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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NYSE:ESS NYSE:HIW NYSEARCA:VNQ On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeESSEssex Property Trust$264.63+0.3%$264.40$243.85▼$316.29$17.04B0.81391,440 shs311,276 shsHIWHighwoods Properties$32.47+0.8%$30.61$24.18▼$36.78$3.51B1.241.07 million shs806,712 shsVNQVanguard Real Estate ETF$91.46+0.4%$90.96$76.92▼$99.20$34.23B0.913.49 million shs2.50 million shs5G Stocks: The Path Forward is ProfitableEnter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's guide to investing in 5G and which 5G stocks show the most promise. Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceESSEssex Property Trust0.00%-1.17%-1.29%-6.69%-8.71%HIWHighwoods Properties0.00%+3.73%+1.93%+5.45%-1.29%VNQVanguard Real Estate ETF0.00%+0.44%-1.14%+2.43%-3.88%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeESSEssex Property Trust$264.63+0.3%$264.40$243.85▼$316.29$17.04B0.81391,440 shs311,276 shsHIWHighwoods Properties$32.47+0.8%$30.61$24.18▼$36.78$3.51B1.241.07 million shs806,712 shsVNQVanguard Real Estate ETF$91.46+0.4%$90.96$76.92▼$99.20$34.23B0.913.49 million shs2.50 million shs5G Stocks: The Path Forward is ProfitableEnter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's guide to investing in 5G and which 5G stocks show the most promise. Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceESSEssex Property Trust0.00%-1.17%-1.29%-6.69%-8.71%HIWHighwoods Properties0.00%+3.73%+1.93%+5.45%-1.29%VNQVanguard Real Estate ETF0.00%+0.44%-1.14%+2.43%-3.88%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceESSEssex Property Trust 2.30Hold$297.2812.34% UpsideHIWHighwoods Properties 2.17Hold$31.60-2.67% DownsideVNQVanguard Real Estate ETF 2.68Moderate Buy$91.42-0.04% DownsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest ESS, VNQ, and HIW Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails10/1/2025ESSEssex Property TrustCantor FitzgeraldSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageOverweight$300.0010/1/2025ESSEssex Property TrustCantor FitzgeraldSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageOverweight$300.009/30/2025ESSEssex Property TrustBarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetEqual Weight$298.00 ➝ $297.009/29/2025ESSEssex Property TrustBNP ParibasSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeOutperform ➝ Hold9/29/2025ESSEssex Property TrustBNP Paribas ExaneSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeOutperform ➝ Neutral9/27/2025ESSEssex Property TrustWeiss RatingsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingHold (C+)9/27/2025HIWHighwoods PropertiesWeiss RatingsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingHold (C)9/15/2025ESSEssex Property TrustEvercore ISISubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetIn-Line$279.00 ➝ $283.009/3/2025HIWHighwoods PropertiesTruist FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetHold$32.00 ➝ $33.008/27/2025ESSEssex Property TrustWells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetEqual Weight$325.00 ➝ $279.008/13/2025ESSEssex Property TrustMorgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetEqual Weight$304.00 ➝ $285.00(Data available from 10/6/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookESSEssex Property Trust$1.77B9.60$20.71 per share12.78$89.01 per share2.97HIWHighwoods Properties$810.83M4.33$3.85 per share8.43$22.04 per share1.47VNQVanguard Real Estate ETFN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACompare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateESSEssex Property Trust$741.52M$12.4421.2715.966.7443.51%13.98%6.16%11/4/2025 (Estimated)HIWHighwoods Properties$102.25M$1.1927.259.04N/A16.15%5.57%2.16%10/28/2025 (Estimated)VNQVanguard Real Estate ETFN/AN/A35.58∞N/AN/AN/AN/AN/ALatest ESS, VNQ, and HIW EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails10/28/2025Q3 2025HIWHighwoods Properties$0.86N/AN/AN/A$205.74 millionN/A7/29/2025Q2 2025ESSEssex Property Trust$3.99$4.03+$0.04$4.03$466.47 million$465.84 million7/29/2025Q2 2025HIWHighwoods Properties$0.85$0.89+$0.04$0.89$203.22 million$200.60 millionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthESSEssex Property Trust$10.283.88%N/A82.64%31 YearsHIWHighwoods Properties$2.006.16%N/A168.07%N/AVNQVanguard Real Estate ETF$3.523.85%N/AN/AN/ALatest ESS, VNQ, and HIW DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date9/4/2025ESSEssex Property Trustquarterly$2.573.84%9/30/20259/30/202510/15/20257/24/2025HIWHighwoods Propertiesquarterly$0.506.6%8/18/20258/18/20259/9/2025(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioESSEssex Property Trust1.161.091.09HIWHighwoods Properties1.421.381.38VNQVanguard Real Estate ETFN/AN/AN/ACompare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipESSEssex Property Trust96.51%HIWHighwoods Properties96.31%VNQVanguard Real Estate ETF60.03%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipESSEssex Property Trust3.46%HIWHighwoods Properties1.90%VNQVanguard Real Estate ETFN/ACompare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableESSEssex Property Trust1,71564.40 million62.18 millionOptionableHIWHighwoods Properties340108.07 million106.02 millionOptionableVNQVanguard Real Estate ETFN/A374.44 millionN/ANot OptionableESS, VNQ, and HIW HeadlinesRecent News About These Companies5 Best High-Yielding ETFs to Own Right NowOctober 2, 2025 | 247wallst.comMoving Averages of the Ivy Portfolio and S&P 500: September 2025October 1, 2025 | etftrends.comEPersistent REIT Mispricing Presents Opportunity: Gaining An Edge Assessing This SectorSeptember 22, 2025 | seekingalpha.comVNQI Vs. 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Learn more.Essex Property Trust, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages multifamily residential properties in selected West Coast markets. Essex currently has ownership interests in 252 apartment communities comprising approximately 62,000 apartment homes with an additional property in active development.Highwoods Properties NYSE:HIW$32.47 +0.27 (+0.83%) As of 09:30 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Highwoods Properties, Inc., headquartered in Raleigh, is a publicly-traded (NYSE:HIW), fully-integrated office real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns, develops, acquires, leases and manages properties primarily in the best business districts (BBDs) of Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Nashville, Orlando, Raleigh, Richmond and Tampa. Highwoods is in the work-placemaking business. We believe that by creating environments and experiences where the best and brightest can achieve together what they cannot apart, we can deliver greater value to our customers, their teammates and, in turn, our stakeholders.Vanguard Real Estate ETF NYSEARCA:VNQ$91.46 +0.38 (+0.42%) As of 09:30 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Vanguard REIT ETF (the Fund) is an open-end investment company. The Fund invests in stocks issued by real estate investment trusts (REITs), companies that purchase office buildings, hotels, and other real property. It tracks the return of the MSCI US RIT Index, a gauge of real estate stocks. The Vanguard Group, Inc. provides investment advisory services to the Fund. 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