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Essex Property Trust Inc

ESS
258.060USD
+6.570+2.61%
Close 02/06, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
16.63BMarket Cap
24.81P/E TTM

Essex Property Trust Inc

258.060
+6.570+2.61%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Essex Property Trust Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

Key Insights

Essex Property Trust Inc's fundamentals are relatively healthy, with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.and its growth potential is high.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 19 out of 191 in the Residential & Commercial REITs industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Hold, with the highest price target at 280.96.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to remain stable.Despite an average stock market performance over the past month, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Essex Property Trust Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
19 / 191
Overall Ranking
49 / 4521
Industry
Residential & Commercial REITs

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Media Coverage

Last 24 hours
Coverage Level

Very Low
Very High
Positive

Essex Property Trust Inc Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Essex Property Trust, Inc. is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust. The Company acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages apartment communities in selected residential areas located on the West Coast of the United States. The Company defines its operating segments as the three geographical regions in which its communities are located: Southern California, Northern California, and Seattle metro. It has ownership interests in approximately 257 apartment communities comprising over 62,000 apartment homes. The Company owns all of its interests in its real estate and other investments directly or indirectly through Essex Portfolio, L.P. It invests primarily in apartment communities that are located in predominantly coastal markets within Southern California, Northern California, and the Seattle metropolitan area. It focuses on acquiring and developing apartment communities in supply constrained markets and redeveloping its existing communities.
High Profit Growth
The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 1.89B.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 84.91%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 84.91%.
Undervalued
The company’s latest PE is 24.81, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 66.15M shares, decreasing 0.00% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by ETHSX
Star Investor ETHSX holds 2.18K shares of this stock.

Analyst Rating

Based on 27 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
280.958
Target Price
+11.72%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current financial score of Essex Property Trust Inc is 8.73, ranking 32 out of 191 in the Residential & Commercial REITs industry. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 479.63M, representing a year-over-year increase of 5.54%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 68.70%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.73
Change
0

Financials

6.54

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Quality of Earnings

9.46

Operational Efficiency

10.00

Growth Potential

9.44

Shareholder Returns

8.23

Essex Property Trust Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current valuation score of Essex Property Trust Inc is 8.22, ranking 72 out of 191 in the Residential & Commercial REITs industry. Its current P/E ratio is 24.81, which is 59.46% below the recent high of 39.56 and 24.80% above the recent low of 18.66.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.22
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 19/191
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current earnings forecast score of Essex Property Trust Inc is 6.22, ranking 149 out of 191 in the Residential & Commercial REITs industry. The average price target is 283.50, with a high of 318.00 and a low of 239.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.22
Change
0

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Analyst Rating

Based on 27 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
280.958
Target Price
+11.72%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

20
Total
14
Median
14
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Essex Property Trust Inc
ESS
27
Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc
MAA
26
Equity Residential
EQR
25
Camden Property Trust
CPT
25
Invitation Homes Inc
INVH
24
UDR Inc
UDR
24
1
2
3
4

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current price momentum score of Essex Property Trust Inc is 9.04, ranking 59 out of 191 in the Residential & Commercial REITs industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 263.48 and the support level at 248.63, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.06
Change
1.98

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(1)
Neutral(2)
Buy(2)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
1.066
Neutral
RSI(14)
55.842
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
75.889
Buy
ATR(14)
5.397
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
102.793
Buy
Williams %R
9.562
Overbought
TRIX(12,20)
-0.105
Sell
StochRSI(14)
100.000
Overbought
Moving Average
Sell(2)
Neutral(0)
Buy(4)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
251.634
Buy
MA10
251.006
Buy
MA20
252.329
Buy
MA50
256.103
Buy
MA100
258.172
Sell
MA200
267.325
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current institutional shareholding score of Essex Property Trust Inc is 10.00, ranking 1 out of 191 in the Residential & Commercial REITs industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 104.34%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 0.45%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 10.22M shares, representing 15.87% of shares outstanding, with 1.58% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
10.27M
-1.46%
Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc.
6.47M
-1.33%
State Street Investment Management (US)
5.31M
-1.42%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
4.82M
+2.01%
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
Star Investors
3.10M
+14.08%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
1.85M
+1.42%
Principal Global Investors (Equity)
1.38M
-2.42%
Daiwa Asset Management Co., Ltd.
1.16M
+9.53%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
929.19K
+0.59%
Legal & General Investment Management Ltd.
921.28K
-0.94%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Residential & Commercial REITs domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The current risk assessment score of Essex Property Trust Inc is 9.62, ranking 41 out of 191 in the Residential & Commercial REITs industry. The company's beta value is 0.74. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets. Essex Property Trust Inc’s latest ESG disclosure leads the Residential & Commercial REITs industry, indicating outstanding, compliant performance across environmental management, social responsibility, and governance, which may help mitigate overall risk.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.62
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.74
VaR
+2.37%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+21.78%
240-Day Volatility
+25.10%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+2.74%
120 days
+2.74%
5 years
+6.79%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-2.58%
120 days
-3.56%
5 years
-7.92%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-0.31
120 days
-0.22
5 years
+0.10

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+21.78%
3 years
+22.11%
5 years
+45.40%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.62
3 years
+0.43
5 years
-0.04
Skewness
240 days
-0.81
3 years
-0.21
5 years
-0.23

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+25.10%
5 years
+24.24%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.30%
5 years
+2.28%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-32.08%
240 days
-32.08%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+13.53%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+13.55%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.79%
120 days
+0.77%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+17.01%
60 days
+21.28%
120 days
+17.05%

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