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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
  • CPTCamden Property Trust− 29.46%
  • AVBAvalonBay Communities Inc− 17.66%
  • ESSEssex Property Trust Inc− 13.46%

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.

CPT− 29.5%AVB− 17.7%ESS− 13.5%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricCPTAVBESS
Return
Last Price105.69184.06278.61
Daily Change+ 0.09%—− 0.01%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years
− 29.46%
− 17.66%
− 13.46%
Valuation
Market Cap$10.6 B$26.1 B$17.9 B
P/E Ratio34.7925.4743.36
Dividend Yield4.51%3.87%4.30%
Net MarginTrailing 12M20.8%33.3%21.5%
Risk
Beta0.77-0.240.70
52-Week Range96.53 — $119.81160.10 — $198.63238.46 — $303.35

Company

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

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