Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusHold44 ratings
Bullish1738.6%
Neutral2352.3%
Bearish49.1%
1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.
FN2 Earnings Intelligence
Essex Property Trust, Inc. analyst ratings
Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$281.86Previous close
$250Low
$304.16Average
$375High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Jul 31, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Outperform | Sector Outperform | Maintain | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 27, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | May 18, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 14, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | May 4, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Stifel | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Baird | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Mar 2, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Dec 16, 2025 |
| JMP Securities | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Feb 6, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jan 21, 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Sep 24, 2024 |
| Wedbush | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 5, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Sep 8, 2023 |
| Wolfe Research | Underperform | Peer Perform | Downgrade | May 15, 2023 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Downgrade | Dec 14, 2022 | |
| Janney Montgomery Scott | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Dec 14, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 14, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Jun 23, 2022 |
| BTIG | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | May 19, 2021 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 27, 2020 |
| BTIG Research | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 25, 2019 |
| Sandler O'Neill | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Nov 18, 2019 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 26, 2019 |
| Janney Capital | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Dec 20, 2018 |
| Capital One Financial | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Oct 22, 2018 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 8, 2018 |
| Capital One | Overweight | Equal Weight | Upgrade | May 16, 2016 |
| Zelman | Sell | Hold | Downgrade | Jan 27, 2016 |
| Cowen & Co. | Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jan 12, 2016 |
| BB&T Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 10, 2015 |
| Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Nov 3, 2015 |
| DA Davidson | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 8, 2015 |
| McNicoll Lewis Vlak | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Dec 20, 2013 |
| Compass Point | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Nov 5, 2013 |
| ISI Group | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Oct 7, 2013 |
| Imperial Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 4, 2013 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $281.86. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $303 | $284.39 | +7.5% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $292.75 | $296.8 | +3.9% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | James Feldman | $297 | $294.01 | +5.4% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $352 | $293.83 | +24.9% | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $330 | $293.83 | +17.1% | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Richard Hightower | $296 | $297.48 | +5.0% | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $307 | $293.76 | +8.9% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Buck Horne | $320 | $285.57 | +13.5% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $302 | $283.42 | +7.1% | Jun 25, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $290 | $276.91 | +2.9% | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $308 | $284.78 | +9.3% | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $296 | $285.42 | +5.0% | Jun 8, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Steve Sakwa | $295 | $272.64 | +4.7% | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $286 | $278.81 | +1.5% | May 27, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $293 | $266.83 | +4.0% | May 15, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $282 | $269.75 | +0.0% | May 14, 2026 |
| UBS | Michael Goldsmith | $278 | $269.94 | -1.4% | May 14, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $277 | $263.55 | -1.7% | May 11, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $291 | $263.35 | +3.2% | May 4, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $310 | $263.35 | +10.0% | May 4, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Brad Heffern | $288 | $262.58 | +2.2% | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Barclays | Richard Hightower | $272 | $255.37 | -3.5% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $278 | $250.96 | -1.4% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $292 | $249.14 | +3.6% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | John Kim | $280 | $256.95 | -0.7% | Jan 9, 2026 |
| UBS | Michael Goldsmith | $274 | $251.06 | -2.8% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $290 | $256.89 | +2.9% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Michael Lewis | $273 | $254.66 | -3.1% | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Linda Tsai | $282 | $259.34 | +0.0% | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Barclays | Richard Hightower | $290 | $260.25 | +2.9% | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $284 | $261.2 | +0.8% | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Steve Sakwa | $271 | $247.64 | -3.9% | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $279 | $255.86 | -1.0% | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | James Feldman | $280 | $255.86 | -0.7% | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $300 | $267.66 | +6.4% | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Barclays | Richard Hightower | $297 | $266.22 | +5.4% | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Michael Lewis | $283 | $251.68 | +0.4% | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $309 | $257.36 | +9.6% | Aug 5, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Nicholas Yulico | $320 | $284.46 | +13.5% | Jun 13, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Brad Heffern | $309 | $284.47 | +9.6% | May 1, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | John Kim | $310 | $270.06 | +10.0% | Jan 13, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Brad Heffern | $302 | $270.06 | +7.1% | Jan 9, 2025 |
| Bank of America Securities | Joshua Dennerlein | $321 | $309.65 | +13.9% | Sep 24, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Julien Blouin | $318 | $302.69 | +12.8% | Sep 4, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Mike Lewis | $294 | $294.62 | +4.3% | Aug 26, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Alexander Goldfarb | $355 | $296.09 | +25.9% | Aug 26, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Alexander Goldfarb | $315 | $273.38 | +11.8% | Jun 28, 2024 |
| Scotiabank | Nicholas Yulico | $285 | $277.2 | +1.1% | Jun 14, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Robert Stevenson | $266 | $252.91 | -5.6% | May 30, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Amanda Sweitzer | $264 | $259.4 | -6.3% | May 28, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Adam Kramer | $250 | $260.56 | -11.3% | May 14, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Michael Lewis | $255 | $243.5 | -9.5% | Apr 9, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Mike Lewis | $259 | $241.41 | -8.1% | Mar 28, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Buck Horne | $265 | $237.6 | -6.0% | Mar 18, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Robert Stevenson | $250 | $232.66 | -11.3% | Feb 28, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Simon Yarmak | $250 | $239.05 | -11.3% | Jul 18, 2023 |
| Scotiabank | Nicholas Yulico | $240 | $212.27 | -14.9% | Apr 18, 2023 |
| Wells Fargo | James Feldman | $208 | $204.18 | -26.2% | Mar 31, 2023 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $267 | $218.26 | -5.3% | Dec 16, 2022 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $226 | $220.94 | -19.8% | Dec 15, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $242 | $219.35 | -14.1% | Dec 2, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $247 | $214.57 | -12.4% | Nov 30, 2022 |
| Scotiabank | Nicholas Yulico | $211 | $210.46 | -25.1% | Nov 29, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $252 | $210.47 | -10.6% | Nov 14, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $324 | $286.83 | +15.0% | Aug 22, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $273 | $261.75 | -3.1% | Jun 27, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $299 | $259.44 | +6.1% | Jun 24, 2022 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $352 | $277.36 | +24.9% | Jun 9, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $323 | $279.9 | +14.6% | May 25, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $375 | $339.77 | +33.0% | Apr 28, 2022 |
| KeyBanc | Jordan Sadler | $371 | $345.64 | +31.6% | Jan 13, 2022 |
| Scotiabank | Nicholas Yulico | $338 | $338.03 | +19.9% | Dec 16, 2021 |
| Citigroup | Nicholas Joseph | $370 | $348.22 | +31.3% | Dec 13, 2021 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Simon Yarmak | $390 | $340.79 | +38.4% | Dec 7, 2021 |
| J.P. Morgan | Anthony Paolone | $363 | $338.24 | +28.8% | Dec 6, 2021 |
| Wells Fargo | Tammi Fique | $345 | $340.97 | +22.4% | Nov 22, 2021 |
| Evercore ISI | Steve Sakwa | $381 | $330.83 | +35.2% | Oct 25, 2021 |
| Goldman Sachs | Chandni Luthra | $325 | $324.77 | +15.3% | Sep 23, 2021 |
| Piper Sandler | Alexander Goldfarb | $390 | $330.07 | +38.4% | Sep 1, 2021 |
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