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SelectedToday6M Return

MAAMid-America Apartment Communities Inc+ 0.12%− 5.38%
EQREquity Residential—− 0.72%
ESSEssex Property Trust Inc+ 0.22%+ 6.20%

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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.

MAA− 5.4%EQR− 0.7%ESS+ 6.2%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	MAAMid-America Apartment Communities Inc	EQREquity Residential	ESSEssex Property Trust Inc
Return
Last Price	128.71	63.80	279.26
Daily Change	+ 0.12%	—	+ 0.22%
Period ReturnPast 6 Months	− 5.38%	− 0.72%	+ 6.20%
Valuation
Market Cap	$15.0 B	$23.9 B	$17.9 B
P/E Ratio	37.26	28.30	43.46
Dividend Yield	4.57%	4.26%	4.30%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	18.2%	28.0%	21.5%
Risk
Beta	0.70	0.73	0.70
52-Week Range	120.30 — $146.41	63.68 — $68.62	238.46 — $303.35
Company
Sector	Real Estate	Real Estate	Real Estate
Industry	Real Estate	Real Estate	Real Estate

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