DJ Essex Property Trust Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Essex Property Trust Inc. $(ESS)$ slipped 2.48% to $245.48 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.02% to 49,015.60 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.01% to 6,978.03.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Essex Property Trust Inc. closed 22.39% below its 52-week high of $316.29, which the company achieved on March 4th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Avalonbay Communities Inc. $(AVB)$ fell 1.74% to $172.97, Equity Residential $(EQR)$ fell 2.24% to $60.76, and UDR Inc. $(UDR)$ fell 1.81% to $36.43.
Trading volume (542,564) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 499,612.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 28, 2026.
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January 28, 2026 17:10 ET (22:10 GMT)
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