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

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.

MAA− 9.8%EQR− 0.5%ESS+ 6.9%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricMAAEQRESS
Return
Last Price128.3263.80278.61
Daily Change− 0.19%—− 0.01%
Period ReturnPast Year
− 9.82%
− 0.55%
+ 6.91%
Valuation
Market Cap$14.9 B$23.9 B$17.9 B
P/E Ratio37.1428.3043.36
Dividend Yield4.57%4.26%4.30%
Net MarginTrailing 12M18.2%28.0%21.5%
Risk
Beta0.700.730.70
52-Week Range120.30 — $146.4163.68 — $68.62238.46 — $303.35

Company

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

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