Both in REITs
Essex Property Trust vs W.P. Carey Inc. (REIT)
Over the past year ESS returned +4.2% and WPC returned −1.9%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.39.
ESS +4.2% WPC −1.9%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | ESS | WPC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $264.90 | $64.63 |
| Market cap | $17.04B | $14.87B |
| Today | −0.25% | −0.19% |
| 1 month | −2.6% | +1.1% |
| 6 months | −0.7% | −11.7% |
| Year to date | +1.2% | +0.4% |
| 1 year | +5.2% | −2.1% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +4.1% | +8.6% |
| Gross margin | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Net margin | 19.9% | 30.1% |
| P/E (TTM) | 49.1× | 22.8× |
| Price / sales | 8.8× | 8.1× |
| Net cash | -$6.53B | -$8.64B |
| Dividend yield | 3.91% | 5.88% |
| Volatility (60d) | 19.4% | 17.8% |
| Short % of float | 4.1% | 4.3% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).