Essex Property Trust Market Sentiment

Essex Property Trust Inc

ESSNYSE

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$292.00

-1.61-0.55%

At close: Aug 25, 5:00 PM EST

$292.00

N/A

After Hours: 4:00 PM EST

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Essex Property Trust Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for Essex Property Trust (ESS): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus— Outperform

Short Interest▼ 5.5% short float

Options Flow▲ 0.88 P/C ratio

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Outperform

24 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

0.88

More calls — Bullish

8 calls · 7 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$304

+4.2%

Highest Price Target

$352

+20.5%

Piper Sandler

Lowest Price Target

$278

-4.8%

UBS

Short Interest

5.5%

Rising — Bearish

Insider Activity (30d)

—

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Aug 17, 2026	Barclays	Richard Hightower—	+1.7%	$296 → $297	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Aug 14, 2026	JP Morgan	Anthony Paolone—	+1.0%	$275 → $295	Maintained	Underweight
Aug 3, 2026	Cantor Fitzgerald	Richard Anderson—	+8.2%	$291 → $316	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 31, 2026	RBC Capital	Brad Heffern—	+6.8%	$306 → $312	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 31, 2026	Citizens	Aaron Hecht—	+13.0%	$330	Upgrade	Market Perform→Market Outperform
Jul 30, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Steve Sakwa—	+3.8%	$297 → $303	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 22, 2026	Wells Fargo	James Feldman—	+1.7%	$280 → $297	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jul 21, 2026	Piper Sandler	Alexander Goldfarb—	+20.5%	$310 → $352	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 14, 2026	Barclays	Richard Hightower—	+1.4%	$277 → $296	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jul 9, 2026	Scotiabank	Nicholas Yulico—	+5.1%	$290 → $307	Maintained	Sector Outperform
Jun 29, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Steve Sakwa—	+1.7%	$296 → $297	Maintained	Outperform
Jun 26, 2026	Raymond James	Buck Horne—	+9.6%	$320	Upgrade	Market Perform→Outperform
Jun 25, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Adam Kramer—	+3.4%	$293 → $302	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jun 18, 2026	Scotiabank	Nicholas Yulico—	-0.7%	$282 → $290	Maintained	Sector Outperform
Jun 10, 2026	Mizuho	Vikram Malhorta—	+5.5%	$285 → $308	Maintained	Outperform
Jun 1, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Steve Sakwa—	+1.0%	$269 → $295	Upgrade	In-Line→Outperform
Jun 1, 2026	Wells Fargo	James Feldman—	-4.1%	$262 → $280	Maintained	Equal-Weight
May 27, 2026	Truist Securities	Michael Lewis—	-2.1%	$273 → $286	Maintained	Hold
May 18, 2026	JP Morgan	Anthony Paolone—	-5.8%	$272 → $275	Maintained	Underweight
May 14, 2026	UBS	Michael Goldsmith—	-4.8%	$274 → $278	Maintained	Neutral
May 14, 2026	Scotiabank	Nicholas Yulico—	-3.4%	$278 → $282	Maintained	Sector Outperform
May 11, 2026	Barclays	Richard Hightower—	-5.1%	$272 → $277	Maintained	Equal-Weight
May 4, 2026	Cantor Fitzgerald	Richard Anderson—	-0.3%	$290 → $291	Maintained	Overweight
May 4, 2026	Piper Sandler	Alexander Goldfarb—	+6.2%	$275 → $310	Upgrade	Neutral→Overweight
Apr 30, 2026	RBC Capital	Brad Heffern—	-1.4%	$282 → $288	Maintained	Outperform