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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
  • ESSEssex Property Trust Inc+ 7.38%
  • AVBAvalonBay Communities Inc− 2.62%
  • EQREquity Residential− 0.55%

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+ 7.4%AVB− 2.6%EQR− 0.5%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricESSAVBEQR
Return
Last Price278.61184.0663.80
Daily Change− 0.01%——
Period ReturnPast Year
+ 7.38%
− 2.62%
− 0.55%
Valuation
Market Cap$17.9 B$26.1 B$23.9 B
P/E Ratio43.3625.4728.30
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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