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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
Selected6M Return
  • AVBAvalonBay Communities Inc+ 2.44%
  • ESSEssex Property Trust Inc+ 6.34%
  • MAAMid-America Apartment Communities Inc− 5.25%

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.

AVB+ 2.4%ESS+ 6.3%MAA− 5.2%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricAVBESSMAA
Return
Last Price184.06279.28128.78
Daily Change—+ 0.23%+ 0.17%
Period ReturnPast 6 Months
+ 2.44%
+ 6.34%
− 5.25%
Valuation
Market Cap$26.1 B$17.9 B$15.0 B
P/E Ratio———
Dividend Yield———
Net MarginTrailing 12M———
Risk
Beta———
52-Week Range———

Company

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

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