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ESS Stock Analysis

Essex Property Trust, Inc. · current price $284.23 (+1.19% today)

Solid setup — 21% net margin. Momentum, fundamentals and macro indicators are aligned.
★★★★
Quality
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The six-pillar scorecard

Momentum
52
Drifting higher
price trend
Growth
25
Barely growing
sales & profit growth
Quality
93
High quality
profitability & balance sheet
Valuation
20
Expensive
is the price fair?
Sentiment
33
Out of favour
analyst & crowd mood
Risk
85
Low risk
volatility & drawdown

Each pillar is scored 0-100 inside the stock’s own peer group, so a chipmaker is measured against chipmakers. These are quality descriptors, not buy or sell signals.

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The picture

What drove the scoreThe seven components contributing most, each read out of 100.
FundamentalsFundamentals: 5858Relative strengthRelative strength: 8585Breakout proximityBreakout proximity: 7676Size fitSize fit: 8888Low short interestLow short interest: 100100RSI zoneRSI zone: 7070Trend strengthTrend strength: 4545
Margin profileWhat survives each step down the income statement.
GrossGross: 68.8%68.8%OperatingOperating: 34.0%34.0%NetNet: 20.9%20.9%Free cash flowFree cash flow: 50.0%50.0%
EPS surpriseReported EPS against estimate, last four quarters.
2026-06: -36.0% vs estimate-36%2026-062026-03: +15.6% vs estimate+16%2026-032025-12: -14.9% vs estimate-15%2025-122025-09: -4.7% vs estimate-5%2025-09
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Hype Check

Reading ESS’s price and volume history…

The audit — what has to hold for this thesis

Checking the areas that decide this thesis…

AI-generated from the company’s own filings and recent coverage, and it can be incomplete or wrong. A PASS is a reading of the cited evidence, not a verified fact and not a reason to buy. Follow each citation to the source.

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Dilution Check

Reading ESS’s filings…

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Latest earnings

LAST EARNINGS Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS)

Latest earnings

EPS
$1.59 vs $1.67 est · -4.7% vs estimate MISS
Revenue
$489.0M · +3.3% YoY
Stock reaction (1M)
+0.8%
Beat streak
1 of last 4 quarters
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Valuation

P/E
44.2×
Forward P/E
46.1×
PEG
7.02
Price / Sales
9.9×
Price / Book
3.4×
EV / EBITDA
20.4×
Analyst target
$304.99
Target range
$239.00 – $352.00
Implied upside
+7.3%
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Financial health

Gross margin
68.8%
Operating margin
34.0%
Net margin
20.9%
FCF margin
50.0%
Return on equity
7.7%
Debt / equity
1.22
Revenue growth YoY
+3.1%
EPS growth YoY
-71.8%
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Technicals

$238.4652-week range$303.35
RSI (14)
46
50-day MA
$289.31
200-day MA
$266.43
ATR (14)
4.70
Beta
0.71
1-month return
+0.8%
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Earnings

QuarterEPSEst.SurpriseResult
2025-09-30$1.59$1.67-4.7%Miss
2025-12-31$1.25$1.47-14.9%Miss
2026-03-31$1.65$1.43+15.6%Beat
2026-06-30$0.94$1.47-36.0%Miss
Beat 1 of the last 4 quarters.
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Ownership & risk

Short % of float
0.05%
Dividend yield
3.69%
Beta
0.71
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Latest news on ESS

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Frequently asked

What is ESS's Quant Score?

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) currently has a TickerMover Quant Score of 60/100, rated ★★★★ Quality. The Quant Score is a quantitative composite across six research pillars — momentum, quality, growth, valuation, sentiment and risk. It is research information, not investment advice.

Is Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) a buy?

TickerMover does not give buy or sell recommendations. ESS scores 60/100 (★★★★ Quality) on our quantitative research model — a screening signal, not a personal recommendation. Do your own research, and consider an FCA-authorised adviser before investing.

How often is ESS's score updated?

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