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SelectedToday1M Return

ESSEssex Property Trust Inc+ 0.43%− 1.52%
AVBAvalonBay Communities Inc+ 0.08%− 0.84%
EQREquity Residential− 0.17%− 4.20%
MAAMid-America Apartment Communities Inc+ 0.08%− 2.86%

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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.

ESS− 1.5%AVB− 0.8%EQR− 4.2%MAA− 2.9%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	ESSEssex Property Trust Inc	AVBAvalonBay Communities Inc	EQREquity Residential	MAAMid-America Apartment Communities Inc
Return
Last Price	279.86	184.06	64.80	128.66
Daily Change	+ 0.43%	+ 0.08%	− 0.17%	+ 0.08%
Period ReturnPast Month	− 1.52%	− 0.84%	− 4.20%	− 2.86%
Valuation
Market Cap	$18.0 B	$26.1 B	$24.3 B	$15.0 B
P/E Ratio	43.56	25.47	28.74	37.24
Dividend Yield	4.30%	3.87%	4.26%	4.57%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	21.5%	33.3%	28.0%	18.2%
Risk
Beta	0.70	-0.24	0.73	0.70
52-Week Range	238.46 — $303.35	160.10 — $198.63	63.68 — $68.62	120.30 — $146.41
Company
Sector	Real Estate	Real Estate	Real Estate	Real Estate
Industry	Real Estate	Real Estate	Real Estate	Real Estate

Company

ESSReal Estate · Real Estate
AVBReal Estate · Real Estate
EQRReal Estate · Real Estate
MAAReal Estate · Real Estate

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