On Friday, Essex Property Trust, Inc (NYSE: ESS) opened lower -7.92% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $294.35. Price fluctuations for ESS have ranged from $230.90 to $317.73 over the past 52 weeks.
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During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Real Estate Sector giant was 4.10%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -50.70% at the time writing. With a float of $63.82 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $64.28 million.
Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 1715 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 43.04%, operating margin of 48.26%, and the pretax margin is 36.84%.
Essex Property Trust, Inc (ESS) Insider Activity
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the REIT – Residential industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Essex Property Trust, Inc is 0.78%, while institutional ownership is 96.31%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Mar 11 ’25, was worth 842,240. In this transaction Director of this company sold 2,800 shares at a rate of $300.80, taking the stock ownership to the 1,755 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 11 ’25, when Company’s Director proposed sale 2,800 for $300.80, making the entire transaction worth $842,240.
Essex Property Trust, Inc (ESS) Earnings and Forecasts
Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.49 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -50.70% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will plunge by -16.23% during the next five years compared to 11.62% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Essex Property Trust, Inc (NYSE: ESS) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Essex Property Trust, Inc (ESS). In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 10.17. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 18.56.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 11.54, a number that is poised to hit 1.40 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 5.92 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Essex Property Trust, Inc (ESS)
Looking closely at Essex Property Trust, Inc (NYSE: ESS), its last 5-days average volume was 0.56 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 0.47 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 29.99%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 8.09.
During the past 100 days, Essex Property Trust, Inc’s (ESS) raw stochastic average was set at 6.36%, which indicates a significant increase from 0.26% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 39.03% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 25.37% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $295.95, while its 200-day Moving Average is $292.00. However, in the short run, Essex Property Trust, Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $283.65. Second resistance stands at $296.27. The third major resistance level sits at $302.63. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $264.67, it is likely to go to the next support level at $258.31. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $245.69.
Essex Property Trust, Inc (NYSE: ESS) Key Stats
There are currently 64,326K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 18.05 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 1,774 M according to its annual income of 741,520 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 454,470 K and its income totaled 257,450 K.
