Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA vs Essex Property Trust, Inc. — how do they compare? Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA trades at $79.59 (market cap $159.01B), while Essex Property Trust, Inc. trades at $282.11 (market cap $18.15B). The key difference: Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA is far larger — about 8.8× Essex Property Trust, Inc.'s market cap, and Essex Property Trust, Inc. pays the higher dividend (3.93%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BUD | ESS | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $159.01B | $18.15B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Real Estate |
52-Week High | $86.48 | $298.33 |
52-Week Low | $57.93 | $239.61 |
Enterprise Value | $223.42B | $24.75B |
Dividend Yield | 1.67% | 3.93% |
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Anheuser-Busch InBev is the largest brewer in the world and one of the world's top five consumer product companies, as measured by EBITDA. After the SABMiller acquisition, the company's portfolio now contains five of the top 10 beer brands by sales and 18 brands with retail sales over $1 billion. AB InBev was created by the 2008 merger of Belgium-based InBev and U.S.-based Anheuser-Busch. The firm holds a 62% economic interest in Ambev and in 2016 acquired SABMiller.
Read more on BUD →Essex Property Trust owns a portfolio of 253 apartment communities with over 62,000 units and is developing three additional properties with 571 units. The company focuses on owning large, high-quality properties on the West Coast in the urban and suburban submarkets of Southern California, Northern California, and Seattle.
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