Seeing Is Believing
ESS is currently covered by 18 analysts with an average price target of $300.5. This is a potential upside of $43.55 (16.95%) from yesterday's end of day stock price of $256.95.
Essex Property Trust's activity chart (see below) currently has 491 price targets and 359 ratings on display. The stock rating distribution of ESS is 46% BUY, 52% HOLD and 2% SELL.
Analysts average stock forecasts to be materialized ratio is 67.18% with an average time for these price targets to be met of 426.13 days.
Highest price target for ESS is $317, Lowest price target is $267, average price target is $292.17.
Most recent stock forecast was given by LINDA TSAI from JEFFERIES on 16-Dec-2025. First documented stock forecast 13-Sep-2013.
Currently out of the existing stock ratings of ESS, 23 are a BUY (46%), 26 are a HOLD (52%), 1 are a SELL (2%).
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 02-Jan-2024
$282
$25.11 (9.77%)
$281
24 days ago
(16-Dec-2025)
2/3 (66.67%)
$22.74 (8.77%)
398
Hold
Since 28-Aug-2023
$273
$16.11 (6.27%)
$283
24 days ago
(16-Dec-2025)
16/27 (59.26%)
$13.74 (5.30%)
321
Hold
Since 24-Jan-2025
$290
$33.11 (12.89%)
$297
1 months 15 days ago
(25-Nov-2025)
2/7 (28.57%)
$28.84 (11.04%)
24
Hold
Since 10-Aug-2023
$268
$11.11 (4.32%)
$280
1 months 30 days ago
(10-Nov-2025)
6/9 (66.67%)
$7.58 (2.91%)
115
Hold
Since 15-Dec-2022
$267
$10.11 (3.94%)
$295
1 months 30 days ago
(10-Nov-2025)
6/8 (75%)
$6.58 (2.53%)
105
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