Stock comparison
Essex Property
LTC Properties
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
LTC
LTC Properties
Market cap
$1.97B
Sector
Real Estate
Overall winner
Essex Property ESS
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | ESS | LTC | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 64D | 68D | LTC |
| Benjamin Graham | 69B | 60C | ESS |
| Philip Fisher | 62C | 70C | LTC |
| Peter Lynch | 66B | 50C | ESS |
| Joel Greenblatt | 47D | 42D | ESS |
| Charlie Munger | 60D | 65D | LTC |
| Terry Smith | 58D | 65D | LTC |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | ESS | LTC |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $17.78B | $1.97B |
| P/E (TTM) | 30.1x | 15.4x |
| EV/EBIT | 28.9x | 22.2x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 5.59% | 3.86% |
| Gross margin | 69.44% | 59.35% |
| Net margin | 30.17% | 39.08% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 7.17% | 14.06% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 8.51% | 15.97% |
| Debt / Equity | 1.3x | 0.8x |
| Dividend yield | 3.83% | 5.93% |
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 $1.97B+89%
- ROIC (TTM)5.59%vs 3.86%+31%
- Gross margin69.44%vs 59.35%+15%
LTC leads on
- Revenue CAGR 5y14.06%vs 7.17%+49%
- P/E (TTM)15.4xvs 30.1x+49%
- EPS CAGR 5y15.97%vs 8.51%+47%
- Debt / Equity0.8xvs 1.3x+38%
Related on invest-like
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.