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Read two to four stocks on the same scale — return, valuation and volatility in one table.

1MPast Month3MPast 3 Months6MPast 6 MonthsYTDYear to Date1YPast Year5YPast 5 Years
Selected1M Return
  • AVBAvalonBay Communities Inc− 0.84%
  • ESSEssex Property Trust Inc− 1.95%
  • MAAMid-America Apartment Communities Inc− 3.04%

Period Return

Each series is converted to a percentage of its own starting point, so all of them begin at zero. What is compared is the return over the period, not price levels.

AVB− 0.8%ESS− 1.9%MAA− 3.0%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricAVBESSMAA
Return
Last Price184.06278.61128.32
Daily Change—− 0.01%− 0.19%
Period ReturnPast Month
− 0.84%
− 1.95%
− 3.04%
Valuation
Market Cap$26.1 B$17.9 B$14.9 B
P/E Ratio25.4743.3637.14
Dividend Yield3.87%4.30%4.57%
Net MarginTrailing 12M33.3%21.5%18.2%
Risk
Beta-0.240.700.70
52-Week Range160.10 — $198.63238.46 — $303.35120.30 — $146.41

Company

  • AVBReal Estate · Real Estate
  • ESSReal Estate · Real Estate
  • MAAReal Estate · Real Estate

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