ESS · Essex Property Trust, Inc.
$293.20
+0.10% last session
End-of-day data · updated 2026-07-25
Market cap
$20B
Enterprise value
$26B
Trailing P/E
33.1
Forward P/E
47.7
Dividend yield
4.0%
Beta
0.72
Avg volume
0M
Employees
2K
2D change
0.09%
5D change
-0.13%
10D change
0.23%
30D change
3.67%
60D change
6.78%
MTD change
-0.58%
YTD change
15.49%
Analyst Outlook
Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.
Technical Analysis
Analyst sentiment over time — ESS
Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).
Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-07-22
Latest call per bank · past 12 months
Wells Fargo
Equal-Weight$297
+1.3% vs priceBarclays
Equal-Weight$296
+1.0% vs priceMorgan Stanley
Equal-Weight$302
+3.0% vs priceJP Morgan
Underweight$275
-6.2% vs priceUBS
Neutral$278
-5.2% vs priceRBC Capital
Outperform$288
-1.8% vs priceJefferies
Hold$282
-3.8% vs priceRecent rating actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Equal-Weight | $280 → $297 |
| 2026-07-21 | Piper Sandler | Maintains | Overweight | $310 → $352 |
| 2026-07-14 | Barclays | Maintains | Equal-Weight | $277 → $296 |
| 2026-07-09 | Scotiabank | Maintains | Sector Outperform | $290 → $307 |
| 2026-06-29 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintains | Outperform | $296 → $297 |
| 2026-06-26 | Raymond James | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | $0.00 → $320 |
| 2026-06-25 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-Weight | $293 → $302 |
| 2026-06-18 | Scotiabank | Maintains | Sector Outperform | $282 → $290 |
Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.
Signal Summary as of 2026-07-27
- RSI (14): RSI is 56 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
- Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 3.7% above the 50-day MA ($282.98).
- Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 13.6% above the 200-day MA ($258.43).
- MA cross: The 50-day MA sits above the 200-day MA (golden-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points up.
- MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is negative (-1.01) — short-term momentum is fading.
- 52-week range: Price is within 5% of the 52-week high ($298.33).
ESS Price Chart
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Fundamentals
About Essex Property Trust, Inc.
Essex Property Trust, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust. The firm acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages multifamily residential properties in selected West Coast markets. Essex currently has ownership interests in 259 apartment communities comprising over 63,000 apartment homes with an additional property in active development. Essex Property Trust, Inc. was incorporated in 1971 in Maryland and is based in San Mateo, United States.
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