ESS

Essex Property Trust, Inc.
Real EstateREIT - ResidentialNASDAQ
$243.41
-$3.25 (-1.33%)today
Conviction
4/ 10
Fair Value$279.22
Upside+14.71%
Signal5.88
Market Cap$16.8B
52W Range$238.46–$309.07
Next EarningsApr 28

Conviction History

Conviction Changes

Mar 18, 2026, 9:06 PM54conviction-rescore

DCF P(above)=2.4%, FV=$158 vs price $246.7 — stock trading 56% above DCF fair value. Below 200dma. Analyst target $279 barely above current. West Coast multifamily REIT, high rates compress cap rates. DCF strongly suggests overvalued. No compelling reason to hold at this valuation.

Price History

FAIR VALUE ANALYSISMonte Carlo · 5,000 runs · 99% valid
Fair Value$161.45
Current Price$239.61
Upside / Down-32.6%
P(Undervalued)4.4%
P(20%+ Up)0.2%
P(15%+ Down)84.7%

Fair Value Distribution — percentile bands

4.4% of simulations place fair value above current price

WHAT IS PRICED IN

Revenue-Based Reverse DCF

12.1%/yr

±4.1% · revenue growth to justify current price

FCF-Based Reverse DCF

6.4%/yr

±3.1% · FCF growth to justify current price

THE GAP

Market pricing margin expansion or capex normalization

KEY VALUE DRIVERS

Spearman correlation — what moves this valuation most

Bull Case
Queued for analysis

Eagle will generate this view by the next trading session (~6h).

Bear Case
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Eagle will generate this view by the next trading session (~6h).

Research Feed

sec_10kMar 3
Conviction: unchanged
ESS FY2025 10-K: Operational strength with macro headwinds

Revenue growth modest at 4.1% YoY despite 5.5% same-property NOI growth. Margin pressure evident. Portfolio concentrated West Coast (CA/WA) in tight supply-constrained markets. Development pipeline 54...