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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%

    Partial Period · Sep 2, 2025 — Sep 4, 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.

ESS+ 7.4%MAA− 6.2%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricESSMAA
Return
Last Price278.61128.32
Daily Change− 0.01%− 0.19%
Period ReturnPast Year
+ 7.38%Sep 2, 2025 — Sep 4, 2026
− 6.25%
Valuation
Market Cap$17.9 B$14.9 B
P/E Ratio43.3637.14
Dividend Yield4.30%4.57%
Net MarginTrailing 12M21.5%18.2%
Risk
Beta0.700.70
52-Week Range238.46 — $303.35120.30 — $146.41

Company

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

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