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Essex Property Trust, Inc.
$293.55 +2.43 (+0.83%) At close · Jul 10
Market Cap
$18.86B
Shares
64,262,866

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$293.55 Open$292.78 Day$291.12–294.29 52W$235.91–303.35 Avg vol 30d462K Short int1.8M · 2.8% float · 3.5d Short vol70% Last earningsApr 28, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · Apr 29
Up next
Next earnings call
Jul 29, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 2 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Apr 29, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Very Low
      Market backdrop VIX 15 · calm Equity put/call 0.55
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +12%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +5%
      above
      RSI (14) 60
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 85%
      near high
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +3%
      trailing
      6-month return +17%
      trailing
      YTD return +15%
      this year
      Relative strength +8%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bearish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $279 › 200d $261 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      23 of 608 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -8.3K sh shares · +2 new
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$167.7K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      2.79% of float · ▲ +7.9% MoM · 3.5 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      608 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 61
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Fair
      Revenue growth +6%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 70%
      contracting
      EPS growth −10%
      Y/Y
      Valuation P/E 33
      in line
      Buyback $252.5M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $562.7M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very Low
      Volatility 21%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −16%
      past year
      ATR 1.9%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Feb 4, 2026
      2026 Full-Year
      Net Income Initiated $5.55 – $6.05
      prior FY $10.40 midpoint −44.2% Y/Y
      Total FFO Initiated $15.54 – $16.04
      Core FFO Initiated $15.69 – $16.19
      Same-Property Revenue Initiated 1.7% – 3.1%
      Same-Property Operating Expenses Initiated 2.5% – 3.5%
      Same-Property Net Operating Income Initiated 0.8% – 3.4%
      Q1 2026
      Core FFO Initiated $3.89 – $4.01
      Guided vs delivered · last 1 settled
      Net Income 2025 Full-Year
      $6.32 Miss −40.3%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 2 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +12% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +5% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      60 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      85% Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $279 › 200d $261 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      23 of 608 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -8.3K sh shares · +2 new
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$167.7K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      2.79% of float · ▲ +7.9% MoM · 3.5 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      608 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $236 Now $294 · 85% 52-wk high $303
      vs 200-day avg +12% vs 50-day avg +5%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Common stock repurchased $61.9M Q1 2026 year-to-date
      Immediately available liquidity $1.7B Q1 2026
      Remaining stock repurchase plan authority $240.8M as of April 27, 2026
      Same-Property Financial Occupancy non-GAAP 96.5% Q1 2026
      Same-Property NOI Growth non-GAAP 4.1% Q1 2026
      Same-Property Revenue Growth non-GAAP 2.9% Q1 2026
      Total FFO per diluted share non-GAAP $4.17 Q1 2026
      average share repurchase price $243.76 recent call
      capital allocated to market $1.7B the past 2 years call
      financial occupancy 96.4% April 2026 call
      net debt to EBITDA non-GAAP 5.5 Q1 2026 call
      Northern California blended rent growth 3.2% Q1 2026 call
      same-store blended rent growth 1.4% Q1 2026 call
      share repurchases $62M recent call
      Southern California blended rent growth 1% Q1 2026 call
      structured finance redemption proceeds $90M Q2 2026 call
      unsecured bonds repaid $450M Q1 2026 call
      Same-Property Portfolio financial occupancy 96.3% Q4 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      REIT - Residential — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      ESS
      Essex Property Trust, Inc.
      this stock
      $18.86B +14.5% +3.9% 33.0 2.8%
      AVB
      Avalonbay Communities Inc
      $26.69B +7.0% +4.4% 23.8 2.2%
      EQR
      Equity Residential
      $25.74B +11.5% +4.8% 27.4 3.2%
      INVH
      Invitation Homes Inc.
      $17.58B +7.8% +4.2% 31.2 2.4%
      MAA
      Mid America Apartment Communities Inc.
      $15.74B -1.5% +6.4% 41.0 2.9%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      610
      % held
      88.3%
      Reported
      23 of 608
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      644
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      1.8M
      Days to cover
      3.5d
      Change
      +130.6K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      70%
      As of
      Jul 10, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      54
      Value
      $15.2K
      As of
      Jun 9, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      34.0%
      Week of
      Jun 15, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$167.7K
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 1
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Rick Larsen
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Jan 7, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $1.9B
      Net income (FY)
      $390.2M
      EPS diluted
      $10.40
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $500.0M
      Remaining
      $252.5M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      May 29, 2026
      This year
      7
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $167.7K
      Shares
      600
      Filed
      May 27, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Apr 28, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Upcoming events
      1
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      ESS -1.6% +3.1% +17.0% +0.7% +14.5%
      SPY +1.4% +4.1% +9.1% +1.1% +10.7%
      vs SPY -3.0% -0.9% +8.0% -0.4% +3.8%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $2.59 / share · ex Jun 30, 2026
      Paid (TTM)
      $2.59 / share · 1 payout
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      · history filling in
      Buyback program · as of Mar 31, 2026
      Authorized
      $500.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $247.50M
      Remaining
      $252.50M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 920522 CUSIP 297178105 13F (30d) 47 filings 25 filers Visit website Investor relations