Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS)
Real Estate · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for ESS is $293.13, 8.8% above the last close of $269.43 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $265.71 to $324.95. Rating consensus: Buy.
Snapshot
- P/E41.9x
- P/E vs sector+37.3%
- P/E vs own+42.0%
- Target upside+8.8%
- ConsensusBuy
- Market cap$17.31B
- FCF yield+6.0%
- InsidersNone in 90d
- Earnings in11d
- News0.00
Why it moved
Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) fell 0.1% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Real Estate stocks rose 0.5%. Most of the move came from its sector.
0 stories on the day (30-day average 0.1).
Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $269.43 · +8.7% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendbullish
- Sector→ -7.8%
- MAs20▼ 50▼ 100▼ 200▲
- Above MAs1 of 4 above
- MA20×50↑ in ~20d
- RSI45
- Support-1.3%
- Resistance+3.0%
- Off 52w high-8.8%
- Off ATH-11.0%
- 52w range$269.43
- Bollingerlower half
- MACD0.37
- ATR+1.7%
- Volume0.8x
Analyst price targets
16 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $269.43 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 6 · Buy 4 · Hold 14 · Sell 1 · Strong sell 1
Revenue and free cash flow
Q2 FY2026: Revenue +4.1% year over year, free cash flow 56.0% of revenue, operating margin 22.0%.
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $489M | 0.97 | $274M | 68.4% | 22.0% | 12.8% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $485M | 1.65 | $267M | 70.9% | 32.0% | 21.9% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $480M | 1.25 | $195M | 68.6% | 30.3% | 17.4% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $473M | 2.56 | $306M | 69.7% | 32.1% | 34.8% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $470M | 3.44 | $180M | 68.6% | 59.5% | 47.1% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $478M | 3.16 | $254M | 68.4% | 53.8% | 42.5% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $454M | 4.01 | $179M | 14.4% | 67.0% | 56.6% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $462M | 1.84 | $280M | 68.3% | 27.9% | 25.6% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $61.26 | +0.1% | -11.6% | +14.8% | 26.9 | $22.97B | ||
| 2 | | $269.43 | -0.1% | -8.8% | +8.8% | 41.9 | $17.31B | |
| 3 |  | $23.97 | +0.5% | -5.3% | +1.0% | 16.3 | $16.42B | |
| 4 |  | $27.07 | +1.0% | -10.5% | +16.4% | 24.8 | $15.99B | |
| 5 |  | $22.91 | +1.1% | -12.2% | +9.5% | 25.7 | $15.37B | |
| 6 |  | $116.63 | +0.3% | -15.9% | +15.4% | 34.1 | $13.53B | |
| 7 |  | $34.26 | +0.1% | -15.9% | +17.6% | 21.8 | $11.01B | |
| 8 |  | $98.59 | +0.4% | -15.2% | +11.6% | 32.8 | $9.91B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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