Essex Property Trust (ESS) Competitors $257.76 +1.90 (+0.74%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$257.48 -0.28 (-0.11%) As of 04:20 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ESS vs. AMH, AVB, CPT, CSR, EQR, INVH, IRT, MAA, NXRT, and UDRShould you be buying Essex Property Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Essex Property Trust include American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Centerspace (CSR), Equity Residential (EQR), Invitation Home (INVH), Independence Realty Trust (IRT), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), NexPoint Residential Trust (NXRT), and United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR). These companies are all part of the "reit - eqty trust - resid" industry. Essex Property Trust vs. Its Competitors American Homes 4 Rent AvalonBay Communities Camden Property Trust Centerspace Equity Residential Invitation Home Independence Realty Trust Mid-America Apartment Communities NexPoint Residential Trust United Dominion Realty Trust American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) and Essex Property Trust (NYSE:ESS) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends. Do analysts recommend AMH or ESS? American Homes 4 Rent presently has a consensus price target of $39.57, indicating a potential upside of 20.17%. Essex Property Trust has a consensus price target of $297.09, indicating a potential upside of 15.26%. Given American Homes 4 Rent's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe American Homes 4 Rent is more favorable than Essex Property Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Homes 4 Rent 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53Essex Property Trust 1 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30 Is AMH or ESS a better dividend stock? American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Essex Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $10.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. American Homes 4 Rent pays out 108.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Essex Property Trust pays out 82.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Homes 4 Rent has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Essex Property Trust has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years. Essex Property Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do institutionals and insiders believe in AMH or ESS? 91.9% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Essex Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Essex Property Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is AMH or ESS more profitable? Essex Property Trust has a net margin of 43.51% compared to American Homes 4 Rent's net margin of 23.72%. Essex Property Trust's return on equity of 13.98% beat American Homes 4 Rent's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Homes 4 Rent23.72% 5.60% 3.29% Essex Property Trust 43.51%13.98%6.16% Does the media favor AMH or ESS? In the previous week, Essex Property Trust had 7 more articles in the media than American Homes 4 Rent. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Essex Property Trust and 7 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent. Essex Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat American Homes 4 Rent's score of 1.02 indicating that Essex Property Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Homes 4 Rent 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Essex Property Trust 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AMH or ESS? Essex Property Trust has higher revenue and earnings than American Homes 4 Rent. Essex Property Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Homes 4 Rent, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Homes 4 Rent$1.73B7.07$412.43M$1.1129.67Essex Property Trust$1.84B9.02$741.52M$12.4420.72 Which has more volatility and risk, AMH or ESS? American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Essex Property Trust has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryEssex Property Trust beats American Homes 4 Rent on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Essex Property Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ESS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ESS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEssex Property TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$16.60B$6.61B$12.57B$21.70BDividend Yield3.97%4.79%5.60%3.64%P/E Ratio20.7244.2629.9629.63Price / Sales9.025.2830.5295.27Price / Cash12.3721.2519.3417.79Price / Book2.901.842.274.63Net Income$741.52M$193.23M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance-1.32%-0.16%-1.20%-1.85%1 Month Performance-3.54%-6.84%-1.31%0.54%1 Year Performance-10.52%-16.86%541.24%13.42% Essex Property Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESSEssex Property Trust4.7967 of 5 stars$257.76+0.7%$297.09+15.3%-11.2%$16.60B$1.84B20.721,715Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAMHAmerican Homes 4 Rent4.8961 of 5 stars$32.47-0.5%$39.69+22.2%-14.2%$12.04B$1.80B29.251,730Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAVBAvalonBay Communities4.3666 of 5 stars$187.65-1.6%$217.46+15.9%-15.9%$26.72B$2.91B23.112,988Analyst ForecastCPTCamden Property Trust4.3403 of 5 stars$102.94-1.2%$121.73+18.3%-14.8%$11.00B$1.56B71.991,660Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCSRCenterspace3.2229 of 5 stars$57.45-2.6%$68.00+18.4%-16.4%$962.86M$260.98M-31.92470EQREquity Residential4.6905 of 5 stars$62.23-1.7%$74.32+19.4%-15.6%$23.77B$3.04B23.482,500Analyst ForecastINVHInvitation Home4.8649 of 5 stars$28.21-1.5%$36.43+29.2%-17.2%$17.29B$2.62B32.061,750Analyst ForecastIRTIndependence Realty Trust4.6251 of 5 stars$16.17-0.9%$22.14+36.9%-15.9%$3.78B$640.03M134.75920Positive NewsMAAMid-America Apartment Communities4.7028 of 5 stars$136.05-0.5%$161.78+18.9%-12.2%$15.93B$2.19B27.992,532Analyst ForecastNXRTNexPoint Residential Trust4.2074 of 5 stars$31.15-1.5%$40.88+31.2%-27.7%$789.96M$259.70M-15.893Positive NewsUDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust4.6244 of 5 stars$36.02-1.0%$43.81+21.6%-18.2%$11.94B$1.69B94.791,432Analyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American Homes 4 Rent Alternatives AvalonBay Communities Alternatives Camden Property Trust Alternatives Centerspace Alternatives Equity Residential Alternatives Invitation Home Alternatives Independence Realty Trust Alternatives Mid-America Apartment Communities Alternatives NexPoint Residential Trust Alternatives United Dominion Realty Trust Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ESS) was last updated on 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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