ESS

Essex Property Trust Inc

268.58

Oct 08 • 3:59 PM ET 0.00 (0.00%)

Real Estate REIT - Residential USA Large NYSE

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Index	S&P 500
Market Cap	17.85B
Enterprise Value	24.72B
Income	413.84M
Sales	1.93B
Book/sh	82.83
Cash/sh	1.00
Dividend Est.	10.37 (3.86%)
Dividend TTM	10.34 (3.85%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Sep 30, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	5.32% 4.35%
Payout	98.86%
Employees	1689
IPO	Jun 07, 1994

P/E	41.80
Forward P/E	42.60
PEG	-
P/S	9.26
P/B	3.24
P/C	269.04
P/FCF	15.02
EV/EBITDA	20.99
EV/Sales	12.83
Quick Ratio	0.09
Current Ratio	0.09
Debt/Eq	1.27
LT Debt/Eq	1.18
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	6.43
EPS next Y	6.30
EPS next Q	1.47
EPS this Y	-45.95%
EPS next Y	12.15%
EPS next 5Y	-13.12%
EPS past 3/5Y	18.35% 3.69%
Sales past 3/5Y	5.51% 4.76%
EPS Y/Y TTM	-48.36%
Sales Y/Y TTM	4.74%
EPS Q/Q	-71.73%
Sales Q/Q	4.09%
Earnings	Jul 29 AMC
EPS/Sales Surpr.	-33.62% 0.19%

Insider Own	0.81%
Insider Trans	-0.11%
Inst Own	104.63%
Inst Trans	3.02%
ROA	3.17%
ROE	7.55%
ROIC	3.56%
Gross Margin	36.84%
Oper. Margin	29.26%
Profit Margin	21.48%
SMA20	-1.17%
SMA50	-3.71%
SMA200	-0.02%
Trades

Shs Outstand	64.27M
Shs Float	63.75M
Short Float	3.43%
Short Ratio	4.40
Short Interest	2.19M
52W High	303.35 -11.46%
52W Low	238.46 12.63%
Volatility	1.79% 1.61%
ATR (14)	4.54
RSI (14)	39.69
Beta	0.70
Rel Volume	0.00
Avg Volume	496.38K
Volume	0

Perf Week	-0.35%
Perf Month	-2.11%
Perf Quarter	-8.51%
Perf Half Y	7.42%
Perf YTD	2.64%
Perf Year	2.47%
Perf 3Y	24.38%
Perf 5Y	-17.77%
Perf 10Y	26.53%
Recom	2.52
Target Price	303.03
Prev Close	268.58
Price	268.58
Change %	0.00%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Sep-08-26	Downgrade	Mizuho	Outperform → Neutral	$295
Jul-31-26	Upgrade	Citizens	Mkt Perform → Mkt Outperform	$330
Jun-26-26	Resumed	Bernstein	Outperform	$320
Jun-01-26	Upgrade	Evercore ISI	In-line → Outperform	$295
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

Show Previous Ratings

Oct-06-26 04:15PM	Essex Announces Release and Conference Call Dates for Its Third Quarter 2026 Earnings (Business Wire)
Sep-11-26 04:15PM	Essex Property Trust to Present at The Bank of America Global Real Estate Conference 2026 (Business Wire)
Sep-03-26 04:15PM	Essex Property Trust Declares Quarterly Distributions (Business Wire)
Aug-27-26 05:31PM	The S&P 500 is nearing an 'especially positive' price - and the options market suggests a surge is likely (MarketWatch)
Aug-06-26 04:37PM	How to use options to trade stocks around an earnings announcement (MarketWatch)
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01:50AM	Apartment REITs Signal Recovery, but Lease Pricing Lags (CRE Daily)
Aug-03-26 11:46AM	West Coast portfolio helps Essex beat Q2 expectations (Multifamily Dive)
Jul-30-26 11:01PM	Essex Property Trust Inc (ESS) (Q2 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Strong FFO Beat and Raised ... (GuruFocus.com) -5.03%
08:30AM	Essex Property Trust, Inc. Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
Jul-29-26 04:28PM	Essex Property Trust: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
04:15PM	Essex Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results and Raises Full-Year 2026 Guidance (Business Wire)
Jul-08-26 04:15PM	Essex Announces Release and Conference Call Dates for Its Second Quarter 2026 Earnings (Business Wire)
Jun-26-26 04:15PM	Essex Property Trust Publishes 2025 Sustainability and Impact Report (Business Wire)
08:37AM	Raymond James upgrades Essex Property on AI-driven Bay Area rent boom (Investing.com)
May-29-26 04:15PM	Essex Property Trust to Present at The 2026 Nareit REITweek Conference (Business Wire)
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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)
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)
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)

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.

MBAAngela L. Kleiman

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Kasaris Mary	Director	May 27 '26	Sale	279.45	600	167,670	2,394	May 29 04:09 PM
Kasaris Mary	Director	May 27 '26	Proposed Sale	279.45	600	167,670		May 27 01:25 PM

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