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After finishing at $252.2 in the prior trading day, Essex Property Trust, Inc (NYSE: ESS) closed at $255.21, up 1.19%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.62 million shares were traded. ESS stock price reached its highest trading level at $257.21 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $252.4.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ESS by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 226.11 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.95. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.37 and its Current Ratio is at 0.37. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.19 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.15.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Cantor Fitzgerald on October 01, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $300.
Piper Sandler Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on August 04, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $275.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 11 ’25 when Kasaris Mary sold 2,800 shares for $300.80 per share. The transaction valued at 842,240 led to the insider holds 1,755 shares of the business.
Kasaris Mary bought 2,800 shares of ESS for $842,240 on Mar 11 ’25. On Mar 03 ’25, another insider, Kleiman Angela L., who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 4,929 shares for $314.99 each. As a result, the insider received 1,552,586 and left with 13,662 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ESS now has a Market Capitalization of 17626966016 and an Enterprise Value of 23283083264. As of this moment, Essex’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.40, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 42.51. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 9.14 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.92. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 12.147 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.871.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ESS is 0.74, which has changed by -0.1657294 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13042927 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ESS has reached a high of $316.29, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $243.25. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.24%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.01%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 455.50K shares per day over the past 3-months and 375660 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 64.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 63.95M. Insiders hold about 0.70% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.89% stake in the company. Shares short for ESS as of 1764288000 were 2268767 with a Short Ratio of 4.98, compared to 1761868800 on 2181185. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2268767 and a Short% of Float of 4.8.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, ESS’s forward annual dividend rate was 10.16, compared to 10.16 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.040285487. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.42.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 4.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.47, with high estimates of $1.48 and low estimates of $1.45.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.96 and $5.65 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.81. EPS for the following year is $6.03, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $6.15 and $5.91.
Revenue Estimates
11 analysts predict $475.23M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $484M to a low estimate of $469.47M. As of. The current estimate, Essex Property Trust, Inc’s year-ago sales were $452.05MFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $477.79M. There is a high estimate of $488.22M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $472M.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ESS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.95B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.85B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.88B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.76BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.94B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.98B and the low estimate is $1.91B.
