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SelectedToday1M Return

PANWPalo Alto Networks Inc+ 1.00%+ 0.66%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp− 1.90%+ 7.71%
NOWServiceNow Inc− 2.45%+ 27.62%

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Each series is converted to a percentage of its own starting point, so all of them begin at zero. What is compared is the return over the period, not price levels.

PANW+ 0.7%MSFT+ 7.7%NOW+ 27.6%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	PANWPalo Alto Networks Inc	MSFTMicrosoft Corp	NOWServiceNow Inc
Return
Last Price	335.26	500.45	142.03
Daily Change	+ 1.00%	− 1.90%	− 2.45%
Period ReturnPast Month	+ 0.66%	+ 7.71%	+ 27.62%
Valuation
Market Cap	$273 B	$3.72 T	$147 B
P/E Ratio	654.17	27.89	88.67
Dividend Yield	—	0.79%	—
Net MarginTrailing 12M	2.7%	40.3%	11.3%
Risk
Beta	0.96	1.06	0.96
52-Week Range	139.57 — $398.88	349.20 — $553.72	81.24 — $194.73
Company
Sector	Information Technology	Information Technology	Information Technology
Industry	Technology	Technology	Technology

Company

PANWInformation Technology · Technology
MSFTInformation Technology · Technology
NOWInformation Technology · Technology

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