Stock Evaluator: Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS)

Essex Property Trust, Inc. ESS

$287.36 3.65 1.29%
August 19, 2026 4:00:03 PM EST November 10, 2021 Volume: 319,042
After Hours: $120.37   0.15  |  0.12% November 10, 2021 7:59 PM EST Volume: 72,713
USD NYSE | DELAYED PRICE
SECTOR INDUSTRY
Real Estate Residential REITs

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COMPANY SUMMARY
Essex Property Trust, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust. The firm acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages multifamily residential properties in selected West Coast markets. Essex currently has ownership interests in 258 apartment communities comprising over 62,000 apartment homes with an additional property in active development. Essex Property Trust, Inc. was incorporated in 1971 in Maryland and is based in San Mateo, United States.

Commentary & Analysis


Financial Summary

Share Statistics ESS Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Market Cap (Mil) $18,490.7 $7,490.0 85%
Shares Out (Mil) 64.3 109.3 53%
Institutional Ownership 99.5% 98.7% 89%
Float (Mil) 63.6 102.9 52%
Beta 0.71 0.79 42%
Avg Daily Volume (000s) 324 769 51%
Price Change
(52-week)
9.7% 89.9% 53%
Growth ESS Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (5yr) 4.4% 7.7% 33%
Net Income (5yr) 3.3% 20.4% 45%
EPS (5yr) 3.7% 11.5% 36
Dividends (5yr) 4.3% 4.3% 99%
Cash Flow (5yr) 24.6% 9.8% 83%
Estimates Qtrly Current
Fiscal
Year
Next
Fiscal
Year
# of Estimates 6 4 8
Current EPS $1.441 $5.638 $6.166
Month Ago EPS $1.410 $5.900 $6.119
# Rev Up 0 0 0
# Rev Down 1 1 1
Three Months Ago EPS $1.420 $5.817 $5.917
Year/Year Chg 48.6% (45.8%) (34.8%)
Financials ESS Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (TTM) (Mil) $1,981 $1,123 60%
Net Income (TTM) (Mil) $414 $185 76%
EPS (TTM) $6.428 $1.200 90%
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $1,118 $432 82%
Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) ($2) $1 39%
Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) $6,304 $2,738 88%
Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) $25,132 $11,258 86%
Valuation ESS Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
P/B 3.47 2.14 69%
P/E 44.8 36.9 82%
Dividend Yield 3.6% 4.2% 88%
PEG (5yr hist) 12.1 3.2 95%
Ratios ESS Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Gross Margin 68.8% 57.5% 80%
Net Margin 20.9% 14.9% 80%
ROA 3.2% 2.5% 63%
ROE 7.6% 7.0% 50%
Liabilities to Assets 57.3% 55.0% 50%
F-Score 7 6 82%

Essex Property Trust, Inc. did not pass any screens on 8/20/2026.

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