# Essex Property Trust (ESS) — Analyst Forecast

ESS · NYSE · Stock

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## Analyst consensus

| Consensus | Buy | Hold | Sell | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hold | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27 |

## Price target

| Low | Average | High | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| $275.00 | $300.82 | $330.00 | 11 |

Last price $269.66 (as of Oct 16, 2026).

## Recent analyst ratings

| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 14, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $285.00 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | UBS | Maintained | Neutral | $275.00 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | RBC Capital | Maintained | Outperform | $298.00 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Maintained | Overweight | $326.00 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintained | Outperform | $299.00 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Scotiabank | Maintained | Sector Outperform | $293.00 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | UBS | Initiated Coverage | Neutral | $286.00 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Mizuho | Downgraded | Outperform → Neutral | $295.00 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $297.00 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Underweight | $295.00 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Maintained | Overweight | $316.00 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Citizens | Upgraded | Market Perform → Market Outperform | $330.00 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | RBC Capital | Maintained | Outperform | $312.00 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintained | Outperform | $303.00 |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $297.00 |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Maintained | Overweight | $352.00 |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $296.00 |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Scotiabank | Maintained | Sector Outperform | $307.00 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintained | Outperform | $297.00 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Raymond James | Upgraded | Market Perform → Outperform | $320.00 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is the price target for ESS stock?

The average 12-month analyst price target for Essex Property Trust (ESS) is $300.82, with a high estimate of $330.00 and a low of $275.00, across 11 analysts.

### Is ESS a buy, sell, or hold?

Analysts covering Essex Property Trust currently average a Hold rating: 10 buy, 14 hold and 3 sell, from 27 analysts. Ratings reflect analyst opinion, not investment advice.

### What upside do analysts see for ESS?

The average price target of $300.82 implies 11.55% upside from the last price of $269.66.

### What is the latest analyst rating on ESS?

On Oct 14, 2026, Barclays maintained Essex Property Trust at Equal-Weight with a price target of $285.00.

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