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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
  • ESSEssex Property Trust Inc+ 6.20%
  • AVBAvalonBay Communities Inc+ 2.44%
  • MAAMid-America Apartment Communities Inc− 5.38%

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.

ESS+ 6.2%AVB+ 2.4%MAA− 5.4%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricESSAVBMAA
Return
Last Price279.26184.06128.71
Daily Change+ 0.22%—+ 0.12%
Period ReturnPast 6 Months
+ 6.20%
+ 2.44%
− 5.38%
Valuation
Market Cap$17.9 B$26.1 B$15.0 B
P/E Ratio43.4625.4737.26
Dividend Yield4.30%3.87%4.57%
Net MarginTrailing 12M21.5%33.3%18.2%
Risk
Beta0.70-0.240.70
52-Week Range238.46 — $303.35160.10 — $198.63120.30 — $146.41

Company

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

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