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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
SelectedYTD Return
  • EQREquity Residential+ 2.63%
  • AVBAvalonBay Communities Inc+ 1.98%
  • ESSEssex Property Trust Inc+ 8.93%

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.

EQR+ 2.6%AVB+ 2.0%ESS+ 8.9%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricEQRAVBESS
Return
Last Price63.80184.06279.66
Daily Change——+ 0.36%
Period ReturnYear to Date
+ 2.63%
+ 1.98%
+ 8.93%
Valuation
Market Cap$23.9 B$26.1 B$18.0 B
P/E Ratio28.3025.4743.52
Dividend Yield4.26%3.87%4.30%
Net MarginTrailing 12M28.0%33.3%21.5%
Risk
Beta0.73-0.240.70
52-Week Range63.68 — $68.62160.10 — $198.63238.46 — $303.35

Company

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

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