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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
Selected1M Return
  • ESSEssex Property Trust Inc− 1.52%
  • AVBAvalonBay Communities Inc− 0.84%
  • EQREquity Residential− 4.20%

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.

ESS− 1.5%AVB− 0.8%EQR− 4.2%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricESSAVBEQR
Return
Last Price279.67184.0663.80
Daily Change+ 0.37%——
Period ReturnPast Month
− 1.52%
− 0.84%
− 4.20%
Valuation
Market Cap$18.0 B$26.1 B$23.9 B
P/E Ratio43.5325.4728.30
Dividend Yield4.30%3.87%4.26%
Net MarginTrailing 12M21.5%33.3%28.0%
Risk
Beta0.70-0.240.73
52-Week Range238.46 — $303.35160.10 — $198.6363.68 — $68.62

Company

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

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