Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. 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 $0.45 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 $3.51 million.
As published in a research note from Piper Sandler on August 04, 2025, Essex Property Trust, Inc [ESS] has been rated down from an Overweight to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $275. Analysts at Raymond James upgraded the stock from ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late June. As of January 21, 2025, Deutsche Bank has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for ESS. Earlier on January 13, 2025, BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for ESS stock which previously was a “a Market perform”.
Analyzing ESS Stock Performance
On last trading session, Essex Property Trust, Inc [NYSE: ESS] rose 0.98% to $257.02. The stock’s lowest price that day was $254.31, but it reached a high of $258.535 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.21%. Over the course of the year, Essex Property Trust, Inc shares have dropped approximately -5.72%.
Is Essex Property Trust, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Essex Property Trust, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by 9685.0 shares to 1.54 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 1.55 million shares. A decline of -0.63% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.47 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.47.
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 in the next 12 months, up nearly 21.4% from the previous closing price of $254.52. Analysts anticipate Essex Property Trust, Inc stock to reach 309 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. On December 17, 2024, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $316.
