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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
Selected1Y Return
  • EQREquity Residential− 0.55%

    Partial Period · Sep 2, 2025 — Aug 17, 2026

  • AVBAvalonBay Communities Inc− 2.62%

    Partial Period · Sep 2, 2025 — Aug 14, 2026

  • MAAMid-America Apartment Communities Inc− 6.25%

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− 0.5%AVB− 2.6%MAA− 6.2%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricEQRAVBMAA
Return
Last Price—184.06128.66
Daily Change—+ 0.08%+ 0.08%
Period ReturnPast Year
− 0.55%Sep 2, 2025 — Aug 17, 2026
− 2.62%Sep 2, 2025 — Aug 14, 2026
− 6.25%
Valuation
Market Cap$23.9 B$26.1 B$15.0 B
P/E Ratio—25.4737.24
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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