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See all $ESS insider activity →Vivmark Residential, formed from the merger of AvalonBay Communities and Equity Residential, will launch Tuesday on the NYSE with about $54B equity market cap and $70B enterprise value. It will own 634 apartment communities with 184,000+ units, plus 11,100 under construction. The company targets $125M synergies over 18 months.
ESS Inc reported Q2 2026 adjusted net losses of $7.9 million, versus $7.8 million a year earlier. Unrestricted cash was $5.6 million at July 31, 2026. CEO Drew Buckley said ESS is expanding sodium-ion BESS, including an April LOI with Alsym Energy and a July LOI with Juniper Energy. ESS also cited prior contracts and a proposed business combination.
Essex Property Trust (ESS) discussed Q2 2026 results and updated guidance on an earnings call. Core FFO per share exceeded the guidance midpoint by $0.10. The company raised full-year core FFO per share guidance midpoint by $0.20 (1.3%) and lifted same-property NOI growth to 2.8%. Q3 core FFO guidance midpoint is $3.99. Net debt-to-EBITDA is 5.4x.
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The article combines near-term financial deterioration with concrete sodium-ion deployment milestones, which can shift risk/reward for ESS’s commercialization timeline.
Guidance raise plus Q3 midpoint forecast suggests improving operating momentum, but Q3 sequential decline flags higher seasonal expenses and taxes.
Reported operating improvement is a modest positive earnings datapoint for ESS’s fundamentals.
Near-term catalyst is the upcoming Q2 2026 earnings date, while the sodium-ion BESS and LOI details may support sentiment but lack disclosed financial terms.
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Vivmark Residential, formed from the merger of AvalonBay Communities and Equity Residential, will launch Tuesday on the NYSE with about $54B equity market cap and $70B enterprise value. It will own 634 apartment communities with 184,000+ units, plus 11,100 under construction. The company targets $125M synergies over 18 months.
4 min readESS Inc reported Q2 2026 adjusted net losses of $7.9 million, versus $7.8 million a year earlier. Unrestricted cash was $5.6 million at July 31, 2026. CEO Drew Buckley said ESS is expanding sodium-ion BESS, including an April LOI with Alsym Energy and a July LOI with Juniper Energy. ESS also cited prior contracts and a proposed business combination.
6 min readEssex Property Trust (ESS) discussed Q2 2026 results and updated guidance on an earnings call. Core FFO per share exceeded the guidance midpoint by $0.10. The company raised full-year core FFO per share guidance midpoint by $0.20 (1.3%) and lifted same-property NOI growth to 2.8%. Q3 core FFO guidance midpoint is $3.99. Net debt-to-EBITDA is 5.4x.
7 min readMultifamily REIT executives said renter demand is holding up as new apartment supply begins to peak, citing stronger absorption and moderating deliveries on Q2 earnings calls. MAA highlighted resilient demand and declining deliveries. AvalonBay and Equity Residential proposed a merger. Camden sold a 11-community California portfolio for about $1.62B. Q2 core FFO per share: AVB $2.86, CPT $1.68, ELS $1.00, MAA $2.08, UDR $0.60, ES $4.08, UDR $0.60, CPC $1.27.
9 min readESS Inc said it added sodium-ion BESS via a partnership with Alsym Energy, adding 8.5GWh of Alsym cells and modules to its portfolio. Juniper Energy plans to procure at least 500MWh of ESS BESS by 2032, contingent on execution. Separately, CATL and Solarpro agreed on 2GWh Na-ion systems in Central and Eastern Europe, building on a prior 602MWh Bulgaria grid connection.
7 min readMizuho named top U.S. REIT picks, rating Cousins Properties (CUZ) and Essex Property Trust (ESS) as Outperform. CUZ gets a $27 target; Mizuho projects FFO of $2.85/share in 2025 to $3.03 in 2027, citing leasing and rent spreads. ESS gets a $308 target (bull $352, bear $237), citing West Coast rent growth and $62M YTD buybacks.
4 min readWall Street Zen downgraded multiple stocks on June 21, including Predictive Oncology (AGPU) to sell from hold, Agape ATP (ATPC) to sell from hold, Bonk (BNKK) to sell from hold, Columbia Financial (CLBK) to sell from hold, and Camden Property Trust (CPT) to sell from hold. It also cut several ratings to hold or buy for companies such as Devon Energy (DVN), fuboTV (FUBO), and Alnylam (ALNY).
2 min readKasaris Mary sold 600 shares of ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC. (ESS) at $279.45 ($0.17M total) on 2026-05-27.
2 min readThe article says Wall Street analysts’ mean price target for Essex Property Trust (ESS) is $280.70, about 1.2% above the stock’s current level. It also cites a Street-high target of $310, implying 11.8% upside. The piece notes the author, Kritika Sarmah, held no positions in the mentioned securities.
2 min readOn May 27, Truist raised its price target for Essex Property Trust (NYSE:ESS) to $286 from $273 and kept a Hold rating, citing updated assumptions of $300M in 2026 acquisitions and $75M in dispositions. On May 15, Scotiabank increased its target to $282 from $278 and maintained Outperform, expecting a slower Sunbelt recovery but citing ESS’s Northern California exposure.
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