ESS

NYSE Essex Property Trust, Inc.
Sep 29, 2026 · 4:57 AM ET LAST TRADE Market Closed

$295.77 ↑ +22.76 (+8.34%) Trading Up from the previous close of $273.01

YTD change
+13.03%
vs 20-day SMA
+7.70%
vs 200-day SMA
+10.30%

Price ranges

Previous day
$269.57 $273.45
open $272.42 close $273.01
+$0.59 (+0.22%)
Today
$0.00 $0.00
$295.77
Past week
$269.57 $276.75
from $271.39 now $295.77
+$24.38 (+8.98%)
Past month
$268.03 $284.84
from $284.03 now $295.77
+$11.74 (+4.13%)
This year
$238.46 $303.35
from $261.68 now $295.77
+$34.09 (+13.03%)

Price & Performance

+30.40 (+12.53%) / 6M

$237.49$259.27$281.06$302.84Mar 30Jun 29Sep 28

Signals & Sentiment

Momentum, market sentiment, and recent alerts

Very Good
  • The stock is 18.6% away from all-time highs of $363.36
  • ESS is up 13% since the beginning of the year
  • ESS is up 11% over the past 12 months
  • ESS is up 4% over the past 1 month
  • 3% of all ESS investors are betting against ESS
  • Number of investors short ESS has gone down 2% versus last month

ESS reads very good: price sits above both the 20- and 200-day averages, short interest is falling month over month, the 12-month move is +2.6%.

Financial Strength

Earnings, valuation, and balance sheet

Earnings

Profitable Yes
EPS $0.97
Earnings momentum +34.0% Quarterly EPS growth
Quarterly change +34.0%

Valuation

P/E ratio 42.25
Enterprise value $24.3B
Beta 0.68

Balance sheet & scale

Income$413.8K
Revenue$1.9B
Cash$66.3M
Debt$6.7M
Income / Debt 0.06×

Company & Peers

Company profile and competitor comparison

Company profile

ExchangeNYSE
Sector Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
Sub Sector Real Estate
Market cap $19.0B

Essex Property Trust, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust. It engages in the ownership, operation, management, acquisition, development, and re-development of predominantly apartment communities. The company was founded by George M. Marcus in 1971 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Competitor comparison

TickerCompany PriceChange
BN Brookfield Corporation $36.27 -1.63%
INVH Invitation Homes, Inc. $26.54 -0.30%
MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. $118.34 -0.01%
SUI Sun Communities, Inc. $112.28 +0.02%
ELS Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. $59.08 -0.25%

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