At the time of writing, Essex Property Trust, Inc [ESS] stock is trading at $256.56, up 0.88%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The ESS shares have gain 0.16% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.83%, and not 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 October 01, 2025, when Cantor Fitzgerald initiated its Overweight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $300. Previously, BNP Paribas Exane downgraded its rating to Neutral on September 29, 2025. On August 04, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $275 on the stock. Raymond James upgraded its rating to a Outperform but stick to its price target of $315 on June 24, 2025. Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $310 on January 21, 2025. BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on January 13, 2025, and downed its price target to $310. In a note dated December 17, 2024, Barclays initiated an Equal Weight rating and provided a target price of $316 on this stock.
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 $290 within the next 12 months. Essex Property Trust, Inc [NYSE: ESS] shares were valued at $256.56 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 13.03% 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 253.45 points at the first support level, and at 250.35 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 258.26, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 259.96.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Essex Property Trust, Inc [NYSE:ESS] has a current ratio of 0.37. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.37, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.78. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 9.18, the price to book ratio is 2.93 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 19.51.
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.
