Side by Side

Compare

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

SelectedToday6M Return

ACNAccenture PLC− 2.34%− 9.41%
IBMInternational Business Machines Corp+ 0.16%− 3.00%
CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions Corp− 2.64%− 3.32%

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.

ACN− 9.4%IBM− 3.0%CTSH− 3.3%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	ACNAccenture PLC	IBMInternational Business Machines Corp	CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions Corp
Return
Last Price	188.61	235.08	62.94
Daily Change	− 2.34%	+ 0.16%	− 2.64%
Period ReturnPast 6 Months	− 9.41%	− 3.00%	− 3.32%
Valuation
Market Cap	$115 B	$221 B	$28.3 B
P/E Ratio	15.08	20.87	13.51
Dividend Yield	1.54%	4.28%	1.63%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	10.7%	15.5%	10.3%
Risk
Beta	1.08	0.79	0.86
52-Week Range	118.15 — $291.09	199.19 — $332.46	37.08 — $87.03
Company
Sector	Information Technology	Information Technology	Information Technology
Industry	Technology	Technology	Technology

Company

ACNInformation Technology · Technology
IBMInformation Technology · Technology
CTSHInformation Technology · Technology

Alpaca · SIPUpdated 20:3515 Minutes Delayed

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.