Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS)Real Estate | REIT - Residential | San Mateo, United States | NYSE
254.97 USD
+6.97
(2.810%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 254.89 -0.08 (-0.081%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 6:22 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:25 p.m. EDT
ESS is a REIT with a strong dividend yield and consistent payouts, making it attractive for income-focused investors. However, the recent price action shows mixed signals, with some volatility and a slight downward trend over the past few weeks. The fundamental metrics are mixed, with a high debt-to-equity ratio and low current ratio, suggesting some financial risk. While the dividend is reliable, the overall stock may not be ideal for short-term traders due to the lack of clear momentum. Long-term investors might consider it as a holding, but with caution due to the company's financial leverage. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.017214 |
| AutoTheta | 0.017235 |
| MSTL | 0.017927 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.019344 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 71% |
| H-stat | 1.29 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.695 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.62 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-03-30 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-03-30 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 119.433 |
| Revenue per Share | 30.063 |
| Market Cap | 17,629,028,352 |
| Trailing P/E | 24.52 |
| Forward P/E | 41.75 |
| Beta | 0.73 |
| Profit Margins | 34.60% |
| Website | https://www.essexapartmenthomes.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 3:25 p.m. EDT: Options activity shows a mix of bullish and bearish sentiment. Call options, particularly around the 240 strike, have high open interest and volatility, suggesting potential for upward movement. However, put options, especially around the 230 and 220 strikes, indicate some bearish sentiment. The ATM calls and puts are relatively stable, indicating uncertainty in the short-term direction. The overall options data suggests a cautious approach with some potential for upward momentum.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.07% | 4.00% | 4.01% | 3.90% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 2.590 | 1.070248 |
| 2026-01-02 | 2.570 | 1.011224 |
| 2025-09-30 | 2.570 | 0.980161 |
| 2025-06-30 | 2.570 | 0.934746 |
| 2025-03-31 | 2.570 | 0.871951 |
| 2025-01-02 | 2.450 | 0.919401 |
| 2024-09-30 | 2.450 | 0.877449 |
| 2024-06-28 | 2.450 | 0.960285 |
| 2024-03-27 | 2.450 | 1.092554 |
| 2023-12-29 | 2.310 | 1.013436 |
| 2023-09-28 | 2.310 | 1.203269 |
| 2023-06-29 | 2.310 | 1.100097 |
| 2023-03-30 | 2.310 | 1.268477 |
| 2022-12-30 | 2.200 | 1.177261 |
| 2022-09-29 | 2.200 | 1.056203 |
| 2022-06-29 | 2.200 | 0.969545 |
| 2022-03-30 | 2.200 | 0.735540 |
| 2021-12-31 | 2.090 | 0.696093 |
| 2021-09-29 | 2.090 | 0.761419 |
| 2021-06-29 | 2.090 | 0.821731 |
| 2021-03-30 | 2.090 | 0.898816 |
| 2020-12-31 | 2.078 | 1.054758 |
| 2020-09-29 | 2.078 | 1.265647 |
| 2020-06-29 | 2.078 | 1.126963 |
| 2020-03-30 | 2.078 | 1.142119 |
| 2019-12-31 | 1.950 | 0.810714 |
| 2019-09-27 | 1.950 | 0.752287 |
| 2019-06-27 | 1.950 | 0.856425 |
| 2019-03-28 | 1.950 | 0.856908 |
| 2018-12-31 | 1.860 | 0.973737 |
| 2018-09-27 | 1.860 | 0.994620 |
| 2018-06-28 | 1.860 | 1.029190 |
| 2018-03-28 | 1.860 | 1.019980 |
| 2017-12-28 | 1.750 | 0.962210 |
| 2017-09-28 | 1.750 | 0.922742 |
| 2017-06-28 | 1.750 | 0.903537 |
| 2017-03-29 | 1.750 | 1.020374 |
| 2016-12-28 | 1.600 | 0.958355 |
| 2016-09-28 | 1.600 | 0.965684 |
| 2016-06-28 | 1.600 | 0.990713 |
| 2016-03-29 | 1.600 | 0.953429 |
| 2015-12-30 | 1.440 | 0.830042 |
| 2015-09-28 | 1.440 | 0.945411 |
| 2015-06-26 | 1.440 | 0.954706 |
| 2015-03-27 | 1.440 | 0.885911 |
| 2014-12-30 | 1.300 | 0.890599 |
| 2014-09-26 | 1.300 | 1.042182 |
| 2014-06-26 | 1.300 | 1.031713 |
| 2014-03-12 | 1.210 | 1.074347 |
| 2013-12-30 | 1.210 | 1.244696 |
| 2013-09-26 | 1.210 | 1.204327 |
| 2013-06-26 | 1.210 | 1.163621 |
| 2013-03-26 | 1.210 | 1.219895 |
| 2012-12-28 | 1.100 | 1.150345 |
| 2012-09-26 | 1.100 | 1.139853 |
| 2012-06-27 | 1.100 | 1.144003 |
| 2012-03-28 | 1.100 | 1.156269 |
| 2011-12-29 | 1.040 | 1.163963 |
| 2011-09-28 | 1.040 | 1.371080 |
| 2011-06-28 | 1.040 | 1.243087 |
| 2011-03-29 | 1.040 | 1.387309 |
| 2010-12-30 | 1.033 | 1.470467 |
| 2010-09-28 | 1.033 | 1.564969 |
| 2010-06-28 | 1.033 | 1.646477 |
| 2010-03-29 | 1.033 | 1.951365 |
| 2009-12-30 | 1.030 | 2.051802 |
| 2009-09-28 | 1.030 | 2.156888 |
| 2009-06-26 | 1.030 | 2.899952 |
| 2009-03-27 | 1.030 | 3.144995 |
| 2008-12-30 | 1.020 | 2.475374 |
| 2008-09-26 | 1.020 | 1.559430 |
| 2008-06-26 | 1.020 | 1.738973 |
| 2008-03-27 | 1.020 | 1.673315 |
| 2007-12-26 | 0.930 | 1.767465 |
| 2007-09-26 | 0.930 | 1.495087 |
| 2007-06-27 | 0.930 | 1.488357 |
| 2007-03-28 | 0.930 | 1.392746 |
| 2006-12-27 | 0.840 | 1.269560 |
| 2006-09-27 | 0.840 | 1.332038 |
| 2006-06-28 | 0.840 | 1.533459 |
| 2006-03-29 | 0.840 | 1.518639 |
| 2005-12-28 | 0.810 | 1.735905 |
| 2005-09-28 | 0.810 | 1.869490 |
| 2005-06-28 | 0.810 | 1.968775 |
| 2005-03-29 | 0.810 | 2.395170 |
| 2004-12-29 | 0.790 | 1.976782 |
| 2004-09-28 | 0.790 | 2.299644 |
| 2004-06-28 | 0.790 | 2.430751 |
| 2004-03-29 | 0.790 | 2.603003 |
| 2003-12-29 | 0.780 | 2.594251 |
| 2003-09-26 | 0.780 | 2.756388 |
| 2003-06-26 | 0.780 | 3.046830 |
| 2003-03-27 | 0.780 | 3.304089 |
| 2002-12-04 | 0.770 | 3.473800 |
| 2002-09-26 | 0.770 | 3.539607 |
| 2002-06-26 | 0.770 | 3.311399 |
| 2002-03-26 | 0.770 | 3.498383 |
| 2001-12-27 | 0.700 | 3.408011 |
| 2001-09-26 | 0.700 | 3.600740 |
| 2001-06-27 | 0.700 | 3.472768 |
| 2001-03-28 | 0.700 | 3.721588 |
| 2000-12-27 | 0.610 | 2.812672 |
| 2000-09-27 | 0.610 | 2.869820 |
| 2000-06-28 | 0.610 | 3.680014 |
| 2000-03-29 | 0.550 | 4.061036 |
| 1999-12-29 | 0.550 | 4.399964 |
| 1999-09-28 | 0.550 | 4.432572 |
| 1999-06-28 | 0.550 | 4.503338 |
| 1999-03-29 | 0.500 | 5.378339 |
| 1998-12-29 | 0.500 | 4.961293 |
| 1998-09-28 | 0.500 | 4.694600 |
| 1998-06-26 | 0.500 | 4.817440 |
| 1998-03-27 | 0.450 | 4.061441 |
| 1997-12-29 | 0.450 | 4.026555 |
| 1997-09-26 | 0.450 | 4.072158 |
| 1997-06-26 | 0.435 | 4.513669 |
| 1997-03-26 | 0.435 | 4.522603 |
| 1996-12-27 | 0.435 | 4.906344 |
| 1996-09-26 | 0.435 | 5.875096 |
| 1996-06-26 | 0.420 | 6.397321 |
| 1996-03-27 | 0.420 | 7.085443 |
| 1995-12-27 | 0.420 | 7.657221 |
| 1995-09-27 | 0.420 | 8.613982 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.058769226 |
| Address1 | 1,100 Park Place |
| Address2 | Suite 200 |
| All Time High | 363.36 |
| All Time Low | 14.625 |
| Ask | 255.5 |
| Ask Size | 80 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.8 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 410,040 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 522,933 |
| Average Volume | 522,933 |
| Average Volume10Days | 410,040 |
| Beta | 0.725 |
| Bid | 254.66 |
| Bid Size | 80 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 85.99 |
| City | San Mateo |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 254.97 |
| Current Ratio | 0.154 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 255.51 |
| Day Low | 248.755 |
| Debt To Equity | 119.433 |
| Display Name | Essex Property Trust |
| Dividend Date | 1,776,211,200 |
| Dividend Rate | 10.3 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.04 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,482,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,482,000 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.687 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.687 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,406,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,406,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,406,400 |
| Ebitda | 1,255,431,936 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.64865 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 18.646 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 12.095 |
| Enterprise Value | 23,408,357,376 |
| Eps Current Year | 5.78728 |
| Eps Forward | 6.10701 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 10.4 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,774,915,200 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 650 655 7810 |
| Fifty Day Average | 251.3778 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 3.5921936 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.014290019 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -5.8769226 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 294.09 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -39.119995 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.13302049 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 238.46 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 16.509995 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.069235906 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 238.46 - 294.09 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 770,995,800,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 3.47 |
| Float Shares | 63,797,224 |
| Forward Eps | 6.10701 |
| Forward P E | 41.75038 |
| Free Cashflow | 984,058,752 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 1,686 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.68583 |
| Gross Profits | 1,327,379,968 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00723 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.02887 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 69,141,578 |
| Industry | REIT - Residential |
| Industry Disp | REIT - Residential |
| Industry Key | reit-residential |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,774,915,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 2.59 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business 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 259 apartment communities comprising over 63,000 apartment homes with an additional property in active development. Essex Property Trust, Inc. was incorporated in 1971 in Maryland, USA. |
| Long Name | Essex Property Trust, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 17,629,028,352 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_332646 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 669,665,984 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 16,439,733,581 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 23 |
| Open | 248.76 |
| Operating Cashflow | 1,074,423,040 |
| Operating Margins | 0.32856 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.9885 |
| Peg Ratio | 7.02 |
| Phone | 650 655 7800 |
| Post Market Change | -0.08106995 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.031795878 |
| Post Market Price | 254.88893 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,464,521 |
| Previous Close | 248.0 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 44.056965 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.9651122 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 9.108524 |
| Profit Margins | 0.346 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.055 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.76923 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 6.97 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.81048 |
| Regular Market Day High | 255.51 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 248.755 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 248.755 - 255.51 |
| Regular Market Open | 248.76 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 248.0 |
| Regular Market Price | 254.97 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,003 |
| Regular Market Volume | 309,078 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03105 |
| Return On Equity | 0.12235 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.032 |
| Revenue Per Share | 30.063 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Sector Disp | Real Estate |
| Sector Key | real-estate |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 64,477,129 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.028800001 |
| Shares Short | 1,857,474 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,783,087 |
| Short Name | Essex Property Trust, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.045700002 |
| Short Ratio | 3.64 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | ESS |
| Target High Price | 308.0 |
| Target Low Price | 239.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 278.3913 |
| Target Median Price | 278.0 |
| Total Cash | 78,241,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.213 |
| Total Debt | 6,851,756,032 |
| Total Revenue | 1,935,442,944 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 10.28 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.04145161 |
| Trailing Eps | 10.4 |
| Trailing P E | 24.516348 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 259.79446 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -4.824463 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.018570308 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 309,078 |
| Website | https://www.essexapartmenthomes.com |
| Zip | 94,403 |