Side by Side

Compare

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

SelectedToday3M Return

AAPLApple Inc− 2.08%+ 4.87%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp− 1.87%+ 8.69%
CSCOCisco Systems Inc+ 0.64%− 10.00%

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.

AAPL+ 4.9%MSFT+ 8.7%CSCO− 10.0%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	AAPLApple Inc	MSFTMicrosoft Corp	CSCOCisco Systems Inc
Return
Last Price	321.40	500.58	109.30
Daily Change	− 2.08%	− 1.87%	+ 0.64%
Period ReturnPast 3 Months	+ 4.87%	+ 8.69%	− 10.00%
Valuation
Market Cap	$4.72 T	$3.72 T	$431 B
P/E Ratio	36.84	27.89	32.83
Dividend Yield	0.51%	0.79%	3.23%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	27.6%	40.3%	21.0%
Risk
Beta	1.10	1.06	1.00
52-Week Range	225.95 — $344.57	349.20 — $553.72	66.13 — $130.37
Company
Sector	Information Technology	Information Technology	Information Technology
Industry	Technology	Technology	Communications

Company

AAPLInformation Technology · Technology
MSFTInformation Technology · Technology
CSCOInformation Technology · Communications

Alpaca · SIPUpdated 20:3315 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.