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

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− 32.3%AVB− 17.7%EQR− 21.8%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricMAAAVBEQR
Return
Last Price128.32184.0663.80
Daily Change− 0.19%——
Period ReturnPast 5 Years
− 32.28%
− 17.66%
− 21.80%
Valuation
Market Cap$14.9 B$26.1 B$23.9 B
P/E Ratio37.1425.4728.30
Dividend Yield4.57%3.87%4.26%
Net MarginTrailing 12M18.2%33.3%28.0%
Risk
Beta0.70-0.240.73
52-Week Range120.30 — $146.41160.10 — $198.6363.68 — $68.62

Company

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

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