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ESS Essex Property Trust

reit · valued with glm-5.2 medium conviction · deep-dived 2026-09-02

STRONG BUY
Intrinsic value$294.47
Price (at call)$279.00
Margin of safety +5.5%
vs market (rating basis) +59.9%

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The story

Value drivers

AFFO growth (Y1)5.5%
Terminal AFFO growth3.0%
AFFO / FFO ratio80.0%
Beta0.71
Failure probability0.0%
Cost of equity8.0%

Valuation bridge

PV of AFFO (explicit)6.96B
PV of terminal value11.96B
Equity value18.92B
÷ shares → per share$294.47

News

score · 8 articles

  • Why Is Essex Property Trust (ESS) Down 0.4% Since Last Earnings Report?
  • Essex Property Trust Stock Outlook: Is Wall Street Bullish or Bearish?
  • Zacks Industry Outlook Essex Property, Equity LifeStyle and American Homes
  • 3 Residential REITs Worth Considering as the Industry Recovers
  • Essex Property Trust (ESS) Raises Guidance, Is The Stock Still Cheap?
  • Do Essex’s New Buybacks and Lower Guidance Reframe Its Real Estate Strategy Story (ESS)?
  • Essex Property Trust (ESS) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
  • Apartment REITs Signal Recovery, but Lease Pricing Lags

Projected AFFO

YrFFOAFFOGrowthPV
11.08B 867.35M5.5% 803.24M
21.14B 912.72M5.2% 782.78M
31.20B 957.93M5.0% 760.81M
41.25B 1.00B4.7% 737.50M
51.31B 1.05B4.4% 713.00M
61.36B 1.09B4.1% 687.47M
71.41B 1.13B3.8% 661.08M
81.46B 1.17B3.6% 634.00M
91.51B 1.21B3.3% 606.38M
101.56B 1.25B3.0% 578.41M

History

DatePriceIntrinsicMoSRating
2026-09-02$279.00 $294.47 +5.5% STRONG BUY
2026-07-10$291.12 $355.30 +22.0% STRONG BUY
2026-06-23$279.30 $359.79 +28.8% STRONG BUY