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Essex Property Trust (ESS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$264.43 -2.66 (-1.00%)
Closing price 09/15/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$264.52 +0.09 (+0.03%)
As of 09/15/2025 07:38 PM Eastern
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About Essex Property Trust Stock (NYSE:ESS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$264.33
$267.29
50-Day Range
$252.02
$292.78
52-Week Range
$243.85
$317.73
Volume
607,910 shs
Average Volume
364,035 shs
Market Capitalization
$17.03 billion
P/E Ratio
21.26
Dividend Yield
3.89%
Price Target
$298.66
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Essex Property Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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95th Percentile Overall Score

ESS MarketRank™: 

Essex Property Trust scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 94th out of 958 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Essex Property Trust has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Essex Property Trust has a consensus price target of $298.66, representing about 12.9% upside from its current price of $264.43.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Essex Property Trust has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Essex Property Trust's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Essex Property Trust are expected to grow by 3.88% in the coming year, from $15.96 to $16.58 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Essex Property Trust is 21.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.32.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Essex Property Trust is 21.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 244.65.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Essex Property Trust has a PEG Ratio of 6.86. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Essex Property Trust has a P/B Ratio of 2.97. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Essex Property Trust's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.08% of the float of Essex Property Trust has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Essex Property Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Essex Property Trust has recently decreased by 2.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Essex Property Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.85%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Essex Property Trust has been increasing its dividend for 31 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Essex Property Trust is 82.64%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Essex Property Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 62.00% next year. This indicates that Essex Property Trust will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Essex Property Trust's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.08% of the float of Essex Property Trust has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Essex Property Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Essex Property Trust has recently decreased by 2.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Essex Property Trust has a news sentiment score of 1.85. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 1.08 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for Essex Property Trust this week, compared to 17 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    6 people have searched for ESS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 20% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Essex Property Trust insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.46% of the stock of Essex Property Trust is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    96.51% of the stock of Essex Property Trust is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Essex Property Trust's insider trading history.
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ESS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Essex Property Trust's stock was trading at $285.44 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, ESS shares have decreased by 7.4% and is now trading at $264.43.

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $4.03 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.99 by $0.04. The real estate investment trust earned $465.84 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $466.47 million. Essex Property Trust had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.98% and a net margin of 43.51%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Essex Property Trust's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (16.29%), State Street Corp (8.37%), Valeo Financial Advisors LLC (4.62%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.83%). Insiders that own company stock include Keith R Guericke, Angela L Kleiman, Barbara Pak, Amal M Johnson, Anne Morrison and Mary Kasaris.
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Shares of ESS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Essex Property Trust investors own include Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), American Water Works (AWK), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

Record date for 7/15 Dividend
6/30/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend
6/30/2025
Dividend Payable
7/15/2025
Last Earnings
7/29/2025
Today
9/15/2025
Record date for 10/15 Dividend
9/30/2025
Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend
9/30/2025
Dividend Payable
10/15/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/04/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
REIT - EQTY TRUST - RESID
Sub-Industry
Residential REITs
Current Symbol
NYSE:ESS
CIK
920522
Employees
1,715
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$321.00
Low Price Target
$275.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+12.9%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.29
Research Coverage
17 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$12.44
Trailing P/E Ratio
21.26
Forward P/E Ratio
16.57
P/E Growth
6.86
Net Income
$741.52 million
Net Margins
43.51%
Pretax Margin
47.37%
Return on Equity
13.98%
Return on Assets
6.16%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.16
Current Ratio
1.09
Quick Ratio
1.09

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.77 billion
Price / Sales
9.60
Cash Flow
$20.48 per share
Price / Cash Flow
12.91
Book Value
$89.01 per share
Price / Book
2.97

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
64,400,000
Free Float
62,176,000
Market Cap
$17.03 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.83

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This page (NYSE:ESS) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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