Essex Property Trust Inc (ESS) is slightly undervalued and we do not publish a verdict for Sun Communities Inc (SUI).
We publish an intrinsic value for ESS but not for SUI, so the two cannot be ranked on price.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Discounting its cash flows at 8.9% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $294.00; the price of $274.76 is 7% below that value, and 76% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 47/100 on 9 of 12 signals
We do not publish a value for this company: its projected cash flows are negative in every year, including the terminal one.
Leak Score 0/100 on 1 of 12 signals
| Metric | ESS | SUI |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Slightly undervalued | Not valued |
| Price | $274.76 | $113.77 |
| Intrinsic value | $294.00 | — |
| Margin of safety | +7% | — |
| Leak Score | 47/100 (9/12) | 0/100 (1/12) |
| Market cap | $18.3B | $13.9B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 4.8% | 10.7% |
| Operating margin | 29.3% | 4.0% |
| Net margin | 21.5% | -39.2% |
| Return on equity | 7.5% | 2.9% |
| Debt to equity | 1.27 | 0.73 |
| P/E | 42.8x | — |
| Forward P/E | 43.6x | 33.9x |
| P/B | 3.3x | 2.5x |
| Dividend yield | 3.8% | 3.9% |