Essex Property Trust heads into the final stretch of 2026 with a quieter short book, mixed analyst signals, and retail attention running well above its own recent average. The pullback in short interest is the clearest move in the data this week. Shorts have been unwinding steadily, with short interest falling nearly 7% over the past week to 3.4% of the free float, now at its lowest…
ESS short interest surges 22% in one week to 3.52% of float, driven by activist positioning and sector weakness amid analyst downgrades.
Key data as of 12 Nov 2026
Essex Property Trust delivers its Q2 results today with options positioning still at a historically bullish extreme — and short interest now moving in the opposite direction. The options story published here four days…
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