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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
AVB AvalonBay Communities	$201.46 +1.0%	$204.41	$180.40 ▼ $239.29	$28.68B	0.85	801,577 shs	41,045 shs
CPT Camden Property Trust	$113.61 +1.0%	$115.74	$102.35 ▼ $127.69	$12.14B	0.77	989,592 shs	23,280 shs
EQR Equity Residential	$66.84 +1.1%	$68.58	$59.41 ▼ $78.83	$25.39B	0.88	1.87 million shs	85,792 shs
ESS Essex Property Trust	$283.27 +1.0%	$283.04	$243.85 ▼ $317.73	$18.24B	0.78	470,478 shs	29,075 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
AVB AvalonBay Communities	-1.22%	-1.02%	-3.13%	-0.39%	-1.80%
CPT Camden Property Trust	-1.39%	-0.64%	-2.98%	+2.04%	+2.94%
EQR Equity Residential	-1.35%	-0.75%	-3.84%	-1.49%	-2.65%
ESS Essex Property Trust	-1.45%	-1.85%	-1.08%	+2.82%	+1.61%

Compare MarketRank™

Company	Overall Score	Analyst's Opinion	Short Interest Score	Dividend Strength	ESG Score	News and Social Media Sentiment	Company Ownership	Earnings & Valuation
AVB AvalonBay Communities	4.4926 of 5 stars	3.2	3.0	1.7	2.4	3.3	2.5	1.3
CPT Camden Property Trust	4.2342 of 5 stars	3.2	3.0	2.5	1.5	3.0	2.5	0.6
EQR Equity Residential	4.403 of 5 stars	3.3	3.0	2.5	2.9	2.1	1.7	1.3
ESS Essex Property Trust	4.6287 of 5 stars	3.2	3.0	4.2	2.5	4.0	1.7	0.6

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
AVB AvalonBay Communities	2.47	Hold	$235.07	16.69% Upside
CPT Camden Property Trust	2.33	Hold	$129.28	13.79% Upside
EQR Equity Residential	2.56	Moderate Buy	$78.81	17.92% Upside
ESS Essex Property Trust	2.37	Hold	$310.94	9.77% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest AVB, CPT, EQR, and ESS Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
7/15/2025	AVB AvalonBay Communities	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$238.00 ➝ $216.00
7/15/2025	AVB AvalonBay Communities	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$240.00 ➝ $241.00
7/15/2025	CPT Camden Property Trust	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$126.00 ➝ $114.00
7/15/2025	CPT Camden Property Trust	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Set Price Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$136.00 ➝ $137.00
7/15/2025	EQR Equity Residential	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$84.00 ➝ $76.00
7/15/2025	ESS Essex Property Trust	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$297.00 ➝ $295.00
7/7/2025	EQR Equity Residential	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	In-Line ➝ Outperform	$74.00 ➝ $75.00
6/24/2025	ESS Essex Property Trust	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform	$315.00
6/17/2025	AVB AvalonBay Communities	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$251.00 ➝ $249.00
6/17/2025	CPT Camden Property Trust	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$127.00 ➝ $129.00
6/13/2025	ESS Essex Property Trust	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform

(Data available from 7/16/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
AVB AvalonBay Communities	$2.91B	9.84	$13.80 per share	14.60	$83.95 per share	2.40
CPT Camden Property Trust	$1.54B	7.86	$6.96 per share	16.33	$44.50 per share	2.55
EQR Equity Residential	$2.98B	8.52	$5.30 per share	12.60	$29.59 per share	2.26
ESS Essex Property Trust	$1.77B	10.28	$20.60 per share	13.75	$89.01 per share	3.18

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
AVB AvalonBay Communities	$1.08B	$8.03	25.09	16.51	2.71	38.86%	9.65%	5.42%	7/30/2025 (Estimated)
CPT Camden Property Trust	$163.29M	$1.09	104.23	16.07	3.78	7.62%	2.47%	1.32%	7/31/2025 (Confirmed)
EQR Equity Residential	$1.04B	$2.62	25.51	15.88	3.47	33.11%	8.93%	4.86%	8/4/2025 (Estimated)
ESS Essex Property Trust	$741.52M	$10.45	27.11	17.08	5.93	37.08%	11.81%	5.24%	7/29/2025 (Estimated)

Latest AVB, CPT, EQR, and ESS Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
8/4/2025	Q2 2025	EQR Equity Residential	$0.99	N/A	N/A	N/A	$770.60 million	N/A
7/31/2025	Q2 2025	CPT Camden Property Trust	$0.3276	N/A	N/A	N/A	$393.24 million	N/A
7/30/2025	Q2 2025	AVB AvalonBay Communities	$2.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	$759.08 million	N/A
7/29/2025	Q2 2025	ESS Essex Property Trust	$3.99	N/A	N/A	N/A	$466.47 million	N/A
5/1/2025	Q1 2025	CPT Camden Property Trust	$1.68	$1.72	+$0.04	$1.72	$388.47 million	$390.57 million
4/30/2025	Q1 2025	AVB AvalonBay Communities	$2.80	$2.83	+$0.03	$2.83	$744.61 million	$693.43 million
4/29/2025	Q1 2025	EQR Equity Residential	$0.93	$0.95	+$0.02	$0.95	$769.43 million	$760.81 million
4/29/2025	Q1 2025	ESS Essex Property Trust	$3.92	$3.97	+$0.05	$3.97	$458.03 million	$464.58 million

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	3-Year Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
AVB AvalonBay Communities	$7.00	3.47%	N/A	87.17%	3 Years
CPT Camden Property Trust	$4.20	3.70%	N/A	385.32%	4 Years
EQR Equity Residential	$2.77	4.14%	N/A	105.73%	4 Years
ESS Essex Property Trust	$10.28	3.63%	N/A	98.37%	31 Years

Latest AVB, CPT, EQR, and ESS Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
6/16/2025	CPT Camden Property Trust	quarterly	$1.05	3.62%	6/30/2025	6/30/2025	7/17/2025
5/21/2025	AVB AvalonBay Communities	quarterly	$1.75	3.47%	6/30/2025	6/30/2025	7/15/2025
5/15/2025	ESS Essex Property Trust	quarterly	$2.57	3.6%	6/30/2025	6/30/2025	7/15/2025
6/13/2025	EQR Equity Residential	quarterly	$0.6925	3.96%	6/24/2025	6/24/2025	7/11/2025

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
AVB AvalonBay Communities	0.70	0.51	0.51
CPT Camden Property Trust	0.80	0.19	0.19
EQR Equity Residential	0.70	0.20	0.20
ESS Essex Property Trust	1.18	1.04	1.04

Compare Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
AVB AvalonBay Communities	92.61%
CPT Camden Property Trust	97.22%
EQR Equity Residential	92.68%
ESS Essex Property Trust	96.51%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
AVB AvalonBay Communities	0.48%
CPT Camden Property Trust	1.90%
EQR Equity Residential	1.00%
ESS Essex Property Trust	3.46%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
AVB AvalonBay Communities	2,988	142.37 million	141.69 million	Optionable
CPT Camden Property Trust	1,660	106.84 million	104.81 million	Optionable
EQR Equity Residential	2,500	379.94 million	376.15 million	Optionable
ESS Essex Property Trust	1,715	64.39 million	62.16 million	Optionable

AVB, CPT, EQR, and ESS Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

Brokerages Set Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS) PT at $310.28

July 16 at 3:13 AM | americanbankingnews.com

5ESS : Forecasting The Future: 10 Analyst Projections For Essex Property...

July 15 at 10:25 PM | benzinga.com

UBS Group Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Essex Property Trust (NYSE:ESS) Stock Price

July 15 at 11:19 AM | marketbeat.com

Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA Trims Holdings in Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS)

July 15 at 6:45 AM | marketbeat.com

OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd Purchases 10,801 Shares of Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS)

July 15 at 6:25 AM | marketbeat.com

Head-To-Head Contrast: Essex Property Trust (NYSE:ESS) & Elme Communities (NYSE:ELME)

July 15 at 4:53 AM | americanbankingnews.com

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights AvalonBay Communities, Equity Residential, Essex Property Trust and UDR

July 14 at 2:51 PM | finance.yahoo.com

NXRT vs. ESS: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?

July 14 at 12:40 PM | zacks.com

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" by Brokerages

July 13 at 2:28 AM | marketbeat.com

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC Trims Stock Position in Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS)

July 12, 2025 | marketbeat.com

How Are Residential REITs Positioned in Q2 as Demand Stays Resilient?

July 11, 2025 | zacks.com

Diversify Wealth Management LLC Has $5.20 Million Position in Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS)

July 11, 2025 | marketbeat.com

DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale Sells 3,129 Shares of Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS)

July 11, 2025 | marketbeat.com

Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC Has $586,000 Stock Holdings in Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS)

July 10, 2025 | marketbeat.com

ESS - Essex Property Trust Inc Dividends - Morningstar

July 9, 2025 | morningstar.comM

Here's What to Expect From Essex Property Trust's Next Earnings Report

July 9, 2025 | finance.yahoo.com

Bank of New York Mellon Corp Boosts Stake in Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS)

July 9, 2025 | marketbeat.com

ESS - Essex Property Trust Inc Valuation - Morningstar

July 8, 2025 | morningstar.comM

Blackhawk Capital Partners LLC. Sells 1,739 Shares of Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS)

July 8, 2025 | marketbeat.com

Essex Announces Release and Conference Call Dates for Its Second Quarter 2025 Earnings

July 7, 2025 | businesswire.com

Essex Property Stock Gains 12.6% in Three Months: Will the Trend Last?

July 7, 2025 | zacks.com

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AVB, CPT, EQR, and ESS Company Descriptions

AvalonBay Communities NYSE:AVB

$201.46 +1.98 (+0.99%)

As of 10:25 AM Eastern

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the development, acquisition, ownership, and operation of multifamily communities. It operates through the following segments: Same Store, Other Stabilized, and Development or Redevelopment. The Same Store segment refers to the operating communities that were owned and had stabilized occupancy. The Other Stabilized segment includes all other complete communities that have stabilized occupancy. The Development or Redevelopment segment consists of communities that are under construction. The company was founded by Gilbert M. Meyer in 1978 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Camden Property Trust NYSE:CPT

$113.61 +1.13 (+1.00%)

As of 10:25 AM Eastern

Camden Property Trust, an S&P 500 Company, is a real estate company primarily engaged in the ownership, management, development, redevelopment, acquisition, and construction of multifamily apartment communities. Camden owns and operates 172 properties containing 58,250 apartment homes across the United States. Upon completion of 5 properties currently under development, the Company's portfolio will increase to 59,996 apartment homes in 177 properties. Camden has been recognized as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For by FORTUNE magazine for 17 consecutive years, most recently ranking #24.

Equity Residential NYSE:EQR

$66.84 +0.71 (+1.07%)

As of 10:25 AM Eastern

Equity Residential is committed to creating communities where people thrive. The Company, a member of the S&P 500, is focused on the acquisition, development and management of residential properties located in and around dynamic cities that attract affluent long-term renters. Equity Residential owns or has investments in 305 properties consisting of 80,683 apartment units, with an established presence in Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., Seattle, San Francisco and Southern California, and an expanding presence in Denver, Atlanta, Dallas/Ft. Worth and Austin.

Essex Property Trust NYSE:ESS

$283.26 +2.84 (+1.01%)

As of 10:25 AM Eastern

Essex Property Trust, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, develops, redevelops, and manages multifamily residential properties in selected West Coast markets. Essex currently has ownership interests in 252 apartment communities comprising approximately 62,000 apartment homes with an additional property in active development.

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