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1MPast Month3MPast 3 Months6MPast 6 MonthsYTDYear to Date1YPast Year5YPast 5 Years
Selected1Y Return
  • ESSEssex Property Trust Inc+ 7.38%
  • AVBAvalonBay Communities Inc− 2.62%

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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+ 7.4%AVB− 2.6%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricESSAVB
Return
Last Price—184.06
Daily Change—+ 0.08%
Period ReturnPast Year
+ 7.38%
− 2.62%
Valuation
Market Cap$17.9 B$26.1 B
P/E Ratio—25.47
Dividend Yield—3.87%
Net MarginTrailing 12M—33.3%
Risk
Beta—-0.24
52-Week Range—160.10 — $198.63

Company

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

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