Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) is a REIT - Residential company in the Real Estate sector, currently trading at $251.42. It has a SharesGrow Score of 73/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 4 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of ESS = $313.17 (+24.6% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is ESS = $280 (+11.5% upside).
Valuation: ESS trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 24 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 3.64.
Financials: revenue is $1.9B, +5.8%/yr average growth. Net income is $672M, growing at +24.3%/yr. Net profit margin is 35.4% (strong). Gross margin is 68.8% (+0.4 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $6.9B against $5.5B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 1.25, moderate). Current ratio is 2.3 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 52.5%. Total assets: $13.2B.
Analyst outlook: 15 / 46 analysts rate ESS as buy (33%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 42/100 (Partial), Growth 83/100 (Pass), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 67/100 (Partial), Moat 76/100 (Pass), Future 40/100 (Partial), Income 100/100 (Pass).
