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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
American Homes 4 Rent stock logo
AMH
American Homes 4 Rent
$35.78
-0.8%
$37.31
$31.68
$41.41
$13.35B0.742.22 million shs3.23 million shs
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. stock logo
ARE
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
$74.52
+2.6%
$72.30
$67.37
$130.14
$12.56B1.251.37 million shs1.80 million shs
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
$203.29
-0.1%
$205.67
$180.40
$239.29
$28.97B0.85743,467 shs1.08 million shs
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$284.90
+0.5%
$282.39
$243.85
$317.73
$18.25B0.78421,974 shs677,225 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
American Homes 4 Rent stock logo
AMH
American Homes 4 Rent
-0.78%-2.51%-5.44%-5.57%-4.36%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. stock logo
ARE
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
+2.53%-1.17%+6.29%-19.34%-35.65%
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
-0.08%-1.38%-1.57%-5.89%-0.48%
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
+0.53%-0.51%+0.37%-7.36%+4.36%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
American Homes 4 Rent stock logo
AMH
American Homes 4 Rent
4.8246 of 5 stars
3.34.02.52.73.23.31.3
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. stock logo
ARE
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
4.6154 of 5 stars
3.13.04.22.22.61.71.3
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
4.3004 of 5 stars
3.23.01.72.42.82.50.6
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
4.2322 of 5 stars
2.23.04.22.53.71.70.6
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
American Homes 4 Rent stock logo
AMH
American Homes 4 Rent
2.53
Moderate Buy$40.9014.31% Upside
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. stock logo
ARE
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
2.18
Hold$116.0055.66% Upside
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
2.47
Hold$235.8616.02% Upside
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
2.37
Hold$310.288.91% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest ESS, AMH, ARE, and AVB Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
6/24/2025
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
Raymond James Financial
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UpgradeMarket Perform ➝ Outperform$315.00
6/17/2025
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$251.00 ➝ $249.00
6/13/2025
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
Scotiabank
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform
6/13/2025
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
Scotiabank
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Lower Price TargetSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$251.00 ➝ $236.00
6/13/2025
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
Scotiabank
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Set Price TargetSector Outperform ➝ Sector Outperform$344.00 ➝ $320.00
6/6/2025
American Homes 4 Rent stock logo
AMH
American Homes 4 Rent
Citigroup
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DowngradeBuy ➝ Neutral$41.00
5/28/2025
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
BMO Capital Markets
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$315.00 ➝ $317.00
5/23/2025
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
Mizuho
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$238.00 ➝ $213.00
5/23/2025
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
Mizuho
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$314.00 ➝ $293.00
5/23/2025
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
Piper Sandler
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Reiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Overweight$370.00 ➝ $355.00
5/22/2025
American Homes 4 Rent stock logo
AMH
American Homes 4 Rent
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$39.00 ➝ $40.50
(Data available from 7/2/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
American Homes 4 Rent stock logo
AMH
American Homes 4 Rent
$1.73B7.66$2.42 per share14.80$21.23 per share1.69
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. stock logo
ARE
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
$3.12B4.14$8.65 per share8.62$129.29 per share0.58
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
$2.91B9.93$13.82 per share14.71$83.95 per share2.42
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$1.77B10.34$20.80 per share13.70$89.01 per share3.20
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
American Homes 4 Rent stock logo
AMH
American Homes 4 Rent
$412.43M$1.0833.1318.073.7523.41%5.45%3.21%7/30/2025 (Estimated)
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. stock logo
ARE
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
$322.95M$0.7698.057.756.124.62%0.64%0.38%7/21/2025 (Estimated)
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
$1.08B$8.0325.3216.662.7738.86%9.65%5.42%7/30/2025 (Estimated)
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$741.52M$10.4527.2617.185.9137.08%11.81%5.24%7/29/2025 (Estimated)

Latest ESS, AMH, ARE, and AVB Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
7/30/2025Q2 2025
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
$2.79N/AN/AN/A$759.08 millionN/A
7/29/2025Q2 2025
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$3.99N/AN/AN/A$466.47 millionN/A
7/21/2025Q2 2025
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. stock logo
ARE
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
$2.30N/AN/AN/A$748.02 millionN/A
5/1/2025Q1 2025
American Homes 4 Rent stock logo
AMH
American Homes 4 Rent
$0.45$0.46+$0.01$0.44$449.00 million$459.28 million
4/30/2025Q1 2025
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
$2.80$2.83+$0.03$2.83$744.61 million$693.43 million
4/29/2025Q1 2025
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$3.92$3.97+$0.05$3.97$458.03 million$464.58 million
4/28/2025Q1 2025
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. stock logo
ARE
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
$2.28$2.30+$0.02$1.65$755.64 million$758.16 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
American Homes 4 Rent stock logo
AMH
American Homes 4 Rent
$1.203.35%N/A111.11%5 Years
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. stock logo
ARE
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
$5.287.09%N/A694.74%15 Years
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
$7.003.44%N/A87.17%3 Years
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
$10.283.61%N/A98.37%31 Years

Latest ESS, AMH, ARE, and AVB Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
6/2/2025
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. stock logo
ARE
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
quarterly$1.327.64%6/30/20256/30/20257/15/2025
5/21/2025
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
quarterly$1.753.47%6/30/20256/30/20257/15/2025
5/15/2025
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
quarterly$2.573.6%6/30/20256/30/20257/15/2025
5/7/2025
American Homes 4 Rent stock logo
AMH
American Homes 4 Rent
quarterly$0.303.09%6/13/20256/13/20256/30/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
American Homes 4 Rent stock logo
AMH
American Homes 4 Rent
0.63
0.52
0.52
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. stock logo
ARE
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
0.60
0.22
0.22
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
0.70
0.51
0.51
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
1.18
1.04
1.04
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
American Homes 4 Rent stock logo
AMH
American Homes 4 Rent
1,730370.16 million347.91 millionOptionable
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. stock logo
ARE
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
590172.99 million171.00 millionOptionable
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. stock logo
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
2,988142.37 million141.69 millionOptionable
Essex Property Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESS
Essex Property Trust
1,71564.39 million62.16 millionOptionable

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American Homes 4 Rent stock logo

American Homes 4 Rent NYSE:AMH

$35.78 -0.29 (-0.80%)
Closing price 07/1/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$35.74 -0.05 (-0.13%)
As of 07/1/2025 06:20 PM Eastern
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American Homes 4 Rent operates as a real estate investment trust. It engages in the acquisition, renovation, leasing, and operating of single-family homes as rental properties. The company was founded by Bradley Wayne Hughes, Sr. on October 19, 2012 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities stock logo

Alexandria Real Estate Equities NYSE:ARE

$74.52 +1.89 (+2.60%)
Closing price 07/1/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$74.43 -0.09 (-0.12%)
As of 07/1/2025 07:51 PM Eastern
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Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE: ARE), an S&P 500 company, is a best-in-class, mission-driven life science REIT making a positive and lasting impact on the world. As the pioneer of the life science real estate niche since our founding in 1994, Alexandria is the preeminent and longest-tenured owner, operator, and developer of collaborative life science, agtech, and advanced technology mega campuses in AAA innovation cluster locations, including Greater Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, San Diego, Seattle, Maryland, and Research Triangle. Alexandria has a total market capitalization of $33.1 billion and an asset base in North America of 73.5 million SF as of December 31, 2023, which includes 42.0 million RSF of operating properties, 5.5 million RSF of Class A/A+ properties undergoing construction and one near-term project expected to commence construction in the next two years, 2.1 million RSF of priority anticipated development and redevelopment projects, and 23.9 million SF of future development projects. Alexandria has a longstanding and proven track record of developing Class A/A+ properties clustered in life science, agtech, and advanced technology mega campuses that provide our innovative tenants with highly dynamic and collaborative environments that enhance their ability to successfully recruit and retain world-class talent and inspire productivity, efficiency, creativity, and success. Alexandria also provides strategic capital to transformative life science, agrifoodtech, climate innovation, and technology companies through our venture capital platform. We believe our unique business model and diligent underwriting ensure a high-quality and diverse tenant base that results in higher occupancy levels, longer lease terms, higher rental income, higher returns, and greater long-term asset value.

AvalonBay Communities stock logo

AvalonBay Communities NYSE:AVB

$203.29 -0.21 (-0.10%)
Closing price 07/1/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$203.32 +0.03 (+0.02%)
As of 07/1/2025 05:08 PM Eastern
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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.

Essex Property Trust stock logo

Essex Property Trust NYSE:ESS

$284.90 +1.50 (+0.53%)
Closing price 07/1/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$285.00 +0.10 (+0.04%)
As of 07/1/2025 07:22 PM Eastern
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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.