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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
Selected5Y Return
  • EQREquity Residential− 21.80%
  • AVBAvalonBay Communities Inc− 17.66%
  • MAAMid-America Apartment Communities Inc− 32.28%

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.

EQR− 21.8%AVB− 17.7%MAA− 32.3%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricEQRAVBMAA
Return
Last Price63.80184.06128.32
Daily Change——− 0.19%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years
− 21.80%
− 17.66%
− 32.28%
Valuation
Market Cap$23.9 B$26.1 B$14.9 B
P/E Ratio28.3025.4737.14
Dividend Yield4.26%3.87%4.57%
Net MarginTrailing 12M28.0%33.3%18.2%
Risk
Beta0.73-0.240.70
52-Week Range63.68 — $68.62160.10 — $198.63120.30 — $146.41

Company

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

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