Is ESS a good stock to buy?
Essex Property Trust, Inc. · end-of-day data as of Nov 13, 2026
- PT$297.47 +8.8%
- ConsensusBuy · 26
- MAs3 of 4
- MA20×50Golden 2d ago
- MACD0.55
- Earnings in82d
- P/E50.7x
- RSI53
- Support-2.7%
- Resistance+1.6%
- Off 52w high-9.9%
- Volume0.6x
- Bollingerupper half
- News0.00
- Trendsideways
- Sector→ -1.7%
- 52w range$238–$303
- ATR+2.1%
- Off ATH-24.8%
- InsidersNone in 90d
- P/E vs own+37.4%
- P/E vs sector+65.9%
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Is Essex Property Trust a good stock to buy?
Essex Property Trust is weak on economics; demand, execution and fragility in between. The price is high: 50.7 times its earnings, above its 3-year median of 29.6 (Nov 13, 2026). pretickt does not say whether to buy or sell.
ESS competitors
pretickt analysis+4%its sales in 12 months, on a year before
Essex Property Trust's sales grew 4% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, faster than Mid-America Apartment Communities (+1%) and UDR (+1%), slower than Vivmark Residential (+15%) and Invitation Homes (+7%).
ESS earnings vs estimates
4 of 6quarters above the analysts' estimateEssex Property Trust beat the analysts' profit estimate in 4 of 6 quarters, the latest on Oct 27, 2026; 2 quarters with one-time gains or charges are left out.
ESS insider selling
-$168Ksold, net, by its executives in 12 monthsEssex Property Trust's executives and directors sold a net $168K of shares in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026; none bought.
ESS number of employees
-2%fewer people in a yearEssex Property Trust had 1,689 employees at the end of fiscal 2025, 2% fewer than a year before.
ESS CEO pay
$8.2Mfor fiscal 2024, 37% of it in stock and optionsEssex Property Trust paid its CEO $8.2M for fiscal 2024, 37% of it in stock and options.
ESS financial health Altman Z-score
1.6Altman Z-score, safe above 3Essex Property Trust's Altman Z-score is 1.6 (Nov 13, 2026), below 1.8, the distress zone.
ESS in past recessions
pretickt analysis+1%its sales in the worst oneEssex Property Trust's sales grew through each of the last 2 US recessions (2008–09 and 2020).
ESS price vs profit P/E ratio
50.7×a year's earningsEssex Property Trust's P/E ratio is 50.7 (Nov 13, 2026), above its 3-year median of 29.6.
ESS price vs competitors
pretickt analysis50.7×a year's earnings, against its competitorsInvestors pay 50.7 times Essex Property Trust's earnings (Nov 13, 2026), more than for Mid-America Apartment Communities (35.7), Invitation Homes (23.6) and UDR (17.1), less than for Vivmark Residential (237.9).
ESS analysts' target price target
+9%to their average targetAnalysts' average price target for Essex Property Trust is $297, 9% above the Nov 13, 2026 close of $273.32.
ESS analyst ratings, 90 days
pretickt analysisMizuhodowngrade
In the 90 days to Nov 13, 2026, Mizuho downgraded Essex Property Trust.
What is Essex Property Trust's P/E ratio?
Essex Property Trust's P/E ratio is 50.7 (Nov 13, 2026), above its 3-year median of 29.6. Investors pay 50.7 times Essex Property Trust's earnings (Nov 13, 2026), more than for Mid-America Apartment Communities (35.7), Invitation Homes (23.6) and UDR (17.1), less than for Vivmark Residential (237.9).
Who are Essex Property Trust's biggest competitors?
pretickt compares Essex Property Trust with Invitation Homes, Mid-America Apartment Communities, Vivmark Residential and UDR. Essex Property Trust's sales grew 4% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, faster than Mid-America Apartment Communities (+1%) and UDR (+1%), slower than Vivmark Residential (+15%) and Invitation Homes (+7%).
Are insiders selling Essex Property Trust stock?
Essex Property Trust's executives and directors sold a net $168K of shares in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026; none bought.
How many employees does Essex Property Trust have?
Essex Property Trust had 1,689 employees at the end of fiscal 2025, 2% fewer than a year before.
From the companies' statements (FMP), their filings read by pretickt, the analysts and the insiders, as of Nov 13, 2026. Each card says what a fact means for its question, never what to do with the stock: for information only, not investment advice.