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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
Selected5Y Return
  • AVBAvalonBay Communities Inc− 17.66%
  • ESSEssex Property Trust Inc− 13.08%

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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.

AVB− 17.7%ESS− 13.1%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricAVBESS
Return
Last Price—280.01
Daily Change—+ 0.49%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years
− 17.66%
− 13.08%
Valuation
Market Cap$26.1 B$18.0 B
P/E Ratio—43.58
Dividend Yield3.87%4.30%
Net MarginTrailing 12M33.3%21.5%
Risk
Beta-0.240.70
52-Week Range160.10 — $198.63238.46 — $303.35

Company

  • AVBReal Estate · Real Estate
  • ESSReal Estate · Real Estate

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