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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$266.89-0.6%$253.64$238.46▼$294.09$17.26B0.71453,897 shs835,760 shsHIWHighwoods Properties$25.48-2.8%$22.90$20.45▼$32.76$2.89B1.081.41 million shs1.68 million shsVNQVanguard Real Estate ETF$93.91-1.5%$93.05$86.36▼$97.37$36.20B13.93 million shs4.53 million shsThe 10 Best AI Stocks to Own in 2026Wondering where to start (or end) with AI stocks? These 10 simple stocks can help investors build long-term wealth as artificial intelligence continues to grow into the future.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceESSEssex Property Trust-0.52%+1.22%+6.03%+6.19%-4.02%HIWHighwoods Properties-2.92%+0.24%+9.85%+10.31%-15.08%VNQVanguard Real Estate ETF-1.48%-2.80%-0.40%-0.72%+7.22%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeESSEssex Property Trust$266.89-0.6%$253.64$238.46▼$294.09$17.26B0.71453,897 shs835,760 shsHIWHighwoods Properties$25.48-2.8%$22.90$20.45▼$32.76$2.89B1.081.41 million shs1.68 million shsVNQVanguard Real Estate ETF$93.91-1.5%$93.05$86.36▼$97.37$36.20B13.93 million shs4.53 million shsThe 10 Best AI Stocks to Own in 2026Wondering where to start (or end) with AI stocks? These 10 simple stocks can help investors build long-term wealth as artificial intelligence continues to grow into the future.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceESSEssex Property Trust-0.52%+1.22%+6.03%+6.19%-4.02%HIWHighwoods Properties-2.92%+0.24%+9.85%+10.31%-15.08%VNQVanguard Real Estate ETF-1.48%-2.80%-0.40%-0.72%+7.22%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceESSEssex Property Trust 2.28Hold$284.286.52% UpsideHIWHighwoods Properties 2.25Hold$27.789.03% UpsideVNQVanguard Real Estate ETF 2.68Moderate Buy$93.91N/ACurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest ESS, VNQ, and HIW Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails5/15/2026ESSEssex Property Trust Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingSet Price Target$293.005/14/2026ESSEssex Property Trust ScotiabankSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOutperform$278.00 ➝ $282.005/14/2026HIWHighwoods Properties Deutsche Bank AktiengesellschaftSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy$28.005/14/2026ESSEssex Property Trust UBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetNeutral$274.00 ➝ $278.005/14/2026ESSEssex Property Trust ScotiabankSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetSector Outperform$278.00 ➝ $282.005/11/2026ESSEssex Property Trust BarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetEqual Weight$272.00 ➝ $277.005/4/2026ESSEssex Property Trust Weiss RatingsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeHold (C) ➝ Hold (C+)5/4/2026ESSEssex Property Trust Cantor FitzgeraldSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOverweight$290.00 ➝ $291.005/4/2026ESSEssex Property Trust Piper SandlerSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeNeutral ➝ Overweight$275.00 ➝ $310.004/30/2026ESSEssex Property Trust Royal Bank Of CanadaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOutperform$282.00 ➝ $288.004/29/2026ESSEssex Property Trust Stifel NicolausSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetHold$278.00 ➝ $281.50(Data available from 5/15/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookESSEssex Property Trust$1.89B9.09$19.81 per share13.47$87.16 per share3.06HIWHighwoods Properties$806.11M3.49$4.12 per share6.18$23.07 per share1.10VNQVanguard 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$669.67M$8.9029.9916.0411.6330.03%10.00%4.36%N/AHIWHighwoods Properties$159.61M$0.8430.336.92N/A11.64%3.97%1.52%7/28/2026 (Estimated)VNQVanguard Real Estate ETFN/AN/A35.58N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ALatest ESS, VNQ, and HIW EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails4/28/2026Q1 2026ESSEssex Property Trust$3.96$1.65-$2.31$1.65$479.89 million$484.76 million4/28/2026Q1 2026HIWHighwoods Properties$0.16$0.29+$0.13$0.29$209.06 million$214.03 millionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthESSEssex Property Trust$10.363.88%+4.10%116.40%31 YearsHIWHighwoods Properties$2.007.85%+0.82%238.10%N/AVNQVanguard Real Estate ETF$3.483.71%N/AN/AN/ALatest ESS, VNQ, and HIW DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date5/14/2026ESSEssex Property Trustquarterly$2.593.9%6/30/20266/30/20267/15/20264/22/2026HIWHighwoods Propertiesquarterly$0.508.43%5/18/20265/18/20266/9/20262/19/2026ESSEssex Property Trustquarterly$2.594.28%3/31/20263/31/20264/15/2026(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioESSEssex Property Trust1.220.980.98HIWHighwoods Properties1.461.501.50VNQVanguard Real Estate ETFN/AN/AN/ACompare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipESSEssex Property Trust96.51%HIWHighwoods Properties96.31%VNQVanguard Real Estate ETF60.03%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipESSEssex Property Trust3.47%HIWHighwoods Properties1.30%VNQVanguard Real Estate ETFN/ACompare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableESSEssex Property Trust1,68964.26 million62.03 millionOptionableHIWHighwoods Properties340110.27 million108.84 millionOptionableVNQVanguard Real Estate ETFN/A385.48 millionN/ANot OptionableESS, VNQ, and HIW HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesThree Vanguard tickers. 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By Peter Frank | April 16, 2026ESS, VNQ, and HIW Company DescriptionsEssex Property Trust NYSE:ESS$266.89 -1.64 (-0.61%) Closing price 05/15/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$267.12 +0.23 (+0.08%) As of 05/15/2026 06:33 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. 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$25.48 -0.73 (-2.80%) Closing price 05/15/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$25.38 -0.10 (-0.38%) As of 05/15/2026 06:38 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. 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$93.91 -1.41 (-1.48%) As of 05/15/2026 04:10 PM EasternVanguard 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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