Essex Property Trust (DB:EXP) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

EXP Stock Overview

EXP fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	2/6
Future Growth	1/6
Past Performance	1/6
Financial Health	1/6
Dividends	5/6

Rewards

Trading at 31% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 1.7% per year

Pays a reliable dividend of 4.05%

Risk Analysis

Debt is not well covered by operating cash flow

Essex Property Trust, Inc. Competitors

GSW Immobilien

DB:GIB

€5.0b

Mid-America Apartment Communities

NYSE:MAA

US$15.3b

UDR

NYSE:UDR

US$13.5b

Equity Residential

NYSE:EQR

US$24.6b

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Essex Property Trust
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	US$225.70
52 Week High	US$230.00
52 Week Low	US$186.00
Beta	0.82
1 Month Change	2.59%
3 Month Change	5.47%
1 Year Change	21.34%
3 Year Change	-5.01%
5 Year Change	-9.83%
Change since IPO	255.99%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	EXP	DE Residential REITs	DE Market
7D	3.7%	0%	0%
1Y	21.3%	0%	0%

Return vs Industry: EXP exceeded the German Residential REITs industry which returned -9.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: EXP exceeded the German Market which returned 2.2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is EXP's price volatile compared to industry and market?
EXP volatility
EXP Average Weekly Movement	3.2%
Residential REITs Industry Average Movement	0%
Market Average Movement	0%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market	0%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market	0%

Stable Share Price: EXP has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: EXP's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1971	1,749	Angela Kleiman	www.essexapartmenthomes.com

Essex Property Trust, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages multifamily residential properties in selected West Coast markets. Essex currently has ownership interests in 252 apartment communities comprising approximately 62,000 apartment homes with an additional property in active development.

Essex Property Trust, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Essex Property Trust's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
EXP fundamental statistics
Market cap	€15.04b
Earnings (TTM)	€379.12m
Revenue (TTM)	€1.57b

38.3x

P/E Ratio

9.3x

P/S Ratio

Is EXP overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
EXP income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$1.68b
Cost of Revenue	US$531.95m
Gross Profit	US$1.15b
Other Expenses	US$742.19m
Earnings	US$405.83m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2023

Next Earnings Date

Apr 30, 2024

Earnings per share (EPS)	6.32
Gross Margin	68.34%
Net Profit Margin	24.16%
Debt/Equity Ratio	110.3%

How did EXP perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

4.0%

Current Dividend Yield

58%

Payout Ratio

EXP Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Essex Property Trust, Inc. Competitors

DB:GIB

€5.0b

NYSE:MAA

US$15.3b

NYSE:UDR

US$13.5b

NYSE:EQR

US$24.6b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Essex Property Trust, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 30, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$2.45 per share

Full year 2023 earnings released: FFO per share: US$15.8 (vs US$14.19 in FY 2022)

Fourth quarter dividend of US$2.45 announced

Essex Property Trust, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 14, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$6.32 (vs US$6.27 in FY 2022)

Recent updates

Essex Property Trust, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 30, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$2.45 per share

Full year 2023 earnings released: FFO per share: US$15.8 (vs US$14.19 in FY 2022)

Fourth quarter dividend of US$2.45 announced

Essex Property Trust, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 14, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$6.32 (vs US$6.27 in FY 2022)

Essex Property Trust, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 06, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$2.31 per share at 3.8% yield

Essex Property Trust, Inc. Announces Board Changes, Effective January 1, 2024

Essex Property Trust, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on January 12, 2024

Essex Property Trust, Inc. Revises Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.36 (vs US$1.43 in 3Q 2022)

Essex Property Trust, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 26, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$2.31 per share at 4.1% yield

Essex Property Trust, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on October 13, 2023

Essex Property Trust, Inc Announces Executive Changes

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: FFO per share: US$4.0 (vs US$3.24 in 2Q 2022)

Essex Property Trust, Inc. Revises Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2023

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS) acquired Hacienda at Camarillo Oaks for $23.1 million.

Now 21% undervalued

Essex Property Trust, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 27, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$2.31 per share at 4.0% yield

Now 21% undervalued

Essex Property Trust, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on July 14, 2023

First quarter 2023 earnings released: FFO per share: US$3.9 (vs US$3.49 in 1Q 2022)

Insufficient new directors

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$6.27 (vs US$7.51 in FY 2021)

Essex Property Trust, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

Essex Property Trust, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 07, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$2.20 per share

Essex Property Trust, Inc. Declares Quarterly Distribution, Payable January 13, 2023

Independent Director recently bought €208k worth of stock

Hagens Berman Downtown Seattle Renters Sue Leasing Companies for Allegedly Illegally Inflating Rents in City’s Densest Neighborhoods

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: FFO per share: US$3.6 (vs US$3.46 in 3Q 2021)

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS) announces an Equity Buyback for $500 million worth of its shares.

Essex Property Trust, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 26, 2022

Essex Property Trust, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Upcoming dividend of US$2.20 per share

Essex Property Trust, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on October 14, 2022

Essex Property Trust, Inc. Revises Earnings Guidance for the Full Year of 2022

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.87 (vs US$1.00 in 2Q 2021)

Essex Property Trust, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Jul 26, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$2.20 per share

Essex Property Trust, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year of 2022

Essex Property Trust, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on July 15, 2022

First quarter 2022 earnings released: FFO: US$403.1m per share (vs US$3.34 in 1Q 2021)

Essex Property Trust, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2022

Insufficient new directors

Essex Property Trust, Inc. to Report Q1, 2022 Results on Apr 26, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$2.20 per share

Essex Property Trust, Inc. Declares a First Quarter Dividend, Payable on April 14, 2022

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS) acquired an unknown stake in 179-Unit Apartment Home Community in Vista, California for $44 million.

Upcoming dividend of US$2.09 per share

Insufficient new directors

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$1.82 (vs US$1.13 in 3Q 2020)

Upcoming dividend of US$2.09 per share

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS) acquired KIRO's Headquarters from CFRE Seattle LLC for $52.5 million.

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$1.00 (vs US$1.29 in 2Q 2020)