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NASDAQ · ESS
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
Real Estate · REIT - Residential
$271.57
Up+$2.99 (+1.11%)
Updated Oct 11, 2026, 10:49 PM
SID Score
6.2/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 16.62B
- P/E ratio
- 19.63
- Dividend yield
- 4.69%
- 52-week range
- $238.46 – $303.35
- Volume
- 408.55K
- Avg. volume
- 454.98K
Price performance · ESS
ESS price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 9, 2026
ESS closed at $271.57 after 20 trading sessions, down 1.51% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $271.57
- Period change
- -1.51%
- Period low
- $268.05
- Period high
- $276.05
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | $270.65 | $273.86 | $269.785 | $271.57 | 408.55K |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $268.18 | $270.26 | $267.055 | $268.58 | 454.47K |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $270.56 | $272.39 | $267.95 | $268.05 | 388.68K |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $272.37 | $276.85 | $271.5675 | $272.49 | 633.38K |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $267.77 | $272.42 | $265.915 | $271.93 | 437.46K |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $272.48 | $272.48 | $267.915 | $268.65 | 466.78K |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $268.89 | $270.41 | $266.355 | $269.51 | 586.53K |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $272.51 | $272.51 | $268.755 | $269.39 | 715.48K |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $271.92 | $274.925 | $270.49 | $273.93 | 453.21K |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $272.42 | $273.445 | $269.57 | $273.01 | 464.03K |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $272.03 | $272.21 | $269.59 | $271.61 | 565K |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $274.02 | $275.14 | $271.05 | $271.65 | 842.27K |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $274.44 | $276.745 | $273.14 | $273.47 | 989.05K |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $271.34 | $275.915 | $270.84 | $274.76 | 567K |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $270.86 | $271.67 | $268.1659 | $271.39 | 464.5K |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $269.84 | $272.11 | $268.03 | $270.05 | 790.48K |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $272.72 | $273.975 | $270.49 | $270.80 | 605.51K |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $275.83 | $277.49 | $269.86 | $271.34 | 553.69K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $274.96 | $276.47 | $272.775 | $276.05 | 531.08K |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $274.72 | $276.02 | $271.78 | $275.73 | 256.43K |
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Essex Property Trust owns a portfolio of 258 apartment communities with over 62,000 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.
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- Average target
- $288.14
- Implied upside
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | — |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Scotiabank | Sector Outperform | — |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Mizuho | Neutral | — |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | — |
| Aug 14, 2026 | JP Morgan | Underweight | — |
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Yahoo · Oct 6, 2026
Essex Announces Release and Conference Call Dates for Its Third Quarter 2026 Earnings
SAN MATEO, Calif., October 06, 2026--Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS) announced today that it plans to release its third quarter 2026 earnings after the market closes on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. A conference call with senior management is scheduled for Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time or 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Yahoo · Sep 23, 2026
Is Essex Property Trust Stock Underperforming the Dow?
Essex Property Trust has lagged the broader market over the past year, although analysts remain moderately optimistic about its prospects.
Yahoo · Sep 22, 2026
Favorable Supply/Demand Backdrop Positions Essex Property Trust (ESS) For Growth
Baron Capital, an investment management company, released its Q2 2026 letter for the “Baron Real Estate Income Fund.” The Fund gained 12.18% (Institutional Shares) during the quarter, modestly outperforming the MSCI US REIT Index, which increased 11.84%. The letter can be downloaded here. Its long-term performance also remains strong, with Morningstar ranking it the #2 […]
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