NYSE:ESS Essex Property Trust (ESS) Stock Price, News & Analysis $280.26 -4.98 (-1.75%) As of 02:23 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends About Essex Property Trust Stock (NYSE:ESS) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Essex Property Trust alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$278.61▼$282.9950-Day Range$270.55▼$312.8652-Week Range$223.06▼$317.73Volume198,874 shsAverage Volume482,698 shsMarket Capitalization$18.01 billionP/E Ratio32.71Dividend Yield3.50%Price Target$305.53Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewEssex 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.Read More… Essex Property Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks90th Percentile Overall ScoreESS MarketRank™: Essex Property Trust scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 155th out of 944 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.2 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingEssex Property Trust has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.30, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Amount of Analyst CoverageEssex Property Trust has been the subject of 6 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 and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth2.63% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Essex Property Trust are expected to grow by 2.63% in the coming year, from $15.58 to $15.99 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Essex Property Trust is 32.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.48.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Essex Property Trust is 32.68, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.90.Price to Earnings Growth RatioEssex Property Trust has a PEG Ratio of 5.43. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioEssex Property Trust has a P/B Ratio of 3.21. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Essex Property Trust's valuation and earnings. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.39% of the float of Essex Property Trust has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverEssex Property Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Essex Property Trust has recently decreased by 4.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldEssex Property Trust pays a meaningful dividend of 3.46%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthEssex Property Trust has been increasing its dividend for 30 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Essex Property Trust is 114.49%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Essex Property Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 61.29% 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. Sustainability and ESG2.5 / 5Environmental Score-3.10 Percentage of Shares Shorted1.39% of the float of Essex Property Trust has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverEssex Property Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Essex Property Trust has recently decreased by 4.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. News and Social Media4.1 / 5News Sentiment1.44 News SentimentEssex Property Trust has a news sentiment score of 1.44. 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 0.75 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for Essex Property Trust this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.Search Interest7 people have searched for ESS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 600% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows32 people have added Essex Property Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 3% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Essex Property Trust insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 3.90% of the stock of Essex Property Trust is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions96.51% 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. Receive ESS Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Essex Property Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address ESS Stock News HeadlinesDeutsche Bank Upgrades Essex Property Trust (ESS)January 22 at 5:42 AM | msn.comEssex Property Trust's SWOT analysis: west coast REIT faces wildfire-driven demandJanuary 22 at 12:42 AM | msn.comDonald Trump is about to free crypto from its chains …With Donald Trump’s return to the oval office, the war on crypto is over. The digital currency is not only set to be released from its constraints … it could be about to explode. Trump has vowed to roll back Biden’s “crusade against crypto” on his first day in office.January 22, 2025 | Weiss Ratings (Ad)Essex Property Trust upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche BankJanuary 21 at 2:39 PM | markets.businessinsider.comHold Rating on Essex Property Trust Amid Wildfire Concerns and Market CautionJanuary 17, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comEssex Property Trust price target lowered to $292 from $296 at TruistJanuary 17, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comEssex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) Stock ForecastsJanuary 17, 2025 | ca.finance.yahoo.comEssex Property Trust's SWOT analysis: west coast REIT stock faces mixed outlookJanuary 17, 2025 | msn.comSee More Headlines ESS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have ESS shares performed this year? Essex Property Trust's stock was trading at $285.44 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ESS shares have decreased by 2.0% and is now trading at $279.6580. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Essex Property Trust's earnings last quarter? Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.84 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $3.88 by $2.04. The real estate investment trust earned $450.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $445.88 million. Essex Property Trust had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.72% and a net margin of 31.55%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Essex Property Trust's major shareholders? Essex Property Trust's top institutional investors include KBC Group NV (0.35%), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.06%), SG Americas Securities LLC (0.04%) and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Keith R Guericke, Angela L Kleiman, Amal M Johnson, Anne Morrison and Michael J Schall. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Essex Property Trust? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Essex Property Trust own? 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), AUO (AUOTY) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM). Company Calendar Last Earnings10/29/2024Ex-Dividend for 1/15 Dividend1/02/2025Dividend Payable1/15/2025Today1/22/2025Next Earnings (Confirmed)2/04/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Real estate investment trusts Sub-IndustryResidential REITs Current SymbolNYSE:ESS CUSIP29717810 CIK920522 Webwww.essexapartmenthomes.com Phone(650) 655-7800Fax650-494-8743Employees1,750Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$305.53 High Stock Price Target$355.00 Low Stock Price Target$250.00 Potential Upside/Downside+7.1%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.30 Research Coverage20 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$8.56 Trailing P/E Ratio33.32 Forward P/E Ratio18.30 P/E Growth5.43Net Income$405.83 million Net Margins31.55% Pretax Margin33.30% Return on Equity9.72% Return on Assets4.36% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.13 Current Ratio1.14 Quick Ratio1.14 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.67 billion Price / Sales10.98 Cash Flow$15.07 per share Price / Cash Flow18.92 Book Value$87.15 per share Price / Book3.27Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares64,270,000Free Float61,761,000Market Cap$18.33 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.92 Social Links A Guide To High-Short-Interest StocksMarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for February 2025. 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