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Essex Property Trust, Inc (NYSE: ESS) closed the day trading at $257.36 up 1.10% from the previous closing price of $254.55. In other words, the price has increased by $1.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.76 million shares were traded. ESS stock price reached its highest trading level at $260.915 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $254.81.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ESS, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 252.74 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.17. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.27 and its Current Ratio is at 0.27. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.21 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.13.
On June 24, 2025, Raymond James Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Mkt Perform but kept the price unchanged to $315.
Deutsche Bank Upgraded its Hold to Buy on January 21, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $308 to $310.
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 17775466496 and an Enterprise Value of 23529547776. As of this moment, Essex’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.69, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 41.87. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 9.33 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.94. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 12.463 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.554.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ESS is 0.85, which has changed by -0.072342575 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21149921 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ESS has reached a high of $317.73, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $243.85. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.70%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -10.77%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ESS traded about 500.06K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ESS traded about 828740 shares per day. 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 99.26% stake in the company. Shares short for ESS as of 1752537600 were 1543660 with a Short Ratio of 3.09, compared to 1749772800 on 1553345. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1543660 and a Short% of Float of 3.26.
Dividends & Splits
ESS’s forward annual dividend rate is 10.04, up from 10.04 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03944215The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.41.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of Essex Property Trust, Inc (ESS) is underway, with the input of 3.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.46, with high estimates of $1.49 and low estimates of $1.43.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.44 and $5.44 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.44. EPS for the following year is $6.06, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $6.43 and $5.75.
Revenue Estimates
8 analysts predict $471.17M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $475M to a low estimate of $463.91M. As of the current estimate, Essex Property Trust, Inc’s year-ago sales were $448.13MFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $473.7M. There is a high estimate of $479.17M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $463.48M.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ESS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.91B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.82B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.87B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.76BBased on 17 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.95B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.01B and the low estimate is $1.87B.
