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SelectedToday3M Return

MAAMid-America Apartment Communities Inc− 0.19%− 0.50%
EQREquity Residential+ 1.04%− 3.85%
ESSEssex Property Trust Inc− 0.01%+ 0.37%

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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.

MAA− 0.5%EQR− 3.9%ESS+ 0.4%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	MAAMid-America Apartment Communities Inc	EQREquity Residential	ESSEssex Property Trust Inc
Return
Last Price	128.32	65.64	278.61
Daily Change	− 0.19%	+ 1.04%	− 0.01%
Period ReturnPast 3 Months	− 0.50%	− 3.85%	+ 0.37%
Valuation
Market Cap	$14.9 B	$24.6 B	$17.9 B
P/E Ratio	37.14	29.11	43.36
Dividend Yield	4.57%	4.26%	4.30%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	18.2%	28.0%	21.5%
Risk
Beta	0.70	0.73	0.70
52-Week Range	120.30 — $146.41	63.68 — $68.62	238.46 — $303.35
Company
Sector	Real Estate	Real Estate	Real Estate
Industry	Real Estate	Real Estate	Real Estate

Company

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

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