DJ Essex Property Trust Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Essex Property Trust Inc. $(ESS)$ slipped 1.67% to $252.95 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.55% to 6,913.35 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.63% to 49,384.01.
Essex Property Trust Inc. closed 20.03% short of its 52-week high of $316.29, which the company achieved on March 4th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Avalonbay Communities Inc. $(AVB)$ fell 1.79% to $175.76, Equity Residential $(EQR)$ fell 0.64% to $60.96, and UDR Inc. $(UDR)$ fell 0.32% to $37.55.
Trading volume (528,955) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 505,986.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 22, 2026.
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January 22, 2026 17:19 ET (22:19 GMT)
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