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SelectedToday6M Return

PANWPalo Alto Networks Inc+ 0.14%+ 123.22%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp− 1.87%+ 24.49%
NOWServiceNow Inc− 2.88%+ 29.58%

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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+ 123.2%MSFT+ 24.5%NOW+ 29.6%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	PANWPalo Alto Networks Inc	MSFTMicrosoft Corp	NOWServiceNow Inc
Return
Last Price	332.42	500.57	141.40
Daily Change	+ 0.14%	− 1.87%	− 2.88%
Period ReturnPast 6 Months	+ 123.22%	+ 24.49%	+ 29.58%
Valuation
Market Cap	$271 B	$3.72 T	$146 B
P/E Ratio	648.62	27.89	88.28
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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