Empire State Realty Trust Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus— Outperform

Short Interest▼ 8.8% short float

Options Flow— N/A

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Outperform

4 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

—

Avg Consensus PT

+34.3%

Highest Price Target

$13

+144.8%

BMO Capital

Lowest Price Target

-5.8%

Wells Fargo

Short Interest

8.8%

Rising — Bearish

Insider Activity (30d)

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Short Interest — % of Float

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Nov 4, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Steve Sakwa—	+3.6%	$5 → $6	Maintained	In-Line
Sep 21, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Steve Sakwa—	-5.8%	$6 → $5	Maintained	In-Line
Sep 1, 2026	Wells Fargo	Blaine Heck—	-5.8%	$6 → $5	Maintained	Underweight
Aug 5, 2026	Citigroup	Nick Joseph—	-5.8%	$6 → $5	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 30, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Steve Sakwa—	+3.6%	$6 → $6	Maintained	In-Line
Jun 1, 2026	Wells Fargo	Blaine Heck—	+13.0%	$6 → $6	Maintained	Underweight
Apr 15, 2026	Citigroup	Nick Joseph—	+8.3%	$7 → $6	Maintained	Neutral
Mar 2, 2026	Wells Fargo	Blaine Heck—	+18.6%	$7 → $6	Maintained	Underweight
Feb 19, 2026	Citigroup	Nick Joseph—	+31.8%	$8 → $7	Maintained	Neutral
Feb 18, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Steve Sakwa—	+31.8%	$8 → $7	Maintained	In-Line
Nov 25, 2025	Wells Fargo	Blaine Heck—	+28.1%	$8 → $7	Maintained	Underweight
May 19, 2025	Wells Fargo	Blaine Heck—	+56.3%	$11 → $8	Maintained	Underweight
Nov 15, 2024	BMO Capital	John Kim—	+144.8%	$12 → $13	Maintained	Outperform
Oct 27, 2024	Wells Fargo	Blaine Heck—	+107.2%	$10 → $11	Maintained	Underweight
Sep 11, 2024	Wells Fargo	Blaine Heck—	+88.3%	$7 → $10	Maintained	Underweight
Jul 19, 2024	BMO Capital	John Kim—	+126.0%	$11 → $12	Maintained	Outperform
Nov 27, 2023	Evercore ISI Group	Steve Sakwa—	+69.5%	$9	Downgrade	Outperform→In-Line