Essex Property Trust (ESS) Projected to Post Earnings on Wednesday

Essex Property Trust (NYSE:ESS) is expected to release its Q3 2025 results after the market closes on Wednesday, October 29th. Analysts expect Essex Property Trust to post earnings of $3.97 per share and revenue of $472.1060 million for the quarter. Essex Property Trust has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 3.890-3.990 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 15.800-16.020 EPS.Interested persons can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET.

Essex Property Trust (NYSE:ESS) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $4.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.99 by $0.04. Essex Property Trust had a return on equity of 13.98% and a net margin of 43.51%.The firm had revenue of $465.84 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $466.47 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.94 EPS. On average, analysts expect Essex Property Trust to post $16 EPS for the current fiscal year and $17 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Essex Property Trust Stock Up 0.6%

Essex Property Trust stock opened at $262.38 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $263.80 and a two-hundred day moving average of $273.38. Essex Property Trust has a twelve month low of $243.85 and a twelve month high of $316.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.09, a PEG ratio of 6.33 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16.

Essex Property Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th were paid a $2.57 dividend. This represents a $10.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 30th. Essex Property Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 82.64%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have weighed in on ESS shares. Evercore ISI lowered their target price on Essex Property Trust from $283.00 to $279.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Piper Sandler downgraded Essex Property Trust from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $355.00 to $275.00 in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Scotiabank lowered their target price on Essex Property Trust from $320.00 to $309.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. BNP Paribas downgraded Essex Property Trust from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their target price on Essex Property Trust from $297.00 to $295.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $297.09.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Essex Property Trust

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MUFG Securities EMEA plc acquired a new stake in Essex Property Trust during the second quarter worth about $54,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Essex Property Trust by 70.1% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 279 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $79,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in Essex Property Trust during the second quarter worth about $205,000. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in Essex Property Trust by 11.7% during the second quarter. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC now owns 771 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $220,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth acquired a new stake in Essex Property Trust during the first quarter worth about $223,000. 96.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Essex Property Trust

Essex Property Trust, Inc, an S&P 500 company, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages multifamily residential properties in selected West Coast markets. Essex currently has ownership interests in 252 apartment communities comprising approximately 62,000 apartment homes with an additional property in active development.