Stock comparison
Essex Property
The St. Joe
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
ESS
Essex Property
Market cap
$17.78B
Sector
Real Estate
JOE
The St. Joe
Market cap
$3.66B
Sector
Real Estate
Overall winner
The St. Joe JOE
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | ESS | JOE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 64D | 66D | JOE |
| Benjamin Graham | 69B | 77B | JOE |
| Philip Fisher | 62C | 64C | JOE |
| Peter Lynch | 66B | 70B | JOE |
| Joel Greenblatt | 47D | 47D | Tie |
| Charlie Munger | 60D | 62D | JOE |
| Terry Smith | 58D | 62D | JOE |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | ESS | JOE |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $17.78B | $3.66B |
| P/E (TTM) | 30.1x | 32.6x |
| EV/EBIT | 28.9x | 27.9x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 5.59% | 7.75% |
| Gross margin | 69.44% | 92.62% |
| Net margin | 30.17% | 21.64% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 7.17% | 17.75% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 8.51% | 12.02% |
| Debt / Equity | 1.3x | 0.7x |
| Dividend yield | 3.83% | 0.94% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
ESS leads on
- Market cap$17.78Bvs $3.66B+79%
- Dividend yield3.83%vs 0.94%+75%
- Net margin30.17%vs 21.64%+28%
- P/E (TTM)30.1xvs 32.6x+8%
JOE leads on
- Revenue CAGR 5y17.75%vs 7.17%+60%
- Debt / Equity0.7xvs 1.3x+42%
- EPS CAGR 5y12.02%vs 8.51%+29%
- ROIC (TTM)7.75%vs 5.59%+28%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.