A share price of Essex Property Trust, Inc [ESS] is currently trading at $289.75, up 1.24%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The ESS shares have gain 4.17% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.19%, 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 January 21, 2025, when Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating to a Buy and also boosted its price target to $310 from $308. Previously, BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to Outperform on January 13, 2025, and dropped its price target to $310. On December 17, 2024, Barclays initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned a price target of $316 on the stock. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Underweight and increased its price target to $303 on December 17, 2024. Raymond James downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on September 24, 2024, and upped its price target to $321. In a note dated September 11, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas initiated an Outperform rating and provided a target price of $333 on this stock.
Essex Property Trust, Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $243.85 and $317.73. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $309.5 within the next 12 months. Essex Property Trust, Inc [NYSE: ESS] shares were valued at $289.75 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 6.82% based on the average ESS price forecast.
Analyzing the ESS fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Essex Property Trust, Inc [NYSE:ESS] were 1.81B which represents 8.82% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.56% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.46%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.37%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.37%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.12 and Total Capital is 0.07. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.23.
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Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Essex Property Trust, Inc [NYSE:ESS] is 0.26. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.26, and the Cash Ratio is 0.23. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 10.66, the price to book ratio is 3.35 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 27.73.
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.
