Essex Property Trust Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 26 analysts polled by S&P Global, Essex Property Trust stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $304.99. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 9.94% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $239 (-13.85%) and the highest is $352 (+26.89%).

Price Target: $304.99 (+9.94%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$239	$304.99	$303	$352
Change	-13.85%	+9.94%	+9.22%	+26.89%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Essex Property Trust stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

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Rating	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26	Aug '26
Strong Buy	3	3	3	4	5	5
Buy	3	3	4	4	5	6
Hold	18	18	17	16	14	13
Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Total	26	26	26	26	26	26

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Haendel St. Juste Mizuho Securities	Mizuho Securities	Hold Downgrades $308 → $295	Hold	Downgrades	$308 → $295	+6.34%	Sep 8, 2026
James Feldman Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $297	Hold	Maintains	$297	+7.06%	Sep 1, 2026
Peter Abramowitz Deutsche Bank	Deutsche Bank	Buy Reiterates $330 → $325	Buy	Reiterates	$330 → $325	+17.16%	Aug 18, 2026
Richard Hightower Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $296 → $297	Hold	Maintains	$296 → $297	+7.06%	Aug 17, 2026
Anthony Paolone J.P. Morgan	J.P. Morgan	Sell Maintains $275 → $295	Sell	Maintains	$275 → $295	+6.34%	Aug 14, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.96B

from 1.94B

1.11%

from 1.94B

Revenue Next Year

2.02B

from 1.96B

3.26%

from 1.96B

EPS This Year

5.50

from 5.76

-4.56%

from 5.76

EPS Next Year

6.30

from 5.50

14.61%

from 5.50

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	1.55B	1.63B	1.71B	1.83B	1.94B	1.96B
Revenue Growth	-0.64%	5.19%	4.95%	6.58%	5.97%	1.11%
Net Income	488.55M	408.32M	405.83M	741.52M	669.67M	363.37M
EPS	-	-	-	-	5.76	5.50
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	4.40%	-4.56%
Dividend / Share	8.36	8.80	9.24	9.80	10.28	10.36
Dividend Growth	0.60%	5.26%	5.00%	6.06%	4.90%	0.82%
Free Cash Flow	654.64M	973.01M	752.54M	819.89M	984.06M	1.01B
FFO	941.05M	923.36M	1.01B	1.06B	1.07B	1.07B
FFO / Share	13.98	13.70	15.24	15.99	15.98	16.17
P/FFO	21.29	13.52	14.83	16.72	15.90	17.15
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	15

EPS based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

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Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	2.0B
Avg	2.0B
Low	1.9B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	4.4%
Avg	1.1%
Low	-0.0%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	5.55
Avg	5.50
Low	5.47

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	-3.6%
Avg	-4.6%
Low	-5.0%