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ESS - Essex Property Trust Inc.

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  • Currently /5
Business Predictability Rank: 1-Star (On Watch)

Back Testing (Jan. 1998 - Aug. 2008) Results:

Average gain of all 1-Star stocks: 1.1%/year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 45%.

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P/E: (before NRI)13.9
Lower P/E: SPG (11.7), VNO (12.3), NLY (6.7), BXP (12.7),
Price/Book:1.8
Lower P/B: BAM (0.8), VNO (1.8), NLY (1.1), EQR (1.8),
Price/Sales:5.5
Lower P/S: SPG (5.3), BAM (0.9), VNO (4.2), NLY (2.9),
Net Margin:22.71%
Higher Margin: NRF (110.4%), NHI (90.95%), PW (81.32%),
Yield:5.3%
Higher Yield: AHM (636.4%), LUM (320%), AMY (25.48%), PDL-A (18.3%),
Market Cap: $2.3 Bil EPS: (before NRI)$5.6 Shares Outstanding:29.12 Mil
Real Estate » Real Estate Holding & Development   COMPARE: AIV, AVB, EQR, MAA

Gurus Trades with ESS:
Number of guru portfolios checked: 67. The trades of Premium Gurus are not included unless they are in your Personalized List

Ticker CompanyPicked ByDate (?) Action
 Impact to Portfoliodown (?) Price Range
(Average)* (?)		 Current Price Change from Average Comment Current Shares
ESS Essex Pr... Chris Davis 2009-09-30 Add
(history)		0.07%$57.05 - $86.06
($70.37)		 $ 77.8711%Add 67.49%1,386,778
ESS Essex Pr... Ken Heebner 2009-03-31 Sold Out
(history)		$53.49 - $69.96
($60)		 $ 77.8730%Sold Out0
ESS Essex Pr... Chris Davis 2008-12-31 Reduce
(history)		--0.03%$69.02 - $101.51
($83)		 $ 77.87-6%Reduce -29.07%689,195
ESS Essex Pr... Ken Heebner 2008-12-31 Reduce
(history)		--0.26%$69.02 - $101.51
($83)		 $ 77.87-6%Reduce -36.12%636,600
ESS Essex Pr... Ken Heebner 2008-09-30 Add
(history)		0.76%$104.4 - $124.41
($116.6)		 $ 77.87-33%Add 269.11%996,600
ESS Essex Pr... Kenneth Fisher 2008-06-30 Reduce
(history)		--0.01%
($115.9)		 $ 77.87-33%Reduce -70.72%25,546
ESS Essex Pr... Ken Heebner 2008-06-30 Buy 0.2%$106.76 - $121.09
($115.9)		 $ 77.87-33%New holding, 270000 sh.270,000
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*The price and date might not be the actual time and price at which the transactions were made. In the case of institutional owners, the date is stated as the last day of their fiscal quarter. The prices are estimates if no accurate information available. Foreign holdings may not be included.


ESS is held by these Gurus:

Ticker Guru Name Portfolio Date* Current Shares % of Shares Outstanding % of Total Assets Managed Change from Last Holdings
ESS Chris Davis 2009-09-3013867784.760.1867.49%
ESS Kenneth Fisher 2009-09-30274350.090.01-4.86%
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ESS: Insider Buys/Sells (?) All Insider Trades Click Here for All Insider Trades.

InsiderPosition Date Trades Shares Trade Price ($) Change (%)
MARTIN GARY PDirector 2009-08-10Sell2500$74.44.66
Hunt Bryan GeraldVP & Chief Accounting Officer 2009-06-01Sell121$70.1411.02
EUDY JOHN DExecutive Vice President 2009-02-17Buy1500$52.7447.65
SCHALL MICHAEL JCOO 2009-02-13Buy150$60.6428.41
GUERICKE KEITH RPresident & CEO 2009-02-12Buy2086$55.8939.33
ZIMMERMAN CRAIG KExecutive V.P., Acquisitions 2009-02-11Buy2780$56.637.58
SCHALL MICHAEL JSr. Exective V.P./ COO 2009-02-11Buy2906$56.6937.36
LARSON ROBERT EDirector 2009-02-09Sell2500$60.7428.2
MARTIN GARY PDirector 2009-02-09Sell2500$58.7732.5
SCHALL MICHAEL JSenior Exec. VP & COO 2008-05-28Sell2000$120-35.11





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