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Essex Property Trust, Inc.
Type
Public company
Traded as NYSE: ESS
S&P 500 Index component
Industry Apartments
Founded 1971; 46 years ago (1971)
Founder George M. Marcus
Headquarters San Mateo, California
Key people
George M. Marcus, Chairman
Michael J. Schall, CEO
Revenue Increase $1.285 billion (2016)
Net income
Increase $0.438 billion (2016)
Total assets Increase $12.217 billion (2016)
Total equity Decrease $6.192 billion (2016)
Number of employees
1,799 (2016)
Website www.essexapartmenthomes.com

Essex Property Trust is a publicly-traded real estate investment trust that invests in apartments, primarily on the West Coast of the United States.

As of December 31, 2016, the company owned interests in 245 apartment complexes, aggregating 59,645 apartment units, and 2 office buildings comprising 140,564 square feet.

The company was founded in 1971 by billionaire George M. Marcus, who also founded Marcus & Millichap that same year.

On June 13, 1994, the company became a public company via an initial public offering.

In 2006, the company acquired 2 apartment complexes near Santa Barbara, California for $57.1 million.

In 2010, the company acquired a 231-unit apartment complex in San Jose, California for $54 million.

In 2013, the company sold a 400-unit apartment complex in Foster City, California for $138 million.

In 2014, the company acquired BRE Properties for $4.3 billion.

In 2014, the company was added to the S&P 500 Index.

In 2015, the company sold its Sharon Green Apartments in Menlo Park, California for $245 million, or $828,000 per apartment unit, a record sales price for the area. The company also acquired Enso Apartments in San Jose, California for $92.8 million, of $507,000 per apartment unit.

In January 2016, the company acquired a 103-unit apartment complex in Japantown, San Jose, California for $51.25 million, or $498,000 per apartment unit.

In January 2016, the company sold its former headquarters in Palo Alto, California to Google for $18 million.

In December 2016, the company acquired 2 properties in the San Fernando Valley for $185 million.

Q reports

Period Date Adjusted Actuals EPS GAAP EPS
Q4 2022 2023-02-07 Future report Set alerts
Q3 2022 2022-10-26 1.43 1.43
Q2 2022 2022-07-26 0.87 0.87
Q1 2022 2022-04-26 1.12 1.12
Q4 2021 2022-02-02 2.10 2.10
Q3 2021 2021-10-26 1.82 1.82
Q2 2021 2021-07-29 1.00 1.00
Q1 2021 2021-04-27 2.59 2.59
Q4 2020 2021-02-04 1.47 1.47
Q3 2020 2020-10-28 1.13 1.13

Ratings

2016-06-28 Reiterated Rating Canaccord Genuity Hold
2016-06-20 Reiterated Rating Canaccord Genuity Hold
2016-06-08 Downgrade Jefferies Group Buy to Hold $265.00 to $230.00
2016-06-04 Reiterated Rating Cantor Fitzgerald Buy
2016-05-16 Upgrade Capital One Financial Corp. Equal Weight to Overweight
2016-05-16 Upgrade Cap One Securit Equal Weight to Overweight
2016-05-05 Upgrade Raymond James Market Perform to Outperform $250.00
2016-05-05 Upgrade Raymond James Financial Inc. Market Perform to Outperform $250.00
2016-05-02 Downgrade Sandler O'Neill Buy to Hold
2016-05-02 Downgrade Mizuho Buy to Neutral $249.00 to $238.00
2016-04-30 Reiterated Rating Credit Suisse Hold
2016-04-30 Reiterated Rating Credit Suisse Group AG Hold
2016-03-21 Boost Price Target Mizuho $249.00
2016-03-21 Boost Price Target Evercore ISI $255.00
2016-03-04 Upgrade SunTrust Neutral to Buy $262.00 to $257.00
2016-03-04 Upgrade SunTrust Banks Inc. Neutral to Buy $262.00 to $257.00
2016-03-02 Lower Price Target JPMorgan Chase & Co. Overweight $259.00 to $250.00
2016-02-19 Boost Price Target Barclays Equal Weight $233.00 to $239.00
2016-02-19 Boost Price Target Barclays PLC Equal Weight $233.00 to $239.00
2016-02-10 Upgrade Zelman & Associates Sell to Hold
2016-02-09 Reiterated Rating RBC Capital Outperform $258.00 to $253.00
2016-02-09 Reiterated Rating Royal Bank Of Canada Outperform $258.00 to $253.00
2016-02-08 Reiterated Rating Cantor Fitzgerald Buy $260.00
2016-02-08 Upgrade Mizuho Neutral to Buy $234.00
2016-02-08 Reiterated Rating Canaccord Genuity Hold $244.00 to $214.00
2016-02-08 Lower Price Target Credit Suisse Neutral $251.00 to $240.00
2016-01-27 Downgrade Zelman & Associates Hold to Sell
2016-01-12 Downgrade Cowen and Company Outperform to Market Perform $245.00 to $248.00
2015-12-22 Reiterated Rating Cantor Fitzgerald Buy
2015-12-16 Lower Price Target BMO Capital Markets Market Perform $238.00
2015-12-08 Reiterated Rating Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc Neutral
2015-12-08 Reiterated Rating Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. Neutral
2015-11-26 Boost Price Target Barclays Outperform $161.00 to $169.00
2015-11-16 Lower Price Target JPMorgan Chase & Co. Overweight $266.00 to $259.00
2015-11-10 Initiated Coverage BB&T Corp. Buy $259.50
2015-11-02 Reiterated Rating Canaccord Genuity Hold $237.00 to $244.00
2015-11-02 Boost Price Target Citigroup Inc. Neutral $205.00 to $235.00
2015-11-02 Boost Price Target Evercore ISI Buy $241.00 to $247.00
2015-10-26 Boost Price Target Jefferies Group Buy $265.00 to $270.00
2015-10-20 Reiterated Rating JMP Securities Market Outperform $240.00 to $250.00
2015-10-20 Boost Price Target Barclays Equal Weight $230.00 to $247.00
2015-09-24 Reiterated Rating Cowen and Company Buy $245.00
2015-09-21 Lower Price Target Mizuho Neutral $240.00 to $230.00
2015-09-18 Upgrade Cantor Fitzgerald Hold to Buy $236.50 to $251.00
2015-09-18 Initiated Coverage DA Davidson Neutral $237.00
2015-09-15 Initiated Coverage JMP Securities Market Outperform $240.00
2015-09-08 Lower Price Target Evercore Partners Inc. Buy $257.00 to $241.00
2015-08-04 Reiterated Rating RBC Capital Outperform $250.00 to $256.00
2015-08-03 Reiterated Rating MLV & Co. Hold $237.00
2015-07-31 Reiterated Rating Cantor Fitzgerald Hold $236.50
2015-07-23 Initiated Coverage Canaccord Genuity Hold $235.00
2015-07-20 Initiated Coverage SunTrust Neutral $244.00
2015-07-18 Lower Price Target Barclays Equal Weight $230.00 to $223.00
2015-07-17 Upgrade Raymond James Underperform to Market Perform
2015-07-03 Reiterated Rating JPMorgan Chase & Co. Buy
2015-07-02 Boost Price Target JPMorgan Chase & Co. Overweight $258.00 to $264.00
2015-07-02 Reiterated Rating Jefferies Group Buy $267.00 to $265.00
2015-07-02 Reiterated Rating Evercore ISI Buy $249.00 to $253.00
2015-06-09 Reiterated Rating Raymond James Underperform
2015-06-09 Reiterated Rating Evercore ISI Buy $256.00 to $249.00
2015-05-27 Reiterated Rating JPMorgan Chase & Co. Overweight $255.00 to $258.00
2015-05-19 Boost Price Target Barclays Equal Weight $222.00 to $230.00
2015-05-19 Reiterated Rating RBC Capital Outperform
2015-05-10 Reiterated Rating Evercore ISI Buy $248.00 to $256.00
2015-05-08 Upgrade Robert W. Baird Neutral to Outperform $239.00 to $248.00
2015-05-07 Reiterated Rating Cantor Fitzgerald Hold $228.50
2015-04-27 Upgrade Jefferies Group Hold to Buy $250.00 to $267.00
2015-04-24 Reiterated Rating Morgan Stanley Overweight
2015-04-20 Lower Price Target Barclays Equal Weight $227.00 to $222.00
2015-04-09 Initiated Coverage Janney Montgomery Scott Neutral $231.00
2015-04-08 Initiated Coverage BMO Capital Markets Market Perform $233.00
2015-03-16 Initiated Coverage Robert W. Baird Neutral $239.00
2015-03-16 Reiterated Rating Jefferies Group Hold $223.00 to $250.00
2015-03-02 Upgrade Capital One Financial Corp. Equal Weight to Overweight
2015-02-10 Reiterated Rating Citigroup Inc. Hold $205.00 to $235.00
2015-02-06 Reiterated Rating MLV & Co. Hold $236.00
2015-01-22 Downgrade Barclays Overweight to Equal Weight $204.00 to $225.00
2015-01-07 Downgrade Raymond James Market Perform to Underperform
2014-11-25 Boost Price Target Barclays Overweight $201.00 to $204.00
2014-11-11 Initiated Coverage Credit Suisse Neutral
2014-11-03 Downgrade Mizuho Buy to Neutral $211.00
2014-09-04 Downgrade UBS Buy to Neutral $195
2014-09-02 Initiated Coverage Capital One Financial Corp. Equal Weight
2014-08-19 Boost Price Target Cowen and Company $5.00 to $205.00
2014-08-18 Boost Price Target Jefferies Group $187.00 to $195.00
2014-08-13 Upgrade RBC Capital Sector Perform to Outperform $188.00 to $214.00
2014-08-12 Reiterated Rating Citigroup Inc. Neutral $170.00 to $190.00
2014-08-08 Boost Price Target MLV & Co. $4.00 to $195.00
2014-08-07 Boost Price Target Evercore ISI Buy $5.00 to $202.00
2014-07-23 Initiated Coverage Mizuho Buy
2014-07-22 Boost Price Target Jefferies Group $159.00 to $187.00
2014-07-21 Boost Price Target Barclays Overweight $184.00 to $196.00
2014-06-20 Boost Price Target JPMorgan Chase & Co. Overweight $186.00 to $189.00
2014-06-09 Boost Price Target Cowen and Company Outperform $175.00 to $200.00
2014-05-30 Boost Price Target Barclays Overweight $179.00 to $184.00
2014-05-14 Boost Price Target RBC Capital Sector Perform $168.00 to $188.00
2014-05-09 Boost Price Target MLV & Co. $191.00
2014-05-07 Initiated Coverage Wells Fargo & Co. Market Perform
2014-05-07 Initiated Coverage Wells Fargo Market Perform
2014-05-01 Boost Price Target JPMorgan Chase & Co. Overweight $182.00 to $186.00
2014-04-22 Lower Price Target Barclays Overweight $180.00 to $179.00
2014-04-02 Downgrade Goldman Sachs Buy to Neutral $156.00 to $177.00
2014-04-01 Boost Price Target Barclays $171.00 to $180.00
2014-03-24 Boost Price Target Cowen and Company Outperform $165.00 to $175.00
2014-03-05 Downgrade Stifel Nicolaus Buy to Hold $168.00 to $165.00
2014-02-19 Downgrade Cantor Fitzgerald Buy to Hold $171.00 to $5.00
2014-01-02 Upgrade Stifel Nicolaus Hold to Buy $165.00
2013-12-20 Lower Price Target MLV & Co. Hold $173.00 to $161.00
2013-12-20 Lower Price Target Jefferies Group $170.00 to $160.00
2013-12-12 Downgrade KeyBanc Buy to Hold
2013-11-11 Boost Price Target Jefferies Group Hold $170.00
2013-10-31 Boost Price Target JPMorgan Chase & Co. Overweight $186.00 to $189.00
2013-10-17 Downgrade Raymond James Outperform to Market Perform
2013-10-07 Upgrade Evercore ISI Neutral to Buy
2013-10-04 Upgrade Cantor Fitzgerald Hold to Buy $171.00 to $177.50
2013-03-21 Reiterated Barclays Overweight $179 to $170
2012-03-14 Downgrade Stifel Nicolaus Buy to Hold
2011-05-12 Reiterated Barclays Capital Overweight $127 to $136
2011-05-05 Reiterated Stifel Nicolaus Buy $135 to $150
2016-06-28 Reiterated Rating Canaccord Genuity Hold
2016-06-20 Reiterated Rating Canaccord Genuity Hold
2016-06-08 Downgrade Jefferies Group Buy to Hold $265.00 to $230.00
2016-06-04 Reiterated Rating Cantor Fitzgerald Buy
2016-05-16 Upgrade Capital One Financial Corp. Equal Weight to Overweight

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Major Shareholders

Name Relationship Total Shares Holding stocks
MARCUS GEORGE M 0.21%  (131198) ESS / MMI /
SCHALL MICHAEL J President & CEO 0.07%  (45985) ESS / PEB /
RABINOVITCH ISSIE N 0.04%  (26891) ESS /
GUERICKE KEITH R 0.04%  (25533) ARPI / ESS /
ZIMMERMAN CRAIG K Executive Vice President 0.02%  (11086) ESS /
RANDLETT THOMAS E 0.02%  (10152) ESS /
EUDY JOHN D Executive Vice President 0.01%  (9233) ESS /
Kleiman Angela L. Executive Vice President & CFO 0.01%  (8399) ESS /
LYONS IRVING F III 0.01%  (7830) EQIX / ESS / PLD /
Burkart John F. Executive Vice President 0.01%  (5288) ESS /
MARTIN GARY P 0.01%  (5236) ESS /
Dance Michael T Exec. Vice President & CFO 0.01%  (4812) ESS / IRET /
ROBINSON THOMAS E 0.01%  (4745) ESS / FPO / SKT /
BRADY DAVID W 0.01%  (4740) ESS /