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Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS)

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The Company operates as a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust which is engaged primarily in the ownership, operation, management, acquisition, development and redevelopment of real estate.

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39 Outperforms
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Growth (1902), Small Cap (1645), Financials (1255), Defensive (1457), Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (169), Hard Asset (1002), Income (1401)
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Essex Property Trust, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $78.25
Last Trade Time: 2/9/2010 4:00 PM
Open: $78.74
Previous Close: $77.87
Daily Range: $77.26 - $78.95
52-Week Range: $49.19 - $88.35
Volume: 442,193
Market Cap: $2.28B
P/E Ratio: 26.76
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Avatar Gedunken (86.89) Submitted: 9/26/07 2:42 PM

With the housing slump, more people will be entering the rental market. Although condo and housing foreclosures will likely result in more rental units coming on-line many of these units will be able to be picked up cheap by well financed rental REITs and will boost their long term return. Many of ...More

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Avatar Scones (56.83) Submitted: 2/07/08 5:06 PM

ESS has a book value of $31, so why is it selling at $106?.......Trading at an extreme multiple on a valuation basis as well. ESS is overbought technically and is due for a major correction.

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Avatar ImportHater (< 20) Submitted: 1/07/10 2:06 PM : Outperform Start Price: $83.84 ESS Score: -0.74

Located in Palo Alto California. They are a property owner & operator with several properties in the Bay Area of California. Having toured the facilities in Santa Rosa I was impressed. I expect this company to grow slowly with the economy conditions, but they have alot of property in their arsenal. Definately don't count them out. Take a look at them for yourself.

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Avatar 007CPA (95.12) Submitted: 4/15/09 1:16 AM : Underperform Start Price: $56.78 ESS Score: -8.58

Commercial real estate decline

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Avatar GLK2009 (< 20) Submitted: 4/08/09 11:10 PM : Underperform Start Price: $63.97 ESS Score: 10.07

outperforms industry, but underperforms S&P500

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Avatar EclecticRecluse (74.33) Submitted: 3/12/09 10:14 AM : Underperform Start Price: $59.77 ESS Score: 18.03

High Short Interest with Low Sales

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Avatar dszaronos (< 20) Submitted: 6/19/08 12:01 PM : Outperform Start Price: $104.90 ESS Score: -8.33

If the real estate and housing markets have indeed bottomed out, then now is the time to invest. Great Price/Sales ratio, as well as moderete average analyst ratings.

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TrackJanney 74.68 02/08/10 Outperform NS $78.69-0.56%+0.45%-1.01
TrackUBS 87.99 07/21/09 Outperform NS $58.66+33.41%+13.72%+19.69
TrackCantorFitz 31.61 11/20/08 Outperform NS $58.42+33.94%+37.28%-3.35
TrackChrisDavis < 20 06/03/08 Outperform 1Y $107.51-27.22%-20.18%-7.04 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackWellsFargo 80.02 03/08/07 Outperform NS $111.21-29.64%-19.03%-10.61

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