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Essex Property Trust (ESS) stock, explained like you're 5
Essex Property Trust trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker ESS. It is a large cap company in the real estate investment trusts industry, part of the real estate sector, with a market value of about 17.5 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- ESS
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Real Estate
- Industry
- Real Estate Investment Trusts
- Size
- Large cap, about 17.5 billion dollars
Is Essex Property Trust a small, medium or large cap company?
Yes. Essex Property Trust is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 17.5 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Essex Property Trust makes money
- Collecting rent from buildings, towers, warehouses or homes.
- Owning and managing property.
- Fees for services tied to real estate.
What moves ESS stock
- Interest rates, which affect borrowing costs and property values.
- Occupancy and how much rent can be charged.
- Demand for the type of property they own.
In the news lately
- ESS Oct 2026 300.000 call (ESS261016C00300000) stock historical prices and data (Yahoo Finance UK)
- Essex Property Trust (NYSE:ESS) Stock Price Target Lowered at UBS Group (MarketBeat)
- Piper Sandler keeps USD 326.00 target for Essex Property Trust stock (ad-hoc-news.de)
- Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) Stock Forecasts (Yahoo Finance)
- Essex Property Trust (NYSE:ESS) Stock Gets Price Target Reduction from Royal Bank Of Canada (MarketBeat)
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Questions about Essex Property Trust stock
What does Essex Property Trust do?
Essex Property Trust trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker ESS. It is a large cap company in the real estate investment trusts industry, part of the real estate sector, with a market value of about 17.5 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Essex Property Trust?
Essex Property Trust trades under the ticker ESS on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Essex Property Trust's market cap?
Essex Property Trust is a large cap stock with a market cap of about 17.5 billion dollars.
How does Essex Property Trust make money?
Collecting rent from buildings, towers, warehouses or homes. Owning and managing property. Fees for services tied to real estate.
What moves ESS stock?
Interest rates, which affect borrowing costs and property values. Occupancy and how much rent can be charged. Demand for the type of property they own.
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