ESS · Essex Property Trust Inc
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $17.91B |
| P/E | 43.27 |
| Float | 63.80M |
| Beta | 0.70 |
| Volatility | 17.5% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Moderate |
| Clavix score | 85 |
| Price | 279.68 |
| Change | +0.37% |
| Prev Close | 278.65 |
| Open | 278.86 |
| Day Low | 276.41 |
| Day High | 279.55 |
| Avg Vol | 1 |
| Avg $ Vol | $155.9M |
| 52W High | 303.35 |
| 52W Low | 238.46 |
| 52W Pos | 63.5% |
| From High | −7.80% |
| From Low | +17.29% |
| Max DD 1Y | −10.88% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | −1.82% |
| SMA 50 | −3.37% |
| SMA 200 | +4.79% |
| RSI (14) | 40.8 |
| Vol 30D | 22.8% |
| Vol 90D | 20.9% |
| 1Y Range | 238–303 |
| Daily bars | 506 |
| Perf Week | −0.75% |
| Perf Month | −3.26% |
| Perf Quarter | −2.09% |
| Perf Half Y | +7.90% |
| Perf Year | +6.55% |
| Perf YTD | +8.87% |
| Prev Day | +0.37% |
| Clavix | A- |
| Debt / Eq | 0.12 |
| Curr Ratio | 0.71 |
| Int Cover | 3.3× |
| FCF Margin | — |
| Rev Growth | −0.1% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Moderate |
| Sector rank | 8 / 48 |
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-, 85 of 100. Steadiest on Price Stability (70), most exposed on Sector Resilience (62, mixed). 3 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Real Estate median. Ranks 8 of 48 in Real Estate by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| ESS | Real Estate median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.70 | 0.96 |
| Volatilityannualized | 17.5% | 24.2% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −10.9% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 0.78% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 52% | — |
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 | 0.70 | 0.96 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Moderate | Moderate71% of 52 |
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 | −3.3% |
| Year to date | +8.9% |
| 1 year | +6.6% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| ESS | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30since 18 Jun |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 65 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 20 · 4 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 20 ↑ 3 ↓ |
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 52 Real Estate names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| ESS | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | −0.1% |
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.
Against Real Estate
52 companies| Metric | ESS | Sector spread | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | 0.70 | 0.96 | |
| Volatility | 17.5% | 24.2% | |
| P/E | 43.27 | 27.68 | |
| Debt / equity | 0.12 | 0.92 | |
| Current ratio | 0.71 | 0.57 | |
| Interest coverage | 3.3× | 3.4× |
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openEssex Property Trust, an S&P 500 real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates apartment buildings, declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $2.59 per common share, payable October 15, 2026 to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2026.
Essex Property Trust received the sole 'Buy' rating among multifamily REIT peers, citing superior operational efficiency, disciplined capital allocation, and outperformance on same-store NOI and operating margins. The company also features robust dividend coverage, a conservative balance sheet, and management that executes buybacks and asset sales at attractive valuations.
Essex Property Trust reported higher Q2 2026 revenue of US$489.05 million but lower net income of US$62.46 million year-on-year, trimmed its full-year 2026 net income guidance, and announced a new US$500 million share repurchase authorization while continuing acquisition activity. Management emphasized prioritizing investments and buybacks that enhance NAV and FFO per share.
The article is brief and discusses the broader apartment REIT sector, noting signs of recovery but uneven new lease pricing, with coastal markets outperforming Sun Belt peers. It does not contain specific information about ESS (Essex Property Trust).
Essex Property Trust beat its second-quarter expectations, driven by strong supply and demand in its Northern California holdings, where ongoing tech sector investment in the Bay Area is supporting the rental market.
Nearest peers by size
Real Estate| Ticker | Company | Grade | Mkt cap | P/E | Beta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLY | Annaly Capital Management Inc | A | $17.21B | 5.86 | 1.31 | Compare |
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Co | B+ | $16.94B | 35.41 | 0.94 | Compare |
| WPC | W.p. Carey Inc | B+ | $16.88B | 24.70 | 0.79 | Compare |
| INVH | Invitation Homes Inc | A- | $16.80B | 25.54 | 0.81 | Compare |
| JLL | Jones Lang LaSalle Inc | B+ | $16.67B | 16.69 | 1.32 | Compare |
| KIM | Kimco Realty Corp | A- | $16.05B | 26.43 | 0.95 | Compare |
| SBAC | SBA Communications Corp | B | $20.32B | 20.57 | 0.98 | Compare |
| LAMR | Lamar Advertising Co | A- | $15.39B | 27.67 | 1.27 | Compare |
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