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SelectedTodayYTD Return

CIENCiena Corp+ 0.44%+ 29.86%
CSCOCisco Systems Inc+ 0.53%+ 43.60%
MSIMotorola Solutions Inc− 0.39%+ 23.31%

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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.

CIEN+ 29.9%CSCO+ 43.6%MSI+ 23.3%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	CIENCiena Corp	CSCOCisco Systems Inc	MSIMotorola Solutions Inc
Return
Last Price	318.85	109.19	470.40
Daily Change	+ 0.44%	+ 0.53%	− 0.39%
Period ReturnYear to Date	+ 29.86%	+ 43.60%	+ 23.31%
Valuation
Market Cap	$45.1 B	$430 B	$78.1 B
P/E Ratio	106.13	32.80	37.07
Dividend Yield	—	3.23%	1.22%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	7.9%	21.0%	17.4%
Risk
Beta	1.31	1.00	0.88
52-Week Range	110.90 — $637.51	66.13 — $130.37	359.36 — $494.85
Company
Sector	Information Technology	Information Technology	Information Technology
Industry	Communications	Communications	Communications

Company

CIENInformation Technology · Communications
CSCOInformation Technology · Communications
MSIInformation Technology · Communications

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