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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+ 6.91%
  • EQREquity Residential− 0.55%
  • MAAMid-America Apartment Communities Inc− 9.82%

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+ 6.9%EQR− 0.5%MAA− 9.8%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricESSEQRMAA
Return
Last Price278.6165.64128.32
Daily Change− 0.01%+ 1.04%− 0.19%
Period ReturnPast Year
+ 6.91%
− 0.55%
− 9.82%
Valuation
Market Cap$17.9 B$24.6 B$14.9 B
P/E Ratio43.3629.1137.14
Dividend Yield4.30%4.26%4.57%
Net MarginTrailing 12M21.5%28.0%18.2%
Risk
Beta0.700.730.70
52-Week Range238.46 — $303.3563.68 — $68.62120.30 — $146.41

Company

  • ESSReal Estate · Real Estate
  • EQRReal Estate · Real Estate
  • MAAReal Estate · Real Estate

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