Essex Property Trust, Inc. vs Charles Schwab Corporation Common Stock — how do they compare? Essex Property Trust, Inc. trades at $282.11 (market cap $18.15B), while Charles Schwab Corporation Common Stock trades at $107.87 (market cap $186.25B). The key difference: Charles Schwab Corporation Common Stock is far larger — about 10.3× 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.
| ESS | SCHW | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $18.15B | $186.25B |
Sector | Real Estate | Financials |
52-Week High | $298.33 | $108.02 |
52-Week Low | $239.61 | $85.35 |
Enterprise Value | $24.75B | — |
Dividend Yield | 3.93% | 1.19% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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.
Read more on ESS →Charles Schwab operates in brokerage, banking, and asset-management businesses. The company runs a large network of brick-and-mortar brokerage branch offices, a well-established online investing website, and has mobile trading capabilities. It also operates a bank and a proprietary asset management business and offers services to independent investment advisors. The company is among the largest firms in the investment business, with over $8 trillion of client assets at the end of 2021. Nearly all of its revenue is from the United States.
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