At the time of writing, Essex Property Trust, Inc [ESS] stock is trading at $262.45, up 2.74%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The ESS shares have gain 2.84% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.03%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Essex Property Trust, Inc [NYSE: ESS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 16, 2025, when Jefferies downgraded its rating to a Hold but kept the price target unchanged to $282 for it. Previously, Cantor Fitzgerald started tracking the stock with Overweight rating on October 01, 2025, and set its price target to $300. On September 29, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral. Piper Sandler downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $275 on August 04, 2025. Raymond James upgraded its rating to an Outperform but $315 remained the price target by the analyst firm on June 24, 2025. Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on January 21, 2025, and upped its price target to $310. In a note dated January 13, 2025, BMO Capital Markets upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $323 to $310.
For the past year, the stock price of Essex Property Trust, Inc fluctuated between $243.25 and $316.29. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $286.13 within the next 12 months. Essex Property Trust, Inc [NYSE: ESS] shares were valued at $262.45 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 9.02% based on the average ESS price forecast.
Analyzing the ESS fundamentals
According to Essex Property Trust, Inc [NYSE:ESS], the company’s sales were 1.86B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 5.02% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.6% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.53%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.41%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.45%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.15 and Total Capital is 0.08. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.19.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 257.20 points at the first support level, and at 251.96 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 265.91, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 269.37.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Essex Property Trust, Inc [NYSE:ESS] has a current ratio of 0.37. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.37, and the Cash Ratio is 0.78. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 9.39, the price to book ratio is 3.00 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 19.96.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Kasaris Mary, Director, that happened on Mar 11 ’25 when 2800.0 shares were sold. Director, Kasaris Mary completed a deal on Mar 11 ’25 to buy 2800.0 shares. Meanwhile, President and CEO Kleiman Angela L. sold 4929.0 shares on Mar 03 ’25.
