ESS NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

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Essex Property Trust Inc · Real Estate · Reit - Residential

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Latest close 293.5 USD
0.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 11.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 85.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.2%, after a 0.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is mixed with 42/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 58/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 3d.

Setup score 58 out of 100
Latest Close 293.5 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 0.2% latest completed week
4W Return 0.2% short-term follow-through
12W Return 12.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 21.2% 11 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 11-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 0.2% Latest completed week; four-week move 0.2%. Indicator stack 50/79 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Mixed 42/100 conviction; expected move 5.7%. News sentiment 58/100 47 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 3d Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 11.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 85.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.2%, after a 0.2% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.9x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.8412-week average 0.49

12-week confirmation

Trend active11/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership5/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.84Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 0.2% over four weeks, 12.4% over 12 weeks, and 5.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 11 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.2%
4W0.2%
12W12.4%
26W16.7%
52W5.4%
Active trend streak11 weeks
Active weeks in one year11
Trend breadth21.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.55Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change10.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership4.72Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-1.4%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 96%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength19/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Value9/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 92; rank 1 is best.
Quality92/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 9; rank 1 is best.
Momentum31/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
Growth8/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
32.8x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
9.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
17.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
4.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
69.4%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
44.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
63.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
7.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
3.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-14.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
3.4%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
3.5%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.5%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
4.6x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningMixed

ESS shows mixed options pressure with a 42/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.40, expected move of 5.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction42/100
Expected move5.7%
Put/call volume1.40
Pressure-6
Speculation42
Volatility44
Trend agreement100
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Insider activity8 / 1

8 acquisitions and 1 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 47 relevant articles.

21 positive · 25 neutral · 1 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings3dNext report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move5.7%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-3.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.9%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.9%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-3.9%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week+0.2%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains13
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses0
Recent vol2.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew1.9% / -2.1%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape58/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 58/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis72/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 11/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 5/12.

Activity pressure 0.84; 2 reversal markers Factors37/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 69; Small Cap Core rank 87 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options62/100

ESS shows mixed options pressure with a 42/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.40, expected move of 5.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Mixed · Options-market disagreement · Expected move 5.7% Sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 47 relevant articles.

First Trust Advisors LP Boosts Stock Position in Essex Property Trust, Inc. $ESS Insiders8 / 1

8 acquisitions and 1 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings3d

Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.

 Research flow2 items

2 recent research articles and 0 Market Watch posts are available.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 2026293.5 USD0.2%262.9 USD252.4 USD1.554.722.1MOn
17 Jul 2026292.9 USD-0.2%261.7 USD251.9 USD1.603.692.4MOn
10 Jul 2026293.6 USD-1.6%260.3 USD251.4 USD1.422.022.6MOn
3 Jul 2026298.3 USD1.9%258.9 USD251.0 USD1.334.761.7MOn
26 Jun 2026292.7 USD7.9%257.3 USD250.4 USD1.404.792.4MOn
19 Jun 2026271.3 USD-3.5%256.2 USD249.9 USD1.32-5.432.2MOn
12 Jun 2026281.3 USD-0.6%255.7 USD249.4 USD1.50-1.552.3MOn
5 Jun 2026282.9 USD4.7%254.6 USD249.0 USD1.53-0.822.5MOn
29 May 2026270.2 USD-1.5%253.7 USD248.5 USD1.38-7.952.0MOn
22 May 2026274.3 USD3.6%252.9 USD248.1 USD1.50-5.752.4MOn
15 May 2026264.7 USD1.3%252.4 USD247.5 USD1.21-8.612.6MOn
8 May 2026261.2 USD0.1%252.1 USD247.0 USD0.98-10.131.7MOff
1 May 2026261.0 USD2.2%251.7 USD246.6 USD0.63-8.683.4MOff
24 Apr 2026255.4 USD0.2%251.6 USD246.1 USD0.02-10.431.6MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.