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

Essex Property Trust (NYSE:ESS) is anticipated to issue its Q4 2025 results after the market closes on Wednesday, February 4th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $4.00 per share and revenue of $474.6570 million for the quarter. Parties may visit the the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET.

Essex Property Trust (NYSE:ESS) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $3.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.96 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $473.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $472.11 million. Essex Property Trust had a net margin of 45.46% and a return on equity of 14.68%. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $3.91 earnings per share. 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 Performance

ESS stock opened at $251.82 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 1.18. Essex Property Trust has a 1 year low of $243.25 and a 1 year high of $316.29. The company has a market cap of $16.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.03 and a beta of 0.73. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $257.51 and its 200-day moving average price is $262.12.

Essex Property Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Investors of record on Friday, January 2nd were issued a $2.57 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 2nd. This represents a $10.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.1%. Essex Property Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 78.12%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Woodline Partners LP purchased a new position in Essex Property Trust in the first quarter valued at $1,664,000. Focus Partners Wealth acquired a new stake in Essex Property Trust during the 1st quarter worth $223,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position 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. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Essex Property Trust by 186.2% during the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 33,614 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $9,526,000 after purchasing an additional 21,871 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Nova Scotia boosted its stake in Essex Property Trust by 10.9% during the second quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 8,274 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,345,000 after buying an additional 811 shares during the last quarter. 96.51% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on ESS. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Essex Property Trust from $280.00 to $268.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 10th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Essex Property Trust from $267.00 to $274.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Essex Property Trust from $283.00 to $273.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and set a $282.00 target price (down previously from $304.00) on shares of Essex Property Trust in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Essex Property Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and twelve have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $285.70.

Essex Property Trust Company Profile

Essex Property Trust, Inc (NYSE: ESS) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that acquires, develops, owns and operates multifamily residential properties. The company focuses on market-rate apartment communities and delivers a full suite of property services including leasing, resident services, asset management, and capital improvement programs designed to preserve and enhance long‑term property values.

Essex concentrates its portfolio in West Coast markets, with a significant presence in California and the Pacific Northwest.