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ESS

Essex Property Trust Inc

May 14 • 04:00PM ET

268.53

-3.41 -1.25 %

Real Estate • REIT - Residential • USA • Large • NYSE

May 14, 4:21 PMEssex Property Trust declares $2.59 quarterly dividend payable July 15, 2026

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Index	S&P 500	P/E	30.20	EPS (ttm)	8.89	Insider Own	0.72%	Shs Outstand	64.31M	Perf Week	0.43%
Market Cap	17.84B	Forward P/E	44.38	EPS next Y	6.05	Insider Trans	0.00%	Shs Float	63.80M	Perf Month	6.68%
Enterprise Value	24.84B	PEG	-	EPS next Q	1.45	Inst Own	101.78%	Short Float	2.87%	Perf Quarter	6.83%
Income	572.74M	P/S	9.35	EPS this Y	-44.64%	Inst Trans	-1.54%	Short Ratio	3.89	Perf Half Y	2.61%
Sales	1.91B	P/B	3.18	EPS next Y	5.10%	ROA	4.36%	Short Interest	1.83M	Perf YTD	2.62%
Book/sh	84.52	P/C	376.35	EPS next 5Y	-14.08%	ROE	10.41%	52W High	294.09 -8.69%	Perf Year	-3.63%
Cash/sh	0.71	P/FCF	15.87	EPS past 3/5Y	18.35% 3.69%	ROIC	4.88%	52W Low	238.46 12.61%	Perf 3Y	24.71%
Dividend Est.	10.44 (3.89%)	EV/EBITDA	20.30	Sales past 3/5Y	5.51% 4.76%	Gross Margin	36.69%	Volatility	1.79% 2.14%	Perf 5Y	-6.88%
Dividend TTM	10.30 (3.84%)	EV/Sales	13.02	EPS Y/Y TTM	-14.94%	Oper. Margin	32.11%	ATR (14)	5.38	Perf 10Y	17.91%
Dividend Ex-Date	Mar 31, 2026	Quick Ratio	0.18	Sales Y/Y TTM	5.27%	Profit Margin	30.03%	RSI (14)	61.38	Recom	2.69
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	5.32% 4.35%	Current Ratio	0.18	EPS Q/Q	-47.81%	SMA20	2.24%	Beta	0.73	Target Price	280.30
Payout	98.86%	Debt/Eq	1.26	Sales Q/Q	4.34%	SMA50	5.76%	Rel Volume	1.30	Prev Close	271.94
Employees	1689	LT Debt/Eq	1.16	Earnings	Apr 28 AMC	SMA200	4.25%	Avg Volume	470.74K	Price	268.53
IPO	Jun 07, 1994	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	16.03% 1.26%	Trades		Volume	634,068	Change	-1.25%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
May-04-26	Upgrade	Piper Sandler	Neutral → Overweight	$310
Feb-27-26	Downgrade	Raymond James	Outperform → Mkt Perform
Jan-09-26	Downgrade	BMO Capital Markets	Outperform → Market Perform	$280
Dec-16-25	Downgrade	Jefferies	Buy → Hold	$282
Oct-01-25	Initiated	Cantor Fitzgerald	Overweight	$300
Sep-29-25	Downgrade	BNP Paribas Exane	Outperform → Neutral
Aug-04-25	Downgrade	Piper Sandler	Overweight → Neutral	$275
Jun-24-25	Upgrade	Raymond James	Mkt Perform → Outperform	$315
Jan-21-25	Upgrade	Deutsche Bank	Hold → Buy	$308 → $310
Jan-13-25	Upgrade	BMO Capital Markets	Market Perform → Outperform	$323 → $310
Dec-17-24	Initiated	Barclays	Equal Weight	$316
Dec-17-24	Downgrade	JP Morgan	Neutral → Underweight	$297 → $303
Oct-21-24	Downgrade	Raymond James	Outperform → Mkt Perform
Sep-24-24	Downgrade	BofA Securities	Buy → Neutral	$307 → $321
Sep-11-24	Initiated	Exane BNP Paribas	Outperform	$333
Sep-04-24	Initiated	Goldman	Neutral	$318
Apr-01-24	Upgrade	BofA Securities	Neutral → Buy	$250 → $275
Mar-18-24	Upgrade	Raymond James	Mkt Perform → Outperform	$265
Feb-28-24	Upgrade	Mizuho	Neutral → Buy	$255 → $250
Feb-22-24	Resumed	Goldman	Sell	$227

Show Previous Ratings

May-14-26 04:15PM	Essex Property Trust Declares Quarterly Distributions (Business Wire)
Apr-30-26 03:16AM	Essex Property Trust Inc (ESS) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Performance Amidst ... (GuruFocus.com)
Apr-28-26 04:39PM	Essex Property Trust: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
04:15PM	Essex Announces First Quarter 2026 Results (Business Wire)
Apr-07-26 04:15PM	Essex Announces Release and Conference Call Dates for Its First Quarter 2026 Earnings (Business Wire)
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Mar-13-26 02:00AM	REITs Are a Safe Place to Hide From Iran and AI (Barrons.com)
Mar-09-26 09:35PM	Barclays Trims Essex Property (ESS) Trust Price Target to $271 after Sector Review (Insider Monkey)
Mar-06-26 12:15PM	Scotiabank Cuts Essex Property Trust (ESS) Target, Says Multifamily Recovery Still Uneven (Insider Monkey)
Feb-27-26 04:15PM	Essex Property Trust to Present at The 2026 Citigroup Global Property CEO Conference (Business Wire)
09:53AM	Demand slide prompts Raymond James to downgrade residential REITs (Investing.com)
Feb-20-26 12:49PM	Essex Property Rewards Investors With Another Annual Dividend Hike (Zacks)
11:16AM	Is Wall Street Bullish or Bearish on Essex Property Trust Stock? (Barchart)
Feb-19-26 04:15PM	Essex Announces its 32nd Consecutive Annual Dividend Increase (Business Wire)
Feb-13-26 08:51AM	Stifel Cuts Essex Property Trust (ESS) PT to $278 After Q4 Review, Keeps Hold (Insider Monkey)
Feb-12-26 11:40AM	SAFE or ESS: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now? (Zacks)
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Feb-11-26 11:08AM	Northern California strength, lower concessions drive positive Q4 for Essex (Multifamily Dive)
Feb-10-26 09:53AM	UDR's Q4 FFOA Beats Estimates, Revenues & Same-Store NOI Grow Y/Y (Zacks)
Feb-06-26 09:05AM	Camden's Q4 FFO Beats Estimates, Revenues Up Y/Y, Dividend Raised (Zacks)
08:57AM	Equity Residential Q4 FFO & Revenues Miss Estimates but Increase Y/Y (Zacks)
08:23AM	Essex Property Trust Q4 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
Feb-05-26 06:03PM	Essex Property Trust Inc (ESS) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Revenue Growth and ... (GuruFocus.com)
05:04PM	Analyst Report: Essex Property Trust, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
09:33AM	Essex Property Q4 Core FFO Lags Estimates, Revenues Beat & Rise Y/Y (Zacks)
09:31AM	Mid-America Apartment's Q4 FFO Beats Estimates, Revenues Grow Y/Y (Zacks)
08:36AM	AvalonBay Q4 FFO Tops Estimates, Revenues Grow Y/Y, Dividend Raised (Zacks)
Feb-04-26 07:00PM	Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Essex Property Trust (ESS) Q4 Earnings (Zacks)
05:25PM	Essex Property Trust (ESS) Lags Q4 FFO Estimates (Zacks)
04:30PM	Essex Property Trust: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:15PM	Essex Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Results and Provides 2026 Guidance (Business Wire)
Feb-03-26 11:41AM	How Are Residential REITs Positioned Ahead of Q4 Earnings? (Zacks)
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Jan-30-26 11:33AM	Essex Property to Report Q4 Earnings: Here's What to Expect (Zacks)
Jan-29-26 06:15PM	LCNB (LCNB) Q4 Earnings Miss Estimates (Zacks)
Jan-27-26 08:30AM	General Mills Elects Joan Bottarini To Its Board of Directors (Business Wire)
Jan-21-26 10:56AM	Prologis Q4 FFO Meets Estimates, Rental Revenues Rise Y/Y (Zacks)
Jan-16-26 04:15PM	Essex Reports Characteristics of 2025 Dividends (Business Wire)
03:04PM	Barclays Raises the Firm's PT on Essex Property Trust (ESS) Stock (Insider Monkey)
Jan-15-26 04:15PM	Essex Announces Release and Conference Call Dates for Its Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings (Business Wire)
Jan-06-26 06:56AM	What to Expect From Essex Propertys Next Quarterly Earnings Report (Barchart)
Dec-23-25 09:21AM	3 Residential REITs to Consider for Steady Income in 2026 (Zacks)
Dec-12-25 09:50AM	How Is Essex Property Trust's Stock Performance Compared to Other Residential REIT Stocks? (Barchart)
Dec-06-25 02:13PM	Mizuho Sees Continued Upside for Essex Property Trust (ESS) Amid Solid Fundamentals (Insider Monkey)
Dec-05-25 04:15PM	Essex Property Trust Declares Quarterly Distributions (Business Wire)
Dec-03-25 04:15PM	Essex Property Trust Prices $350 Million of Senior Notes (Business Wire)
10:33AM	Is it Wise to Retain Essex Property Stock in Your Portfolio for Now? (Zacks)
Nov-24-25 03:38AM	Are Wall Street Analysts Bullish on Essex Property Stock? (Barchart)
Nov-16-25 04:55AM	3 Dividend Powerhouse Stocks Yielding Over 3% to Buy Today (Motley Fool)
Oct-31-25 09:32AM	AI growth boosts Essexs Q3 results (Multifamily Dive)
09:32AM	AI growth boosts Essex (Multifamily Dive)
Oct-30-25 09:14PM	Essex Property Trust Inc (ESS) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Core FFO Performance ... (GuruFocus.com)
05:43PM	Analyst Report: Essex Property Trust, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
12:45PM	Essex Property Q3 Core FFO Beats Estimates, '25 View Raised (Zacks)
Oct-29-25 06:30PM	Essex Property Trust (ESS) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say (Zacks)
05:35PM	Essex Property Trust (ESS) Q3 FFO Surpass Estimates (Zacks)
04:35PM	Essex Property Trust: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:15PM	Essex Announces Third Quarter 2025 Results and Raises Full-Year 2025 Guidance (Business Wire)
Oct-28-25 12:23PM	Federal Realty to Report Q3 Earnings: What to Expect From the Stock? (Zacks)
08:47AM	Alexandria's Q3 AFFO & Revenues Miss Estimates, '25 View Narrowed (Zacks)
Oct-27-25 01:42PM	What's in Store for Mid-America Apartment Stock in Q3 Earnings? (Zacks)
10:54AM	Essex Property to Report Q3 Earnings: Here's What to Expect (Zacks)
Oct-23-25 10:56AM	What to Expect From AvalonBay Communities Stock in Q3 Earnings? (Zacks)
10:23AM	What's in Store for Equity Residential Stock in Q3 Earnings? (Zacks)
Oct-17-25 10:57AM	What to Expect From Essex Property's Q3 2025 Earnings Report (Barchart)
Oct-13-25 07:53PM	Essex Property Trust's (ESS) Strong Market Focus Supports Steady Dividend Growth (Insider Monkey)
02:51PM	Analyst Report: Essex Property Trust, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
11:40AM	SAFE vs. ESS: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option? (Zacks)
Oct-10-25 10:58AM	US Apartment Market Cools in Q3: How Are Residential REITs Placed? (Zacks)
Oct-08-25 04:15PM	Essex Announces Release and Conference Call Dates for Its Third Quarter 2025 Earnings (Business Wire)
Oct-05-25 03:37PM	Essex Property Trust (ESS): A Model of Stability in the Dividend Champions Universe (Insider Monkey)
Sep-26-25 11:40AM	SAFE or ESS: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now? (Zacks)
Sep-22-25 08:12AM	Essex Property Trust Stock: Is ESS Underperforming the Real Estate Sector? (Barchart)
Sep-19-25 07:30AM	REITs playbook: Investors must remain 'selective' postrate cuts (Yahoo Finance Video)
Sep-15-25 08:00AM	If You Invested $10K In Essex Property Stock 10 Years Ago, How Much Would You Have Now? (Benzinga)
Sep-04-25 04:15PM	Essex Property Trust Declares Quarterly Distributions (Business Wire)
Aug-30-25 10:16AM	3 Super-Reliable Real Estate Stocks to Buy and Hold for Passive Income (Motley Fool)
Aug-29-25 11:30AM	UDR (UDR) Down 0.7% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound? (Zacks)
Aug-28-25 11:30AM	Essex Property Trust (ESS) Down 0.3% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound? (Zacks)
Aug-27-25 08:48AM	What Are Wall Street Analysts' Target Price for Essex Property Stock? (Barchart)
Aug-15-25 10:00AM	Can AvalonBay's Portfolio Strength Offset Development Setbacks? (Zacks)
Aug-14-25 11:39AM	Is it Wise to Retain Essex Property Stock in Your Portfolio for Now? (Zacks)
Aug-13-25 12:55AM	Raymond James Lifts Essex Property (ESS) from Market Perform to Outperform (Insider Monkey)
Aug-05-25 12:32PM	Equity Residential Q2 FFO Meets Estimates, Rental Income Rises Y/Y (Zacks)
08:37AM	Issues in Los Angeles weigh on Essexs second quarter (Multifamily Dive)
Aug-04-25 09:35AM	Coinbase downgraded, Spotify upgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly)
Jul-31-25 08:12AM	Invitation Homes' Q2 FFO and Revenues Beat, Rents Improve Y/Y (Zacks)
08:10AM	UDR's Q2 FFOA & Revenues Beat Estimates, Same-Store NOI Grows (Zacks)
03:28AM	Essex Property Trust Inc (ESS) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Core FFO Performance ... (GuruFocus.com)
Jul-30-25 04:49PM	Analyst Report: Essex Property Trust, Inc. (Morningstar Research) -7.64%
12:05PM	Essex Property Q2 Core FFO Beats Estimates, Revenues Increase Y/Y (Zacks)
10:14AM	Essex Property Q2 Core FFO & Revenues Beat Estimates, '25 Views Raised (Zacks)
Jul-29-25 06:00PM	Essex Property Trust (ESS) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say (Zacks)
05:30PM	Essex Property Trust (ESS) Beats Q2 FFO and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
04:30PM	Essex Property Trust: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:15PM	Essex Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results and Raises Full-Year 2025 Guidance (Business Wire)
Jul-23-25 12:45PM	Here is Why Growth Investors Should Buy Essex Property Trust (ESS) Now (Zacks)
10:16AM	Essex Property to Report Q2 Earnings: What to Expect From the Stock? (Zacks)
Jul-16-25 06:01PM	3 Top Dividend Stocks Yielding More Than 3% That You Shouldn't Hesitate to Buy Right Now (Motley Fool)
Jul-14-25 11:40AM	NXRT vs. ESS: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option? (Zacks)
11:13AM	The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights AvalonBay Communities, Equity Residential, Essex Property Trust and UDR (Zacks)
Jul-11-25 11:34AM	How Are Residential REITs Positioned in Q2 as Demand Stays Resilient? (Zacks)
Jul-09-25 07:27AM	Here's What to Expect From Essex Property Trust's Next Earnings Report (Barchart)

Essex Property Trust, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust. It engages in the ownership, operation, management, acquisition, development, and re-development of predominantly apartment communities. The company was founded by George M. Marcus in 1971 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
MARCUS GEORGE M	Director	May 28 '25	Option Exercise	216.31	13,418	2,902,448	221,925	May 30 04:17 PM

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Essex Property Trust Inc

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