Essex Property Trust (ESS)
Real Estate · multifamily REIT · NYSE
Essex Property Trust is a West Coast-focused multifamily real estate investment trust specializing in the acquisition and management of apartment communities.
What Essex Property Trust does
Essex Property Trust is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages multifamily residential properties. The company focuses primarily on locations within the West Coast region of the United States. Its operations include apartment community ownership, property management, and strategic co-investments in residential assets.
Themes: residential real estate, multifamily housing, West Coast real estate market, REITs
Fundamentals
- Price$268.58 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$17.3B as of 2026-07-23 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+2.5% 2025-10-08 close $262.11 → 2026-10-08 close $268.58
- P/E41.80 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+37.2% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+69.9% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+12.3% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity1.26 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)+4.7% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+5.5% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.55 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-07-29 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +3.8%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How ESS compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 120 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit margintop 25% 154 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating margintop 25% 96 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-09-03
- gross marginmiddle range 23 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitytop 25% 158 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 155 covered Real Estate peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 140 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-09-03
Position among covered Real Estate companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
ESS is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
47.9 #854 of 1,379 scored · #38 of 87 in Real Estate
Profitability 76th (operating margin 47.6%, return on equity 12.3%) and trend 54th (it is 11.4% below its highest point of the past year); weakest is financial health (26th, debt to equity 1.3).
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, ESS's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 93%, operating-cash-flow payout 61%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout93% dividends / net income
- Operating-cash-flow payout61% dividends / operating cash flow — capital spending was not reported, so this does not subtract it
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Essex Property Trust looks technically
Essex Property Trust (ESS) is trading 0.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 89 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 25 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 40, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 2% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
9
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 0.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +0.1% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $278.93 | $278.93 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $268.38 | $268.38 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 20 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 20 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in the fourth leg, a pullback against that downward direction; the labelling fails if price closes above 279.32. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 4 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 89 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 89 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 0.1% above | +0.1% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 25 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 24.5 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 40, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 39.7 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($265.92 to $276.85) — its "stochastic" reading is 24 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 24.3 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 12 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $303.30 | $303.30 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 11.4% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -11.4% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 12.6% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +12.6% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 11.4% below its highest point of the past year | 11.4% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $363.36 (set on 2022-04-21) | $363.36 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($239.61 to $298.33), and it has given back around half of its rise from last year’s low — 51% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $260.16 to $262.04. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 50.7% |
| From the all-time high | it is 26.1% below its all-time high | -26.1% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.8% below a resistance level at $270.76 — a price it turned at five times since 2025-08-29, most recently on 2026-06-22. Since 2024-10-08 it has 4 such levels below the current price and 7 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +0.8% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $49.19 (set on 2009-02-20) | $49.19 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 446.0% above its all-time low | +446.0% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 2% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 2nd percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $4.52 between its high and its low — about 1.7% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $4.52 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $267.23 and $276.30 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $267.23 – $271.77 – $276.30 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 1.7% in a typical session — among the calmest in the catalog. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 1.7% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (0.1% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.79× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 2 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 2 sessions ago |
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| Since a bearish engulfing | 4 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 4 sessions ago |
Price gaps
1
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | +0.1% |
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Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 4.2 percentage points (the stock lost 3.2% while the market gained 1.0%) | -4.2% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 11.7 percentage points (the stock lost 7.9% while the market gained 3.8%) | -11.7% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 9.0 percentage points (the stock gained 8.4% while the market gained 17.5%) | -9.0% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 12.5 percentage points (the stock gained 2.5% while the market gained 15.0%) | -12.5% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a fresh 20-day low, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 6.6% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thin, spanning 0.0% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | -6.6% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is sitting right on the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is roughly break-even. That average is $269.04 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 191 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -0.2% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 4% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-29 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $278.48 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 51 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -3.5% |
Price levels it has turned at before
ESS last closed at $268.58 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 4 prices below its last close and 7 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $270.76 | Resistance | 0.8% above the last close | turned there five times · 2025-08-29 to 2026-06-22 |
| $266.20 | Support | 0.9% below the last close | turned there 11 times · 2025-01-08 to 2026-09-18 |
| $277.53 | Resistance | 3.3% above the last close | turned there 8 times · 2024-11-04 to 2026-08-12 |
| $259.15 | Support | 3.5% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-09-04 to 2026-01-22 |
| $251.38 | Support | 6.4% below the last close | turned there 8 times · 2025-08-01 to 2026-04-08 |
| $289.26 | Resistance | 7.7% above the last close | turned there 9 times · 2025-01-15 to 2026-08-06 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 4 of five, a pullback against that direction.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $279.32.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $274.33 and $279.32 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction, which fails on a close below $268.03.
This reading has stood for 10 trading days, since 2026-09-25.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Near 200-day moving-average support · Trading above the 200-day moving average · Broke down to a new 20-day low · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · lagging the market · Least volatile (2% or less typical daily range) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (2.58 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 25 analysts
- Mean price target$304.07 range $239.00 – $352.00; median $300.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-08. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for ESS
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.46 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-08
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 (0.0%) from $1.46, on 2026-09-03, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward22% of 9 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["geographic concentration in West Coast markets which increases vulnerability to regional economic downturns or regulatory changes","interest rate sensitivity and access to capital markets for financing debt obligations and growth initiatives"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of ESS's 10-Q filed 2026-07-30 against the prior one filed 2026-04-29.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Reworded:
- Newer filing (filed 2026-07-30) covers the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, while older filing (filed 2026-04-29) covers the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
- Newer filing states Essex had an approximately 96.7% general partner interest in the Operating Partnership as of June 30, 2026; older filing states the same percentage as of March 31, 2026.
- Newer filing states as of June 30, 2026 the Company owned or had ownership interests in 258 operating apartment communities comprising 62,881 apartment homes; older filing states as of March 31, 2026 the Company owned or had ownership interests in 259 operating apartment communities comprising 63,099 apartment homes.
- Newer filing reports consolidated operating communities as of June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2025; older filing reports as of March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025.
- Newer filing reports total consolidated apartment homes of 55,616 as of June 30, 2026 and 55,148 as of June 30, 2025; older filing reports total consolidated apartment homes of 55,616 as of March 31, 2026 and 55,078 as of March 31, 2025.
- Newer filing reports Southern California apartment homes of 23,222 (42%) as of June 30, 2025; older filing reports Southern California apartment homes of 23,572 (43%) as of March 31, 2025.
- Newer filing reports Northern California apartment homes of 21,027 (38%) as of June 30, 2025; older filing reports Northern California apartment homes of 20,607 (37%) as of March 31, 2025.
- Newer filing reports average financial occupancy for the 2026 Same-Property portfolio of 96.3% and 96.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025; older filing reports 96.5% and 96.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
- Newer filing reports regional financial occupancy for the three months ended June 30 (Southern California 95.7%/95.6%, Northern California 96.8%/96.6%, Seattle Metro 96.4%/96.4%); older filing reports for the three months ended March 31 (Southern California 96.1%/95.8%, Northern California 96.9%/96.7%, Seattle Metro 96.6%/96.2%).
- Newer filing reports 2026 Same-Property Southern California revenue of $184,753 (2026) and $182,005 (2025) with a $2,748 change (1.5%); older filing reports $185,037 (2026) and $181,034 (2025) with a $4,003 change (2.2%).
- Newer filing reports 2026 Same-Property Northern California revenue of $181,650 (2026) and $174,068 (2025) with a $7,582 change (4.4%); older filing reports $178,514 (2026) and $171,761 (2025) with a $6,753 change (3.9%).
- Newer filing reports 2026 Same-Property Seattle Metro revenue of $79,632 (2026) and $78,297 (2025) with a $1,335 change (1.7%); older filing reports $79,021 (2026) and $77,214 (2025) with a $1,807 change (2.3%).
- Newer filing reports total 2026 Same-Property revenue of $446,035 (2026) and $434,370 (2025) with an $11,665 change (2.7%); older filing reports $442,572 (2026) and $430,009 (2025) with a $12,563 change (2.9%).
- Newer filing reports 2026 Non-Same Property revenue of $40,696 (2026) and $33,240 (2025) with a $7,456 change (22.4%); older filing reports $39,871 (2026) and $32,080 (2025) with a $7,791 change (24.3%).
- Newer filing reports total rental and other property revenues of $486,731 (2026) and $467,610 (2025) with a $19,121 change (4.1%); older filing reports $482,443 (2026) and $462,089 (2025) with a $20,354 change (4.4%).
- Newer filing describes 2026 Same-Property Revenues increase of $11.7 million or 2.7% to $446.0 million for the second quarter of 2026 from $434.4 million for the second quarter of 2025, with average rental rates of $2,743 and $2,683; older filing describes an increase of $12.6 million or 2.9% to $442.6 million for the first quarter of 2026 from $430.0 million for the first quarter of 2025, with average rental rates of $2,719 and $2,660.
- Newer filing describes 2026 Non-Same Property Revenues increase of $7.5 million or 22.4% to $40.7 million in the second quarter of 2026 from $33.2 million in the second quarter of 2025; older filing describes an increase of $7.8 million or 24.3% to $39.9 million in the first quarter of 2026 from $32.1 million in the first quarter of 2025.
- Notes:
- The newer filing text is truncated mid-sentence at the end of the Non-Same Property Revenues paragraph, so changes after that point cannot be assessed.
- Page 38 appears in the newer filing and page 31 in the older filing before 'Table of Contents', reflecting different page numbering.
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-07-30): In Item 2, under Stock Repurchases, footnote (2) states that in May 2026, the Board of Directors approved a new stock repurchase plan allowing acquisition of up to $500.0 million of common stock, superseding the previous plan announced in September 2022.
- Newer filing (2026-07-30): In Item 2, under Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, reports share issuances and OP Unit issuances for the three months ended June 30, 2026, including 6,761 shares of common stock issued, $0.3 million net proceeds, 1,368 OP Units, and 5,393 OP Units issued to Essex.
- Removed:
- Older filing (2026-04-29): In Item 5, under Securities Trading Plans of Directors and Executive Officers, included a description of a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement modification by Rylan Burns on February 24, 2026.
- Older filing (2026-04-29): In Item 2, under Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, reported share issuances and OP Unit issuances for the three months ended March 31, 2026, including 73,127 shares of common stock issued, $0.6 million net proceeds, 2,609 OP Units, and 70,518 OP Units issued to Essex.
- Reworded:
- Newer filing (2026-07-30): In Item 5, the sentence about officers/directors trading plans no longer begins with 'Except as described below' and omits the description of the Rylan Burns plan modification included in the older filing.
- Newer filing (2026-07-30): In Item 2, stock repurchase table period changed from 'March 1, 2026 - March 31, 2026' to 'April 1, 2026 - April 30, 2026', with corresponding updated figures (48,261 shares purchased at $242.47 average price, leaving $240.8 million remaining under the program).
- Older filing (2026-04-29): In Item 2, stock repurchase footnote (2) referenced the September 2022 repurchase plan superseding the December 2015 plan; newer filing references the May 2026 plan superseding the September 2022 plan.
- Newer filing (2026-07-30): In Item 6 Exhibits, removes Exhibit 10.1 (Forms of Essex Property Trust, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Award Agreements) that was listed in the older filing.
- Newer filing (2026-07-30): In the Exhibit index, the management contract/compensatory plan notation (#) is removed because Exhibit 10.1 is no longer listed.
- Notes:
- The provided texts are labeled as Risk Factors sections but contain the full Part II content of the 10-Q, not solely Item 1A risk factor disclosures.
- No material change was stated to the Risk Factors in either filing; both filings state no material changes from the annual report on Form 10-K as of their respective dates.
- Comparison is limited to the two provided source texts only.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-05. The 4 days since 2026-10-05 have not been checked yet.
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-050 buys · 1 sell ($167670) — 1 selling insider
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-05-27. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-05; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about ESS's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
U.S. House trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 1 matched disclosure for ESS from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
U.S. House trading disclosures →Short interest (FINRA)
ESS had 2,185,113 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
ESS had 3.40% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 4.24 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 2,185,113
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 3.40%
- Prior settlement (shares) 2,378,744
- Reported change -8.14%
- Days to cover (reported) 4.24
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- AvalonBay Communities (AVB)
- Equity Residential (EQR)
- UDR, Inc. (UDR)
- Camden Property Trust (CPT)
- Invitation Homes (INVH)
- American Homes 4 Rent (AMH)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Essex Property Trust (ESS) do?
Essex Property Trust is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages multifamily residential properties. The company focuses primarily on locations within the West Coast region of the United States. Its operations include apartment community ownership, property management, and strategic co-investments in residential assets.
What sector is Essex Property Trust (ESS) in?
Essex Property Trust (ESS) is classified in the Real Estate sector. Its industry is multifamily REIT. It trades on NYSE.
Does ESS pay a dividend?
Yes — Essex Property Trust (ESS) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 3.84% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Essex Property Trust's (ESS) competitors?
Notable peers of Essex Property Trust (ESS) include AvalonBay Communities, Equity Residential, UDR, Inc., Camden Property Trust and Invitation Homes. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent U.S. House stock trading in ESS?
Yes — we hold 1 matched STOCK Act disclosure for ESS from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Essex Property Trust (ESS) overbought or oversold right now?
Essex Property Trust (ESS) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 40, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on ESS come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.