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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
  • MAAMid-America Apartment Communities Inc− 5.31%
  • ESSEssex Property Trust Inc+ 6.56%

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.

MAA− 5.3%ESS+ 6.6%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricMAAESS
Return
Last Price128.69279.67
Daily Change+ 0.10%+ 0.37%
Period ReturnPast 6 Months
− 5.31%
+ 6.56%
Valuation
Market Cap$15.0 B$18.0 B
P/E Ratio37.2543.53
Dividend Yield4.57%4.30%
Net MarginTrailing 12M18.2%21.5%
Risk
Beta0.700.70
52-Week Range120.30 — $146.41238.46 — $303.35

Company

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

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To Understand This

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