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Essex Property Trust, Inc.

Real Estate · REIT - Residential

$278.61

Down-$0.04 (-0.01%)

Updated Sep 5, 2026, 9:26 PM

SID Score

6.0/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

62/100

Neutral

Market cap
16.62B
P/E ratio
19.63
Dividend yield
4.57%
52-week range
$238.46 – $303.35
Volume
418.8K
Avg. volume
454.98K

Price performance

ESS price history

1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

ESS closed at $278.61 after 21 trading sessions, down 3.29% for the selected period.

Last close
$278.61
Period change
-3.29%
Period low
$277.29
Period high
$293.61
Daily close
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ESS OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Sep 4, 2026$277.36$280.325$275.68$278.61418.8K
Sep 3, 2026$278.86$279.55$276.4101$278.65609.42K
Sep 2, 2026$280.19$280.19$275.00$277.29835.65K
Sep 1, 2026$282.31$284.835$278.78$279.00804.9K
Aug 31, 2026$282.02$283.73$280.45$282.96626.65K
Aug 28, 2026$282.41$284.94$279.9169$284.03645.79K
Aug 27, 2026$286.50$287.49$280.70$280.76497.5K
Aug 26, 2026$292.84$292.855$287.92$288.17811.45K
Aug 25, 2026$293.71$294.63$290.20$292.00459.12K
Aug 24, 2026$290.31$294.72$289.675$293.61360.26K
Aug 21, 2026$288.19$290.00$286.58$289.00254.82K
Aug 20, 2026$288.23$291.19$287.71$287.71297.77K
Aug 19, 2026$285.73$288.2525$284.555$287.36319.04K
Aug 18, 2026$282.06$286.78$282.06$283.71511.4K
Aug 17, 2026$286.54$287.24$281.67$283.06313.31K
Aug 14, 2026$287.32$289.00$286.285$287.52406.54K
Aug 13, 2026$282.40$288.9275$282.40$287.39297.25K
Aug 12, 2026$281.42$282.975$279.91$281.27252.49K
Aug 11, 2026$282.04$283.86$281.485$282.46318.49K
Aug 10, 2026$286.21$286.21$281.53$283.21290.32K
Aug 7, 2026$284.74$288.74$281.81$288.10241.01K

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Overview

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Company profile

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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Consensus
Average target
$288.14
Implied upside
Analysts
ESS recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Aug 17, 2026BarclaysEqual-Weight
Aug 14, 2026JP MorganUnderweight
Aug 3, 2026Cantor FitzgeraldOverweight
Jul 31, 2026RBC CapitalOutperform
Jul 31, 2026CitizensMarket Outperform
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SeekingAlpha · Aug 14, 2026

Essex Property Trust: Premium Is The Point

Essex (ESS) is a top multifamily REIT buy: strong NOI/margins, disciplined capital allocation, solid dividend coverage, and coastal upside. See more.

Yahoo · Aug 9, 2026

Essex Property Trust (ESS) Raises Guidance, Is The Stock Still Cheap?

Essex Property Trust (ESS) lifted its full year targets for same property revenues and core FFO per share after results in the first half of 2026 surpassed earlier expectations, supported by steady West Coast rental demand. See our latest analysis for Essex Property Trust. The latest earnings upgrade, new acquisition focus and a fresh US$500m repurchase program help explain why Essex Property Trust’s recent momentum is still positive, with a 90 day share price return of 7.19% and a 1 year...

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