Essex Property Trust (ESS) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$257.20 +2.69 (+1.05%)

Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$257.42 +0.21 (+0.08%)

As of 08/7/2025 07:58 PM Eastern

Essex Property Trust - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 18 Analyst Ratings

Sell
1

Hold
10

Buy
7

Based on 18 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Essex Property Trust in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 18 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 10 have given a hold rating, and 7 have given a buy rating for ESS.

Consensus Price Target

$308.26
19.85% Upside

According to the 18 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Essex Property Trust, the average price target is $308.26. The highest price target for ESS is $333.00, while the lowest price target for ESS is $275.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 19.85% from the current price of $257.21.

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ESS Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 8/8/24 to 8/8/25	1 Month Ago 7/9/24 to 7/9/25	3 Months Ago 5/10/24 to 5/10/25	1 Year Ago 8/9/23 to 8/8/24
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	7 Buy rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)
Hold	10 Hold rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$308.26	$310.28	$308.11	$266.75
Forecasted Upside	19.85% Upside	8.74% Upside	9.02% Upside	-4.45% Downside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Hold

ESS Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

ESS Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Essex Property Trust Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Essex Property Trust	Finance Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.33	2.55	2.53
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	19.85% Upside	26.38% Upside	14.06% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent ESS News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
8/5/2025	Scotiabank 4 of 5 stars	Nicholas Yulico Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Sector Outperform ➝ Sector Outperform	$320.00 ➝ $309.00	+19.50%
8/4/2025	Piper Sandler 2 of 5 stars	Alexander Goldfarb Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Neutral	$355.00 ➝ $275.00	+7.19%
7/31/2025	Royal Bank Of Canada 3 of 5 stars	Brad Heffern Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$306.00 ➝ $307.00	+16.50%
7/30/2025	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Simon Yarmak Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$301.50 ➝ $305.50	+4.96%
7/15/2025	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Goldsmith Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$297.00 ➝ $295.00	+4.94%
6/24/2025	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Buck Horne Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform	$315.00	+10.04%
5/28/2025	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Kim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$315.00 ➝ $317.00	+13.97%
5/23/2025	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Vikram Malhorta Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$314.00 ➝ $293.00	+8.72%
5/9/2025	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	A. Powell Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$303.00 ➝ $328.00	+16.41%
3/10/2025	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Lewis Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$292.00 ➝ $304.00	+0.59%
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2/10/2025	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Steve Sakwa Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	In-Line ➝ In-Line	$297.00 ➝ $302.00	+4.25%
2/6/2025	JMP Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Aaron Hecht Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform
1/24/2025	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	James Feldman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$314.00 ➝ $305.00	+10.84%
1/21/2025	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Omotayo Okusanya Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$308.00 ➝ $310.00	+9.46%
12/17/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Underweight	$297.00 ➝ $303.00	+1.28%
9/24/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$307.00 ➝ $321.00	+3.67%
9/11/2024	BNP Paribas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Flangos Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$333.00	+8.02%
9/4/2024	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	C. Luthra Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Strong Sell ➝ Neutral	$318.00	+5.06%
8/5/2024	Wedbush Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$264.00 ➝ $301.00	+8.49%
5/14/2024	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$230.00 ➝ $250.00	-4.38%
1/2/2024	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$215.00 ➝ $281.00	+13.33%
9/7/2023	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$280.00 ➝ $260.00	+12.44%

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ESS Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 18 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Essex Property Trust is $308.26, with a high forecast of $333.00 and a low forecast of $275.00.
: 18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Essex Property Trust in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 sell rating, 10 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" ESS shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in ESS, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, Essex Property Trust's stock has a predicted upside of 19.85% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Essex Property Trust's stock had 1 upgrade and 1 downgrade by analysts.
: Essex Property Trust has been rated by research analysts at BMO Capital Markets, Mizuho, Piper Sandler, Raymond James Financial, Royal Bank Of Canada, Scotiabank, Stifel Nicolaus, and UBS Group in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Essex Property Trust less than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating for Essex Property Trust is Hold while the average consensus rating for "finance" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how ESS compares to other companies.

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Essex Property Trust (ESS) Stock Forecast & Price Target