DJ Essex Property Trust Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Essex Property Trust Inc. $(ESS)$ slid 2.16% to $251.06 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.34% to 6,920.93 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.94% to 48,996.08.
Essex Property Trust Inc. closed 20.62% 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 Wednesday, as Avalonbay Communities Inc. $(AVB)$ fell 2.31% to $179.50, Equity Residential $(EQR)$ fell 0.75% to $61.94, and UDR Inc. $(UDR)$ fell 0.78% to $36.82.
Trading volume (764,225) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 506,932.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 7, 2026.
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January 07, 2026 17:10 ET (22:10 GMT)
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