Elme Communities (ELME)

NYSEReal EstateReit - ResidentialSnapshot 2026-10-23

$1.770.00%

Close 2026-10-23 · 1-day change

Investment OutlookAs of Oct 24, 2026

What could strengthen or challenge Elme Communities’s outlook?

The long-term thesis, the evidence coming in, and the environment around it. Thesis dated Jul 8, 2026.

Higher potential upsideImproving expectations

Next-FY EPS estimate change · 30 days

Comparable estimates unavailable

+10% or more+5%0%−5%−10% or less

A matching fiscal period and sufficient coverage are required.

Higher risk of downsideWeakening expectations

One observable signal. This measures changing earnings expectations, not the probability of a gain or loss.

How this is measured

The calculation requires same-period, same-provider snapshots, positive EPS, at least five analysts and a baseline within three days of the requested lookback.

Measure / period	Management expectations	Analyst expectations
Quarter ending 2026-12-30
Revenue	—	9.6M
EPS	—	0
Annual ending 2026-12-31
Revenue	—	67.06M
EPS	—	-0.109
Annual ending 2027-12-31
Revenue	—	266M
EPS	—	-0.078

Management figures unavailable.

What the Thesis Depends On

Three published thesis conditions, with dated milestones shown separately.

Key Factor	Why It Matters	Current Status	Break Condition	Latest Evidence
Maintain dividend at $0.18 per share	The company targets a dividend of $0.18 per share, maintaining shareholder returns during wind-down.	Under Pressure	Dividend per share falls below $0.18 in 2026-Q1	Dividend per share: $0.18 per share FY2025-Q3; GAAP. Published target: Dividend per share >= $0.18. The stored target says 2026-Q1; this source reports FY2025-Q3. Fiscal/calendar alignment needs review. Source published Oct 24, 20250.18 USD/share · source valueSource reportLast status assessment Oct 24, 2026 Measurement source consolidated · GAAP FY2025-Q3 · Period ending Sep 30, 2025 Source: company_financial_results. Reference: 91fa442a-ca42-43f6-ad5c-37c82139e33c. Source status: eligible. Compare required operating outcomes Compare scope, accounting basis and period before treating this evidence as progress against an annual requirement. Management context Stated in 3 quarters with dividend per share consistently at $0.18 from 2025-Q2 through 2026-Q1. The company has maintained the dividend during the liquidation process, delivering on this continuing operational priority. Delivery assessment Oct 24, 2026
Achieve liquidation distribution of ~$3.2 per share	Guidance expects a liquidation distribution of about $3.2 per share by July 2026.	Intact	Distribution falls below $2.9 per share by July 2026	Direct metric needs a verified mapping The published measure or accounting basis is not supported by an exact source binding. Source date unavailableLast status assessment Oct 24, 2026Compare required operating outcomes Compare scope, accounting basis and period before treating this evidence as progress against an annual requirement. Management context Stated in 3 quarters with dividend per share consistently at $0.18 from 2025-Q2 through 2026-Q1. The company has maintained the dividend during the liquidation process, delivering on this continuing operational priority. Delivery assessment Oct 24, 2026
Sell remaining properties per liquidation plan	Elme Communities is executing its Plan of Sale and Liquidation, having sold 5 of 10 remaining properties by Q1 2026.	Recovered	Number of properties sold falls below 5 by Q1 2026	Direct metric needs a verified mapping The published measure or accounting basis is not supported by an exact source binding. Source date unavailableLast status assessment Oct 24, 2026Compare required operating outcomes Compare scope, accounting basis and period before treating this evidence as progress against an annual requirement. Management context Stated as a priority in 3 recent disclosures. Management reported selling six properties in 2026 and completing sales of all remaining properties by September 29, 2026, with net proceeds of approximately $103.2 million from final sales. The company is proceeding with liquidation and dissolution as planned, delivering on the execution of the Plan of Sale and Liquidation. Delivery assessment Oct 24, 2026

Stored thesis · Jul 8, 2026. Latest Evidence uses source-matched measurements where available, alongside the last thesis-monitor assessment. Source periods and assessment dates are shown separately. A new measurement does not automatically change the published status or verify an older target.

Incoming Evidence

Compare these dated observations with the operating requirements above

Expectations trend

Same fiscal period

FY2027 · fiscal year ending 2027-12-31 · fmp

FY2027 EPS: comparable history unavailable.

FY2027 revenue: comparable history unavailable.

Exact estimates & source dates

One fiscal period and provider throughout. At least five contributors are required for each plotted metric; missing coverage stays a gap. Axes show the observed range. Counts measure coverage, not revisions.

FY2027 estimate observations · fmp
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Revenue and EPS estimates track expectations. They are not delivered results or like-for-like proof of a required annual path.

Compare required revenue and earnings

Analyst view

Monthly observations

Buy / Strong BuyHoldSell / Strong Sell

Exact monthly counts

Monthly rating snapshots · fmp. Missing snapshots are not zero.
Date	Buy*	Hold	Sell*
2026-05-01	0	2	0
2026-06-01	0	1	0
2026-07-01	0	1	0
2026-08-01	0	1	0
2026-09-01	0	1	0
2026-10-01	0	1	0

*Buy includes Strong Buy; Sell includes Strong Sell. Monthly counts describe the analyst mix, not the firms behind each recent action.

Latest: 0 Buy / Strong Buy · 1 Hold · 0 Sell / Strong Sell

0 upgrades0 downgrades0 maintains

Recent actions · Sep 25–Oct 24 · 0 recorded

Price-target changes

30 days

Individual price-target observations are unavailable.

0 raises · 0 cuts · 0 unchanged · 0 without a comparable prior

How this is measured

Sep 25, 2026–Oct 24, 2026. Each firm's latest positive target is paired only with its immediately prior positive target from the same provider, at most 180 days earlier. Unmatched observations have one dot; conflicting observations are not compared.

Outlook in Brief

The evidence, the remaining questions, and what comes next

What's improving

No recovery evidence is reported in the available driver assessments.

Still unresolved / key risks

Maintain dividend at $0.18 per sharePublished status: Under Pressure
Achieve liquidation distribution of ~$3.2 per shareDirect metric needs a verified mapping
Sell remaining properties per liquidation planDirect metric needs a verified mapping

Next proof point

Next earnings date unavailable

Look for updated results and guidance against the published targets, plus direct evidence for unresolved drivers.

Review earnings

Bottom line

3 of 3 published conditions remain under pressure or need verification. The next results need to address those conditions.

The dated weekly assessment and its assumptions are available in Read detailed Outlook.

Historical risk context

Observed price history; separate from operating scenarios

Price sensitivity

0.6%Typical daily move · historical

Downside history

-99.1%Maximum drawdown · trailing year

Read detailed Outlook Company context, assumptions & risks

Elme Communities outlook in detail

The weekly editorial context below is a separate assessment from the dated monitor evidence above. Recovery observations do not automatically change the published thesis. Unverified outside influences are hypotheses, not measured driver evidence.

Updated Oct 24, 2026

What kind of bet this is

This is a liquidation situation rather than a conventional long-term operating-company thesis. Management has completed the planned property sales and is proceeding with dissolution, while the thesis remains on watch amid weak results and volatile management signals.

What's priced into Elme Communities

The valuation evidence is mixed: ELME appears cheap versus peers, yet the model also shows a peer premium, and confidence in that reading is low. The expectations gap is negative, suggesting expectations are not especially supportive; the evidence does not establish exactly what the market assumes about final distributions.

What the fundamentals likely do

Near term, weak recent performance and a run of earnings misses create elevated risk of another miss, and the signal has shifted to cautious. Over the multi-year view, the main fundamental change is the planned wind-down: management completed the remaining property sales by September 2026 and reported about $103.2 million in net proceeds from final sales.

What Elme Communities hinges on

The thesis hinges on completing liquidation and delivering further distributions as planned; management has reported progress, including total distributions of $16.41 per share through September 2026. Near-term risk includes any guidance cut, while rate cuts or stronger results from sector peers could provide a more favorable backdrop; the recent delisting notice is also a material event to monitor.