DJ Essex Property Trust Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Essex Property Trust Inc. $(ESS)$ rallied 1.79% to $249.88 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.11% to 49,071.56 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.13% to 6,969.01.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
Essex Property Trust Inc. closed 21.00% below 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. $(AVB)$ rose 1.06% to $174.80, Equity Residential $(EQR)$ rose 1.81% to $61.86, and UDR Inc. $(UDR)$ rose 1.32% to $36.91.
Trading volume (565,283) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 499,976.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 29, 2026.
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January 29, 2026 17:11 ET (22:11 GMT)
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