Essex Property Trust, Inc. ESS
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264.18 USD -1.04 -0.39%
At close · Oct 30
264.18 0.00 0.00%
After hours · Oct 30, 4:05 PM ET
262.78 Day range 266.62
239.61 52-week range 298.33
- YTD
- +0.96%
- 1 year
- +5.75%
- Open
- 264.67
- Prev close
- 265.22
- Mkt cap
- 18.21B
- Vol
- 907.75K
- Avg vol
- 509.24K
- EPS
- 5.39
- P/E
- 49.01
- Div yield
- 3.91%
More statistics
- Low
- 262.78
- High
- 266.62
- Forward P/E
- 42.24
- Beta
- 0.71
- Short ratio
- 4.66
- Inst. own
- 104.08%
- Dividend
- 10.36
- Ex-div date
- Sep 29, 2026
- Earnings
- Feb 3, 2027
- 50-d avg
- 274.86
- 200-d avg
- 269.70
- 1y target
- 296.54
5Y chart
Events in this range
- Dec 31, 2021Dividend: 2.09
- Mar 30, 2022Dividend: 2.2
- Jun 29, 2022Dividend: 2.2
- Sep 29, 2022Dividend: 2.2
- Dec 30, 2022Dividend: 2.2
- Jan 13, 2023Dividend: 2.2
- Mar 30, 2023Dividend: 2.31
- Jun 29, 2023Dividend: 2.31
- Sep 28, 2023Dividend: 2.31
- Sep 29, 2023Dividend: 2.31
- Dec 29, 2023Dividend: 2.31
- Jan 2, 2024Dividend: 2.31
- Mar 27, 2024Dividend: 2.45
- Jun 28, 2024Dividend: 2.45
- Sep 30, 2024Dividend: 2.45
- Jan 2, 2025Dividend: 2.45
- Mar 31, 2025Dividend: 2.57
- Jun 30, 2025Dividend: 2.57
- Sep 30, 2025Dividend: 2.57
- Oct 29, 2025Earnings: 2.56; estimate 1.56; surprise 64.1%
- Jan 2, 2026Dividend: 2.57
- Feb 4, 2026Earnings: 1.25; estimate 1.45; surprise -13.79%
- Mar 31, 2026Dividend: 2.59
- Apr 28, 2026Earnings: 1.65; estimate 1.42; surprise 16.2%
- Jun 30, 2026Dividend: 2.59
- Jul 29, 2026Earnings: 0.97; estimate 1.46; surprise -33.56%
- Sep 30, 2026Dividend: 2.59
- Oct 14, 2026Rating: Barclays · Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight
- Oct 14, 2026Rating: UBS · Neutral → Neutral
- Oct 19, 2026Rating: Wells Fargo · Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight
- Oct 27, 2026Earnings: 1.52; estimate 1.47; surprise 3.4%
- Oct 28, 2026Rating: Stifel · Hold → Hold
- Oct 29, 2026Rating: Piper Sandler · Overweight → Overweight
- Oct 29, 2026Rating: RBC Capital · Outperform → Outperform
Signals (90)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 26, 2026 | 6 days ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 26, 2026 | 6 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 19, 2026 | 1 week ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 19, 2026 | 1 week ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 14, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 24, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 27, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 20, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 13, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 13, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 16, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 9, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 2, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 9, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 2, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 19, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 12, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 29, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 22, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 1, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 24, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 17, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 6, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 23, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 26, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 19, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 5, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 5, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 31, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 31, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 31, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 24, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 17, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 10, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 3, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 3, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 16, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 16, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 4, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 4, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 28, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 30, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Aug 19, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jul 15, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 22, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 22, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 15, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 15, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 4, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 4, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 19, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 22, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 4, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Dec 4, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 20, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 11, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 4, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 14, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 26, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 19, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 29, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 29, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 15, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 8, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 24, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 24, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 6, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 2, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Dec 19, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Oct 31, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Oct 3, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 19, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 12, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 5, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 22, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 1, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 18, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Jun 6, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| RSI: Oversold | May 16, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 25, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 28, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 10, 2022 | 4 years ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 18.21B
- Enterprise value
- 23.82B
- Trailing P/E
- 49.01
- Forward P/E
- 42.24
- PEG ratio
- 7.02
- Price / sales
- 9.15
- Price / book
- 3.21
- EPS (TTM)
- 5.39
- Beta
- 0.71
- Dividend yield
- 3.91%
- Payout ratio
- 191.84%
- Profit margin
- 17.44%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 1.99B
- Revenue growth
- 1.00%
- Free cash flow
- 0
- Total cash
- 72.06M
- Total debt
- 6.64B
- Return on equity
- 6.51%
- Shares outstanding
- 64.26M
- Short % of float
- 6.22%
- 50-day average
- 274.86
- 200-day average
- 269.70
Analyst view
Consensus: hold
Hold
Price target (mean) 296.54 +12.2% upside
Now 264.18
- Target (low)
- 239.00
- Target (mean)
- 296.54
- Target (high)
- 330.00
Ratings (0m) 26 10 buy · 14 hold · 2 sell
- Strong buy6
- Buy4
- Hold14
- Sell1
- Strong sell1
Next earnings
Feb 3, 2027
Expected Feb 3, 2027. Consensus EPS estimate 1.51.
Financials — quick view
ESS Revenue — quarterly 492.69M
ESS Net income — quarterly 98.07M
ESS EPS — quarterly 1.53
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2027 | Dec 30, 2026 | 1.49 | — | — | — |
| Oct 27, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 1.47 | 1.52 | +0.05 | +3.40% |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 1.46 | 0.97 | -0.49 | -33.56% |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 1.42 | 1.65 | +0.23 | +16.20% |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 1.45 | 1.25 | -0.20 | -13.79% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 1.56 | 2.56 | +1.00 | +64.10% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | RBC Capital | main | Outperform | Outperform |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Piper Sandler | reit | Overweight | Overweight |
| Oct 28, 2026 | Stifel | main | Hold | Hold |
| Oct 19, 2026 | Wells Fargo | main | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Oct 14, 2026 | UBS | main | Neutral | Neutral |
| Oct 14, 2026 | Barclays | main | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
About Essex Property Trust, Inc.
Essex Property Trust, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust. The firm acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages multifamily residential properties in selected West Coast markets. Essex currently has ownership interests in 258 apartment communities comprising over 62,000 apartment homes with an additional property in active development. Essex Property Trust, Inc. was incorporated in 1971 in Maryland and is based in San Mateo, United States.
- Sector
- Real Estate
- Industry
- REIT - Residential
- Country
- United States
- Website
- essexapartmenthomes.com
News
- 4 Apartment REITs Ranked by Dividend Coverage as Rental Markets Tighten
- RBC Capital Maintains Outperform on Essex Property Trust, Lowers Price Target to $297
- Piper Sandler Reiterates Overweight on Essex Property Trust, Lowers Price Target to $320
- Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
- What Essex Property Trust (ESS) Said on Its Q3 Earnings Call
- Essex Property Trust Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
- ESS Q3 FFO & Revenues Miss Estimates Amid Rising Property Expenses
- Stifel Maintains Hold on Essex Property Trust, Lowers Price Target to $285.5
- Essex Property Trust (ESS) Q3 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
- Essex Property Trust (ESS) Q3 FFO and Revenues Miss Estimates
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARABIA JOHN V | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | May 11, 2026 | 4,324 |
| GUERICKE KEITH R | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | May 11, 2026 | 17,357 |
| HAWTHORNE MARIA R | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | May 11, 2026 | 3,711 |
| JOHNSON AMAL M | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | May 11, 2026 | 4,324 |
| KASARIS MARY | Director | Sale | May 26, 2026 | 2,844 |
| KLEIMAN ANGELA L | Chief Executive Officer | Stock Gift | Dec 28, 2025 | 22,926 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 11.55% | 7,430,141 | 1.96B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 8.53% | 5,490,501 | 1.45B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 8.10% | 5,211,810 | 1.38B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Cohen & Steers Inc. | 7.64% | 4,914,673 | 1.30B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.53% | 4,202,889 | 1.11B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc | 5.22% | 3,357,197 | 886.90M | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS-Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund | 3.81% | 2,452,748 | 647.97M | Jul 30, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 3.17% | 2,039,542 | 538.81M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 2.59% | 1,666,074 | 440.14M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | 2.29% | 1,473,625 | 389.30M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund | 1.45% | 933,595 | 246.64M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| TR PRICE-Price (T.Rowe) U.S. Value Equity Trust | 1.39% | 895,930 | 236.69M | Jun 29, 2026 |