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SelectedToday1M Return

MSFTMicrosoft Corp− 1.82%+ 7.58%
PANWPalo Alto Networks Inc+ 0.10%+ 0.41%
NOWServiceNow Inc− 2.90%+ 27.39%

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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.

MSFT+ 7.6%PANW+ 0.4%NOW+ 27.4%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	MSFTMicrosoft Corp	PANWPalo Alto Networks Inc	NOWServiceNow Inc
Return
Last Price	500.85	332.28	141.37
Daily Change	− 1.82%	+ 0.10%	− 2.90%
Period ReturnPast Month	+ 7.58%	+ 0.41%	+ 27.39%
Valuation
Market Cap	$3.72 T	$271 B	$146 B
P/E Ratio	27.91	648.35	88.26
Dividend Yield	0.79%	—	—
Net MarginTrailing 12M	40.3%	2.7%	11.3%
Risk
Beta	1.06	0.96	0.96
52-Week Range	349.20 — $553.72	139.57 — $398.88	81.24 — $194.73
Company
Sector	Information Technology	Information Technology	Information Technology
Industry	Technology	Technology	Technology

Company

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

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