Essex Property Trust, Inc.

NYSE:ESS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$18.9b

Essex Property Trust Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

Essex Property Trust is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 3.45% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 15th January, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 2nd January, 2025.

Key information

3.5%

Dividend yield

-0.04%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield3.4%
Future Dividend Yield3.7%
Dividend Growth3.5%
Next dividend pay date15 Jan 25
Ex dividend date02 Jan 25
Dividend per shareUS$9.800
Payout ratio57%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Essex Property Trust: Limited Supply Enables Further Growth

Dec 06

Essex Property Trust: Tailwinds From Both Supply And Demand

Oct 03

Essex Property Trust: High-Quality REIT With A Growing Dividend

Aug 13

Essex Property Trust: The Buying Window Has Now Closed

Jun 12

Essex Property Trust: 3 Reasons Why The Stock May Be Overvalued

May 16

Essex Property Trust: A Dividend Aristocrat Worth Buying Now

Apr 05

Essex Property Trust: Build And Buy Apartments Like A Pro

Feb 15

Essex Property Trust: A Growth REIT With An Attractive Yield

Jan 15

Essex Property Trust: I Expect The West Coast To Outperform Next

Dec 11

Essex Property Trust: Still Has Potential

Dec 05

Essex Property Trust: Low Yield, Small Discount To NAV

Nov 06

Essex Property Trust: California Exposure Isn't That Problematic

Oct 12

Essex Property Trust: Dividend Yield At A High

Oct 01

Essex Property Trust: Don't Mind The California Exposure

Jul 29

Essex Property: A Smart Value For A Frothy Market

Jun 14

Essex Property Trust: Great Long-Term REIT, Still Some Near-Term Questions

Jan 23

Essex Property Trust Is Clearly The Best Bargain When It Comes To Residential REITs

Jan 12

Why Buy Rentals When You Can Buy Essex Property

Dec 16

Essex Property Trust declares $2.20 dividend

Dec 09

Apartments In Free Fall, So I Bought Essex

Nov 09

Essex Property Trust: Long-Term Compounder In The Bargain Bin

Oct 20

Essex Property Trust declares $2.20 dividend

Sep 15

Upcoming Dividend Payment

TodayDec 22 2024Ex Dividend DateJan 02 2025Dividend Pay DateJan 15 202513 days from Ex DividendBuy in the next 11 days to receive the upcoming dividend

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: ESS's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: ESS's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Essex Property Trust Dividend Yield vs Market
How does ESS dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (ESS)3.5%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)4.5%
Industry Average (Residential REITs)3.4%
Analyst forecast (ESS) (up to 3 years)3.7%

Notable Dividend: ESS's dividend (3.45%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).

High Dividend: ESS's dividend (3.45%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.5%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (56.9%), ESS's dividend payments are covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (61.9%), ESS's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 02:17
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Essex Property Trust, Inc. is covered by 49 analysts. 19 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Wesley GolladayBaird
Ross SmotrichBarclays
Richard HightowerBarclays