. Powell used his final Jackson Hole speech as Fed Chair to deliver a clear policy pivot, an unexpected reversal after months of insistence that tariff-related inflation warranted a hawkish framewor...

Sun Communities offers durable income and long-term growth, with high occupancy, inflation-resistant rents, and a sharpened focus on manufactured housing and RV communities. Recent results show strong NOI growth in manufactured housing, resilient FFO, and a stable dividend yield, supported by cost savings and high tenant retention. The balance sheet is exceptionally strong, with upgraded credit...

A surprising solid REIT earnings season wrapped up this week. Of the 100 equity REITs that provide full-year FFO guidance, 62% raised their outlook - above the historical 55% average. Disinflation was a surprisingly common thread across second-quarter results, with the majority of the upside revisions being driven by improved expense expectations - the highest quantity of expense reductions eve...

REITs have outperformed the S&P 500 over the long run. I expect REITs to return to their lead over the coming years. I highlight specific REITs that are especially well-positioned.

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are generally income investments, but they all go about the income theme a bit differently. For example, Sun Communities (SUI 0.22%) is often viewed as a growth-oriented REIT, while a REIT like Realty Income (O 1.28%) is all about a sustainable high yield.

U.S. equity markets fell sharply this week, while benchmark interest rates retreated to three-month lows, after revised employment data showed that job growth was far weaker than initially reported. The BLS payrolls report showed softer-than-expected hiring in July and the steepest two-month downward revisions to jobs growth since 2020, raising concern that the Fed may be "behind the curve." Th...