Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (ESRT) Stock Price & Analysis

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (ESRT) closed at USD 4.73 on Thursday, October 15, 2026, down 1.05% on the day. The US market is currently closed; this is not a live price.

The prior close was USD 4.78; the Oct 15, 2026 session ranged USD 4.72–4.93 on volume of 4,857,828 shares. Market capitalization is $1.45B, with a 52-week range of USD 3.93–8.04 (NYQ). Source: Nexqual, retrieved October 16, 2026 at 05:22 UTC.

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Key facts (ESRT)

1 of 80 tracked superinvestors hold ESRT (13F, Q2 2026): 0 new, 1 added, 0 reduced, 0 unchanged.
Analysts: Hold (mean 2.83 on a 1–5 scale) (6 analysts), mean target USD 5.2 (range 5–6).
Total return with dividends: 1Y -32.2% vs S&P 500 +18.1%; 5Y -52.4% vs S&P 500 +85.1%.
Next earnings: 2026-11-02, EPS estimate USD —, revenue estimate $191M.

Superinvestors (SEC 13F-HR, Q2 2026) (ESRT)

1 of 80 tracked investors hold ESRT. Change is vs their prior-quarter share count.

Investor	Firm	% of portfolio	Value	Change
Mason Hawkins	Southeastern Asset Management	2.45%	$47.0M	Added +34.3%

Analysts (ESRT)

Consensus Hold (mean 2.83 on a 1–5 scale), 6 analysts; mean target USD 5.2 (low 5, high 6).

Rating changes, last 120 days:

Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price target
2026-09-21	Evercore ISI Group	Target lowered	In-Line	$5.5 → $5
2026-09-01	Wells Fargo	Target lowered	Underweight	$6 → $5
2026-08-05	Citigroup	Target lowered	Neutral	$5.75 → $5
2026-07-30	Evercore ISI Group	Target lowered	In-Line	$6 → $5.5

Total return (dividends reinvested) (ESRT)

	1Y (from 2025-10-16)	5Y (from 2021-10-11)
Total return	-32.2%	-52.4%
S&P 500 (SPY)	+18.1%	+85.1%
Per year	-32.3%	-13.8%
Volatility (annualized)	36.3%	35.5%
Max drawdown	-49.4% (Oct 2025→Sep 2026)	-64.1% (Oct 2024→Sep 2026)

Key Statistics (as of October 16, 2026 at 05:22 UTC)

Price	USD 4.73
Change	▼ 1.05% (down)
Previous Close	USD 4.78
Open	USD 4.82
Day Range	USD 4.72 – 4.93
52-Week Range	USD 3.93 – 8.04
Volume	4,857,828 shares
Market Cap	$1.45B
Exchange	NYQ

Technical Analysis (ESRT)

Nexqual's technical model rates ESRT "STRONG BUY" based on 5 bullish and 0 bearish signals across 127 daily candles, as of October 16, 2026 at 05:22 UTC.

Overall Signal	STRONG BUY
RSI (14)	62.66 (neutral)
vs SMA50	Above (USD 4.46)
MACD	0.1 (positive)

Analyst Ratings (ESRT)

Wall Street analysts rate ESRT "Hold" based on 6 analysts, with a mean price target of USD 5.2 (range USD 5–6), per Nexqual as of October 16, 2026 at 05:22 UTC.

Consensus Rating	Hold
Analyst Count	6
Mean Target	USD 5.2
High Target	USD 6
Low Target	USD 5
Buy / Hold / Sell	2 / 3 / 1

Earnings (ESRT)

Next Earnings Date	2026-11-02
Revenue Estimate	$191.16M

Source: Nexqual, October 16, 2026 at 05:22 UTC.

Financials & Fundamentals (ESRT)

Total Revenue	$782.82M
Revenue Growth (latest quarter, YoY)	+3.20%
Gross Margin	+52.31%
Operating Margin	+16.73%
Profit Margin	+0.93%
ROE	+0.52%
Debt / Equity	1.24
Current Ratio	1.45
Total Cash	$96.05M
Total Debt	$2.23B
Free Cash Flow (fiscal year ended Dec 2025, SEC 10-K)	$50.55M (6.6% of revenue)

Source: Nexqual, October 16, 2026 at 05:22 UTC.

Financial Health Score (ESRT)

Nexqual rates Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.'s overall financial health "Mixed" across five dimensions, as of October 16, 2026 at 05:22 UTC.

Growth	Mixed — Revenue +0.0% YoY (annual), slow
Profitability	Strong — Gross margin 52%, operating 17%
Balance Sheet	Mixed — $96M cash vs $2.23B debt
Cash Flow	Solid — FCF $51M (FY ended Dec 2025, 10-K), 7% margin
Efficiency	Weak — ROE 1%, ROA 2.1%

Ownership (ESRT)

Insider Ownership	+7.67%
Institutional Ownership	+102.09%
Shares Outstanding	172.17M
Float	129.07M
Short % of Float	+7.76%

Source: Nexqual, October 16, 2026 at 05:22 UTC.

Leadership (ESRT)

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. is led by Anthony E. Malkin (age 63), Chairman & CEO, per Nexqual as of October 16, 2026 at 05:22 UTC.

Chairman & CEO	Anthony E. Malkin (age 63)
President	Christina Chiu (age 44)
Executive VP & Chief Financial Officer	Stephen V. Horn (age 38)
Senior VP & CTO	Sandy Jacolow
Senior VP & Chief Marketing Officer	Abigail Rickards

Major Backers & Investors (ESRT)

Notable institutional backers of Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. include Ameriprise Financial, Inc., LaSalle Investment Management Securities LLC, Southeastern Asset Management Inc/TN/, according to Nexqual as of October 16, 2026 at 05:22 UTC.

Active Investors

Investor	Stake
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.	8.41%
LaSalle Investment Management Securities LLC	7.61%
Southeastern Asset Management Inc/TN/	5.05%
Longleaf Partners Funds Trust-Longleaf Partners Small-Cap Fund	5.04%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc.	4.01%
CenterSquare Investment Management LLC	2.08%

Index Funds (Passive)

Fund	Stake
Vanguard Group	20.32%
BlackRock	13.32%
State Street	3.49%
Geode Capital	2.34%

Source: Nexqual, October 16, 2026 at 05:22 UTC.

Peers & Related Stocks

Symbol	Name	Price	Change
AAT	American Assets Trust, Inc.	USD 21.45	▼ 1.06%
GNL	Global Net Lease, Inc.	USD 7.44	▼ 3%
JBGS	JBG SMITH Properties	USD 11.08	▼ 0.63%
SAFE	Safehold Inc. New	USD 11.55	▼ 3.51%
CTO	CTO Realty Growth, Inc.	USD 20.6	▼ 0.91%
GOOD	Gladstone Commercial Corporatio	USD 12.64	▼ 1.56%

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