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1MPast Month3MPast 3 Months6MPast 6 MonthsYTDYear to Date1YPast Year5YPast 5 Years
Selected6M Return
  • AVBAvalonBay Communities Inc+ 2.44%
  • ESSEssex Property Trust Inc+ 6.50%

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.

AVB+ 2.4%ESS+ 6.5%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricAVBESS
Return
Last Price184.06279.67
Daily Change—+ 0.37%
Period ReturnPast 6 Months
+ 2.44%
+ 6.50%
Valuation
Market Cap$26.1 B$18.0 B
P/E Ratio25.4743.53
Dividend Yield3.87%4.30%
Net MarginTrailing 12M33.3%21.5%
Risk
Beta-0.240.70
52-Week Range160.10 — $198.63238.46 — $303.35

Company

  • AVBReal Estate · Real Estate
  • ESSReal Estate · Real Estate

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