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▼ 8.2% short float

Options Flow▼ 27.50 P/C ratio

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Outperform

4 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

27.50

More puts — Bearish

2 calls · 55 puts

Avg Consensus PT

+67.9%

Highest Price Target

$13

+211.8%

BMO Capital

Lowest Price Target

+19.9%

Evercore ISI Group

Short Interest

8.2%

Rising — Bearish

Insider Activity (30d)

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Short Interest — % of Float

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Sep 21, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Steve Sakwa—	+19.9%	$6 → $5	Maintained	In-Line
Sep 1, 2026	Wells Fargo	Blaine Heck—	+19.9%	$6 → $5	Maintained	Underweight
Aug 5, 2026	Citigroup	Nick Joseph—	+19.9%	$6 → $5	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 30, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Steve Sakwa—	+31.9%	$6 → $6	Maintained	In-Line
Jun 1, 2026	Wells Fargo	Blaine Heck—	+43.9%	$6 → $6	Maintained	Underweight
Apr 15, 2026	Citigroup	Nick Joseph—	+37.9%	$7 → $6	Maintained	Neutral
Mar 2, 2026	Wells Fargo	Blaine Heck—	+51.1%	$7 → $6	Maintained	Underweight
Feb 19, 2026	Citigroup	Nick Joseph—	+67.9%	$8 → $7	Maintained	Neutral
Feb 18, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Steve Sakwa—	+67.9%	$8 → $7	Maintained	In-Line
Nov 25, 2025	Wells Fargo	Blaine Heck—	+63.1%	$8 → $7	Maintained	Underweight
May 19, 2025	Wells Fargo	Blaine Heck—	+99.0%	$11 → $8	Maintained	Underweight
Nov 15, 2024	BMO Capital	John Kim—	+211.8%	$12 → $13	Maintained	Outperform
Oct 27, 2024	Wells Fargo	Blaine Heck—	+163.8%	$10 → $11	Maintained	Underweight
Sep 11, 2024	Wells Fargo	Blaine Heck—	+139.8%	$7 → $10	Maintained	Underweight
Jul 19, 2024	BMO Capital	John Kim—	+187.8%	$11 → $12	Maintained	Outperform
Nov 27, 2023	Evercore ISI Group	Steve Sakwa—	+115.8%	$9	Downgrade	Outperform→In-Line