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

SelectedToday3M Return

MSFTMicrosoft Corp− 1.88%+ 8.82%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc− 0.85%− 1.59%

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.

MSFT+ 8.8%AMZN− 1.6%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	MSFTMicrosoft Corp	AMZNAmazon.com Inc
Return
Last Price	500.55	256.71
Daily Change	− 1.88%	− 0.85%
Period ReturnPast 3 Months	+ 8.82%	− 1.59%
Valuation
Market Cap	$3.72 T	$2.76 T
P/E Ratio	27.89	20.65
Dividend Yield	0.79%	—
Net MarginTrailing 12M	40.3%	17.4%
Risk
Beta	1.06	1.50
52-Week Range	349.20 — $553.72	196.00 — $287.20
Company
Sector	Information Technology	Consumer Discretionary
Industry	Technology	Retail

Company

MSFTInformation Technology · Technology
AMZNConsumer Discretionary · Retail

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