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SelectedToday5Y Return

CPTCamden Property Trust—− 29.46%
AVBAvalonBay Communities Inc+ 0.08%− 17.66%
EQREquity Residential—− 21.80%
ESSEssex Property Trust Inc− 0.01%− 13.46%

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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.

CPT− 29.5%AVB− 17.7%EQR− 21.8%ESS− 13.5%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	CPTCamden Property Trust	AVBAvalonBay Communities Inc	EQREquity Residential	ESSEssex Property Trust Inc
Return
Last Price	—	184.06	—	278.61
Daily Change	—	+ 0.08%	—	− 0.01%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years	− 29.46%	− 17.66%	− 21.80%	− 13.46%
Valuation
Market Cap	$10.6 B	$26.1 B	$24.6 B	$17.9 B
P/E Ratio	—	25.47	—	43.36
Dividend Yield	4.51%	3.87%	4.26%	4.30%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	20.8%	33.3%	28.0%	21.5%
Risk
Beta	0.77	-0.24	0.73	0.70
52-Week Range	96.53 — $119.81	160.10 — $198.63	63.68 — $68.62	238.46 — $303.35
Company
Sector	Real Estate	Real Estate	Real Estate	Real Estate
Industry	Real Estate	Real Estate	Real Estate	Real Estate

Company

CPTReal Estate · Real Estate
AVBReal Estate · Real Estate
EQRReal Estate · Real Estate
ESSReal Estate · Real Estate

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