Shares of Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) have rallied 23.1% in the past six months, outperforming the industry's growth of 16.2%. This residential REIT, which has a robust property base in the West Coast market, is poised to benefit from the healthy demand for its residential units. It is also banking on technology, scale and organizational capabilities to drive growth. Analysts also seem bullish on this Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) stock. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the company's 2024 FFO per share has been ...