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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
  • MAAMid-America Apartment Communities Inc− 2.86%
  • AVBAvalonBay Communities Inc− 0.84%

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.

MAA− 2.9%AVB− 0.8%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricMAAAVB
Return
Last Price128.32184.06
Daily Change− 0.19%—
Period ReturnPast Month
− 2.86%
− 0.84%
Valuation
Market Cap$14.9 B$26.1 B
P/E Ratio37.14—
Dividend Yield4.57%—
Net MarginTrailing 12M18.2%—
Risk
Beta0.70—
52-Week Range120.30 — $146.41—

Company

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

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