Essex Property Trust stock holds near USD 273 after 0.61 percent gain

Published on 09/14/2026 at 15:49 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Essex Property Trust stock closed at USD 273.06 on September 11, 2026, up 0.61 percent. Yahoo Finance showed a market cap of USD 17.539 billion and a 1-year target of USD 304.47.

Modernes Wohnkomplex an Küste Kaliforniens mit Palmen und Meerblick — Modernes Apartment-Komplex an der kalifornischen Küste mit Palmen und Ozeanblick für Essex Property Trust US29717P1049, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

Essex Property Trust stock (ISIN US29717P1049) closed at USD 273.06 on the NYSE on September 11, 2026, up 0.61 percent, after trading between USD 271.49 and USD 274.82 on volume of 2.11 million shares.

Residential peers still set the tone

On September 14, 2026, Yahoo Finance listed Essex Property Trust in the REIT - Residential group with a market cap of USD 17.539 billion, a 1-year target estimate of USD 304.47 and a day move of 0.57 percent for the peer table entry. In the same table, AvalonBay Communities showed USD 50.713 billion in market value, while Equity Residential stood at USD 23.869 billion.

That puts Essex Property Trust below AvalonBay Communities and Equity Residential by market value, but ahead of several smaller residential names in the same group. The stock also sits at 4.29 percent YTD on the Yahoo Finance sector table, versus a 0.33 percent YTD return for the REIT - Residential industry and 11.03 percent for the S&P 500.

Price and valuation

For investors, the key gap is the distance between the September 11 close of USD 273.06 and the Yahoo Finance 1-year target estimate of USD 304.47, a difference of USD 31.41. The share price also stayed within the intraday band of USD 271.49 to USD 274.82, which signals a narrow trading range for that session.

Trading snapshot

Essex Property Trust stock traded at USD 273.06 on September 11, 2026, on the NYSE, with a daily gain of 0.61 percent. The reference point for the article is the last completed session, and the stock finished the day above USD 271.49 and below USD 274.82.