ESSEssex Property Trust
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: rangebound and moderately shorted.
Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +3% vs its 200-day average.
Moderately shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 16% since the previous count, up from 2.8% of shares outstanding three months ago.
Against the whole market›
Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How ESS is trading
Essex Property Trust is +4.2% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 14 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- +2.5%
vs 200-day average · close to trend
- RSI (14)
- 50
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 9.6%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $271.60
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- +0.01%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- +4.2%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- −0.57%
- vs 50-day average$279.14
- −2.7%
- 52-week high
- $300.58
- 52-week low
- $237.05
- Annualised volatility
- 23%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-09
- −$168K
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +6.0% |
| 2025 | −5.0% |
| 2024 | +18% |
| 2023 | +22% |
| 2022 | −38% |
| 2021 | +52% |
| 2020 | −18% |
| 2019 | +26% |
| 2018 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | +6.8% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.04% |
| Feb | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.80% |
| Mar | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.21% |
| Apr | 10 | 6 of 10 | +2.1% |
| May | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.45% |
| Jun | 10 | 8 of 10 | +1.2% |
| Jul | 11 | 9 of 11 | +2.4% |
| Aug | 11 | 6 of 11 | +0.47% |
| Sep | 11 | 3 of 11 | −3.2% |
| Oct | 11 | 7 of 11 | −0.64% |
| Nov | 10 | 5 of 10 | +2.8% |
| Dec | 10 | 3 of 10 | +0.54% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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