276.70 USD
↗ 2.90 (1.06%)AT CLOSE (11:59 AM EDT)
Essex Property Trust, Inc
ESSNYSE • USD
276.78
↗ 0.08 (0.03%)
POST MARKET (AS OF 08:07 PM EDT)
Post Market
AS OF 08:07 PM EDT
276.78
↗ 0.08 (0.03%)
Market: CLOSED
Open?$274.92
High?$277.93
Low?$273.45
Prev. Close?$273.80
Volume?368.0K
Avg. Volume?467.8K
VWAP?$275.93
Rel. Volume?0.79x
Bid / Ask
Bid?$275.38 × 100
Ask?$276.80 × 100
Spread?$1.42
Midpoint?$276.09
Valuation & Ratios
Market Cap?17.8B
Shares Out?64.3M
Float?64.0M
Float %?99.3%
P/E Ratio?31.05
P/B Ratio?3.27
EPS?$8.91
Dividend?3.91%
Ex-Dividend?2026-06-30
Shares of Essex Property Trust, Inc (ESS) are trading at $276.70. Technicals currently rate "Strong Buy" while our fundamental analysis reads "Neutral". Key drivers include a bullish Golden Cross on the moving averages. Furthermore, ESS is currently richly valued, trading at a premium to sector peers across key valuation metrics.
Technical & fundamental data as of May 22, 2026.
News
Profile
Essex Property Trust owns a portfolio of 259 apartment communities with over 63,000 units. The company focuses on owning large, high-quality properties on the West Coast in the urban and suburban submarkets of Southern California, Northern California, and Seattle.
Employees
1.7K
Market Cap
17.8B
Industry
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
Website
Listed
1994-06-06
Address
1100 PARK PLACE
SAN MATEO, CA 94403
Phone: (650) 655-7800
SAN MATEO, CA 94403
Phone: (650) 655-7800
Technical OutlookStrong Buy
Strong SellNeutralStrong Buy
Long-Term (Tide)?▲ Bullish(+3/3)
Medium-Term (Wave)?▲ Bullish(+3/3)
Short-Term (Ripple)?▲ Bullish(+2/3)
MA Alignment?Mixed
Full Technical Analysis →Fundamental OutlookNeutral
Strong SellNeutralStrong Buy
F-Score?23
Z-Score?50
Momentum?79
Short Sent.?57
Piotroski F-Score?3/9Weak
Confidence?68%Moderate
Short InterestModerate
Short % of Float?2.86%Low
Short Interest?1.8M
Days to Cover?3.6
Free Float64.0M
Avg Daily Volume506.6K
Settlement Date2026-04-30
Financial Health
Current Ratio?0.57Weak
Quick Ratio?0.57Weak
Cash Ratio?0.07Low
Debt/Equity?1.25Moderate
ValuationRICHLY VALUEDvs 10 peers + S&P 500
Score44/100
P/E?31.1PRICEY▾
Peers30
S&P31
P/B?3.27FAIR▾
Peers18
S&P52
P/S?9.32HIGH▾
Peers9
S&P9
P/FCF?20.2FAIR▾
Peers80
S&P55
EV/EBITDA?20.1HIGH▾
Peers9
S&P25
EV/Sales?12.87HIGH▾
Peers9
S&P6
Returns & Efficiency
ROE?10.5%FAIR▾
Peers80
S&P37
ROA?4.4%FAIR▾
Peers60
S&P40
Cash Flow & Enterprise
FCF?$880.8M
Enterprise Value?$24.5B
Fundamentals ratios updated end of day