Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Essex Property Trust, Inc shares valued at $842,240 were sold by Kasaris Mary on Mar 11 ’25. At $300.80 per share, Kasaris Mary sold 2,800 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 1,755 shares worth approximately $0.51 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Kasaris Mary purchased 2,800 shares, netting a total of over 842,240 in proceeds.
Before that, Kleiman Angela L. had sold 4,929 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,552,586, the President and CEO traded Essex Property Trust, Inc shares for $314.99 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,929 shares, worth approximately $3.96 million.
As published in a research note from Deutsche Bank on January 21, 2025, Essex Property Trust, Inc [ESS] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $310 from $308. Analysts at BMO Capital Markets upgraded the stock from ‘”a Market perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid January. As of December 17, 2024, Barclays has initiated its “an Equal weight” rating for ESS. Earlier on December 17, 2024, JP Morgan downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Underweight” for ESS stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing ESS Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Essex Property Trust, Inc [NYSE: ESS] rose 1.24% to $289.75. The stock’s lowest price that day was $284.65, but it reached a high of $289.82 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.17%. Over the course of the year, Essex Property Trust, Inc shares have jumped approximately 1.51%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Essex Property Trust, Inc (ESS)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 57.94 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Essex Property Trust, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Essex Property Trust, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by -0.33 million shares to 1.52 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 1.85 million shares. A decline of -21.76% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.45 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.45.
Which companies own the most shares of Essex Property Trust, Inc (ESS)?
In terms of Essex Property Trust, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 309.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 8.14% from the previous closing price of $286.19. Analysts anticipate Essex Property Trust, Inc stock to reach 310 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 309. In spite of this, 13 analysts ranked Essex Property Trust, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
