ESSEssex Property Trust

$278.24+10% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in an uptrend.

1 good, 1 neutral, 1 without data
TrendUptrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Price is +4% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest4.0% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Moderately shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 16% since the previous count, up from 2.8% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnmiddle of the market
vs 200-day avgmiddle of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How ESS is trading

Essex Property Trust is +10% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 5.7 points behind the market.

+10%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
+3.8%

vs 200-day average · close to trend

RSI (14)
58

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
7.4%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$237.05 – $300.58 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$278.24
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
+2.4%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+10%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+0.64%
vs 50-day average$276.32
+0.70%
52-week high
$300.58
52-week low
$237.05
Annualised volatility
23%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$168K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+8.5%
2025−5.0%
2024+18%
2023+22%
2022−38%
2021+52%
2020−18%
2019+26%
2018+4.8%
2017+6.8%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan105 of 10+0.04%
Feb106 of 10+0.80%
Mar105 of 10+0.21%
Apr106 of 10+2.1%
May106 of 10+0.45%
Jun108 of 10+1.6%
Jul119 of 11+2.1%
Aug116 of 11+0.47%
Sep113 of 11−3.2%
Oct117 of 11−0.41%
Nov105 of 10+2.8%
Dec103 of 10+0.54%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.