Side by Side

Compare

Read two to four stocks on the same scale — return, valuation and volatility in one table.

SelectedToday5Y Return

PFEPfizer Inc− 1.25%− 37.60%
LLYEli Lilly and Co− 0.88%+ 378.97%
JNJJohnson & Johnson− 1.15%+ 64.84%
MRKMerck & Co Inc− 1.32%+ 104.67%

Four symbols is the limit; remove one to add another.

Period Return

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.

PFE− 37.6%LLY+ 379.0%JNJ+ 64.8%MRK+ 104.7%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	PFEPfizer Inc	LLYEli Lilly and Co	JNJJohnson & Johnson	MRKMerck & Co Inc
Return
Last Price	28.45	1,149.36	275.23	150.33
Daily Change	− 1.25%	− 0.88%	− 1.15%	− 1.32%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years	− 37.60%	+ 378.97%	+ 64.84%	+ 104.67%
Valuation
Market Cap	$162 B	$1.08 T	$663 B	$371 B
P/E Ratio	37.66	38.57	31.91	120.06
Dividend Yield	5.38%	0.75%	3.12%	2.87%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	6.8%	33.5%	21.5%	4.8%
Risk
Beta	0.28	0.43	0.21	0.14
52-Week Range	23.58 — $29.21	712.05 — $1,292.65	173.33 — $281.07	77.58 — $156.92
Company
Sector	Health Care	Health Care	Health Care	Health Care
Industry	Pharmaceuticals	Pharmaceuticals	Pharmaceuticals	Pharmaceuticals

Company

PFEHealth Care · Pharmaceuticals
LLYHealth Care · Pharmaceuticals
JNJHealth Care · Pharmaceuticals
MRKHealth Care · Pharmaceuticals

FinnhubUpdated 23:00

To Understand This

P/E and the Valuation RatiosYou can't tell whether a stock is cheap or expensive by looking at its price.Diversification: How Many Baskets Are Enough?Owning ten different stocks is not the same as owning ten different risks.