NYSE:ESS Essex Property Trust (ESS) Stock Price, News & Analysis $283.76 +4.75 (+1.70%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) 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$280.31▼$287.2450-Day Range$276.97▼$312.8652-Week Range$223.06▼$317.73Volume1.39 million shsAverage Volume376,676 shsMarket Capitalization$18.24 billionP/E Ratio33.15Dividend Yield3.45%Price Target$302.11Consensus 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™ Stocks80th Percentile Overall ScoreESS MarketRank™: Essex Property Trust scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 281st out of 936 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.1 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingEssex Property Trust has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.26, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Amount of Analyst CoverageEssex Property Trust has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Essex Property Trust's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth2.89% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Essex Property Trust are expected to grow by 2.89% in the coming year, from $15.56 to $16.01 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Essex Property Trust is 33.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.74.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Essex Property Trust is 33.15, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.70.Price to Earnings Growth RatioEssex Property Trust has a PEG Ratio of 5.86. 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 3.26. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.43% 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 2.5, 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 6.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend LeadershipEssex Property Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.51%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.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 61.21% 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 Shorted1.43% 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 2.5, 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 6.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media2.8 / 5News Sentiment1.00 News SentimentEssex Property Trust has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 0.74 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Essex Property Trust this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for ESS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 32 people have added Essex Property Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -11% 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 3.80% 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 HeadlinesEssex Property Trust (NYSE:ESS) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume - Here's WhyDecember 22 at 3:39 AM | americanbankingnews.comEssex Property Trust (NYSE:ESS) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan Chase & Co.December 20 at 3:41 AM | americanbankingnews.comThis is the worst sign for the U.S. stock market in 50 yearsThe Dow recently posted its worst losing streak since 1974. And one of America's most accurate analysts now says this is just the beginning of a new crisis that could be worse than the COVID crash, the dot-com crash, and even the Great Depression. Introducing "The Dead Zone" December 22, 2024 | Stansberry Research (Ad)Analysts Offer Insights on Real Estate Companies: Compass (COMP) and Essex Property (ESS)December 18, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comBarclays Initiates Coverage of Essex Property Trust (ESS) with Equal-Weight RecommendationDecember 18, 2024 | msn.comEssex Property Trust downgraded to Underweight from Neutral at JPMorganDecember 18, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comJP Morgan Downgrades Essex Property Trust (ESS)December 18, 2024 | msn.comEssex Property Trust initiated with an Equal Weight at BarclaysDecember 17, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comSee More Headlines ESS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have ESS shares performed this year? Essex Property Trust's stock was trading at $247.94 at the start of the year. Since then, ESS stock has increased by 14.4% and is now trading at $283.76. View the best growth stocks for 2024 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 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $3.88 by $2.04. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $450.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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? Top institutional shareholders of Essex Property Trust include State Street Corp (8.05%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.69%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (2.21%) and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.07%). 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. Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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 Ex-Dividend for 10/11 Dividend9/30/2024Dividend Payable10/11/2024Last Earnings10/29/2024Today12/22/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Ex-Dividend for 1/15 Dividend1/02/2025Dividend Payable1/15/2025Get 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$302.11 High Stock Price Target$355.00 Low Stock Price Target$250.00 Potential Upside/Downside+6.5%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.26 Research Coverage19 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$8.56 Trailing P/E Ratio33.15 Forward P/E Ratio18.24 P/E Growth5.86Net 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$1.74 billion Price / Sales10.47 Cash Flow$14.26 per share Price / Cash Flow19.90 Book Value$87.15 per share Price / Book3.26Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares64,267,000Free Float61,825,000Market Cap$18.24 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.90 Social Links 13 Stocks Institutional Investors Won't Stop BuyingWhich stocks are major institutional investors including hedge funds and endowments buying in today's market? 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