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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
Selected3M Return
  • ESSEssex Property Trust Inc+ 0.61%
  • AVBAvalonBay Communities Inc+ 0.65%
  • MAAMid-America Apartment Communities Inc+ 0.15%

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+ 0.6%AVB+ 0.7%MAA+ 0.1%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricESSAVBMAA
Return
Last Price278.61184.06128.32
Daily Change− 0.01%—− 0.19%
Period ReturnPast 3 Months
+ 0.61%
+ 0.65%
+ 0.15%
Valuation
Market Cap$17.9 B$26.1 B$14.9 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
  • MAAReal Estate · Real Estate

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