Seeing Is Believing
ESS is currently covered by 18 analysts with an average price target of $293.37. This is a potential upside of $43.28 (17.31%) from yesterday's end of day stock price of $250.09.
Essex Property Trust's activity chart (see below) currently has 497 price targets and 361 ratings on display. The stock rating distribution of ESS is 42.86% BUY, 55.1% HOLD and 2.04% SELL.
Analysts average stock forecasts to be materialized ratio is 66.83% with an average time for these price targets to be met of 426.13 days.
Highest price target for ESS is $315, Lowest price target is $268, average price target is $290.17.
Most recent stock forecast was given by JOHN KIM from BMO on 09-Jan-2026. First documented stock forecast 13-Sep-2013.
Currently out of the existing stock ratings of ESS, 21 are a BUY (42.86%), 27 are a HOLD (55.1%), 1 are a SELL (2.04%).
Analyst name
Rating
Rating initiation date
Current price target
Potential Upside
Previous price target
Date
Price targets met ratio
Average potential upside
Average Days to Hit Target
Performance score
Buy
Since 13-Jan-2025
$280
$23.05 (8.97%)
$317
4 days ago
(09-Jan-2026)
7/12 (58.33%)
$23.05 (8.97%)
283
Hold
Since 15-Dec-2022
$274
$17.05 (6.64%)
$267
5 days ago
(08-Jan-2026)
6/9 (66.67%)
$17.05 (6.64%)
105
Buy
Since 02-Jan-2024
$282
$25.05 (9.75%)
$281
28 days ago
(16-Dec-2025)
2/3 (66.67%)
$22.74 (8.77%)
398
Hold
Since 28-Aug-2023
$273
$16.05 (6.25%)
$283
28 days ago
(16-Dec-2025)
16/27 (59.26%)
$13.74 (5.30%)
321
Hold
Since 24-Jan-2025
$290
$33.05 (12.86%)
$297
1 months 19 days ago
(25-Nov-2025)
2/7 (28.57%)
$28.84 (11.04%)
24
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