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SelectedToday5Y Return

PSAPublic Storage− 1.22%− 6.56%
ESSEssex Property Trust Inc− 0.01%− 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.

PSA− 6.6%ESS− 13.5%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	PSAPublic Storage	ESSEssex Property Trust Inc
Return
Last Price	302.01	278.61
Daily Change	− 1.22%	− 0.01%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years	− 6.56%	− 13.46%
Valuation
Market Cap	$56.4 B	$17.9 B
P/E Ratio	26.01	43.36
Dividend Yield	4.71%	4.30%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	41.8%	21.5%
Risk
Beta	0.89	0.70
52-Week Range	256.54 — $335.55	238.46 — $303.35
Company
Sector	Real Estate	Real Estate
Industry	Real Estate	Real Estate

Company

PSAReal Estate · Real Estate
ESSReal Estate · Real Estate

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