ESS · Essex Property Trust Inc
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $17.32B |
| P/E | 41.84 |
| Float | 63.80M |
| Beta | 0.71 |
| Volatility | 17.6% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Moderate |
| Clavix score | 86.4 |
| Price | 268.77 |
| Change | −0.24% |
| Prev Close | 269.43 |
| Open | 270.37 |
| Day Low | 267.98 |
| Day High | 272.30 |
| Avg Vol | 0 |
| Avg $ Vol | $115.3M |
| 52W High | 303.35 |
| 52W Low | 238.46 |
| 52W Pos | 46.7% |
| From High | −11.40% |
| From Low | +12.71% |
| Max DD 1Y | −10.15% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | −0.84% |
| SMA 50 | −3.02% |
| SMA 200 | −0.04% |
| RSI (14) | 43.1 |
| Vol 30D | 12.9% |
| Vol 90D | 18.9% |
| 1Y Range | 238–303 |
| Daily bars | 536 |
| Perf Week | −0.79% |
| Perf Month | −0.51% |
| Perf Quarter | −8.30% |
| Perf Half Y | +5.67% |
| Perf Year | +4.78% |
| Perf YTD | +4.62% |
| Prev Day | −0.24% |
| Clavix | A- |
| Debt / Eq | 0.12 |
| Curr Ratio | 0.71 |
| Int Cover | 3.3× |
| FCF Margin | — |
| Rev Growth | +6.4% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Moderate |
| Sector rank | 5 / 47 |
What ESS does
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 and is based in San Mateo, United States.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayESS grades A-, 86.4 of 100. Steadiest on Price Stability (72), most exposed on Sector Resilience (62, mixed). 4 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Real Estate median. Ranks 5 of 47 in Real Estate by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| ESS | Real Estate median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.71 | 0.97 |
| Volatilityannualized | 17.6% | 24.6% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −10.1% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 0.71% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 5 (2%) | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| ESS | Real Estate median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.71 | 0.97 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Moderate | Moderate 71% of 51 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Real Estate names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| ESS | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | −0.8% |
| 1 month | −0.5% |
| Year to date | +4.6% |
| 1 year | +4.8% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| ESS | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 29 Jun |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 65 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 21 · 2 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 21 ↑ 2 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 51 Real Estate names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| ESS | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +6.4% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Real Estate median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openEssex Property Trust secured a $275 million unsecured bank loan led by Bank of America to pay off its short-term commercial paper, replacing rolling money-market borrowing with up to five years of committed funding. The West Coast apartment landlord is also selling older properties, buying back stock, and positioning for a tight rental market.
Essex Property Trust has taken out a new $275 million loan that isn't backed by specific collateral, and plans to use the money to pay off some of its short-term borrowing and for general company expenses.
Essex Property Trust, via its operating partnership, signed a $275 million unsecured term loan on September 24, 2026, with Bank of America as administrative agent. The loan matures September 24, 2029, with two one-year extension options, and the company plans to use the proceeds to repay its commercial paper borrowings and for general corporate purposes. The agreement also allows Essex to expand the facility by up to an additional $225 million.
The article notes that Essex Property Trust's stock has trailed the broader market over the past year, while analysts are moderately optimistic about its outlook. No specific company developments or catalysts are mentioned.
Baron Capital's Q2 2026 letter for the Baron Real Estate Income Fund named Essex Property Trust (ESS) as one of its top five holdings. The fund returned 12.18% in the quarter, slightly ahead of the MSCI US REIT Index at 11.84%, and management cited favorable supply-demand dynamics in real estate as a reason for its constructive outlook. ESS closed at $271.39 on September 21, 2026.
Nearest peers by size
Real Estate| Ticker | Company | Grade | Mkt cap | P/E | Beta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Co | B+ | $16.94B | 30.38 | 0.97 | Compare |
| WPC | W.p. Carey Inc | A | $16.88B | 23.11 | 0.80 | Compare |
| HST | Host Hotels and Resorts, Inc | A- | $16.42B | 15.99 | 1.14 | Compare |
| INVH | Invitation Homes Inc | A- | $15.99B | 24.20 | 0.82 | Compare |
| KIM | Kimco Realty Corp | A- | $15.37B | 25.31 | 0.96 | Compare |
| LAMR | Lamar Advertising Co | A- | $15.24B | 27.41 | 1.27 | Compare |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corp | B+ | $19.84B | 20.03 | 0.99 | Compare |
| SUI | Sun Communities Inc | A- | $14.38B | 10.47 | 0.75 | Compare |
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