Microsoft Corp. stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitors

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Shares of Microsoft Corp. /zigman2/quotes/207732364/composite MSFT -1.00% slid 5.09% to $234.24 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index /zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime SPX -0.39% falling 2.80% to 3,639.66 and Dow Jones Industrial Average /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA -0.19% falling 2.11% to 29,296.79. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. Microsoft Corp. closed $115.43 short of its 52-week high ($349.67), which the company reached on November 22nd.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Apple Inc. /zigman2/quotes/202934861/composite AAPL -0.57% fell 3.67% to $140.09, Alphabet Inc. Cl A /zigman2/quotes/202490156/lastsale GOOGL -0.74% fell 2.70% to $98.68, and SAP SE ADR /zigman2/quotes/207905606/composite SAP -0.79% fell 2.12% to $84.53. Trading volume (37.0 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 24.5 M.

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Microsoft Corp.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 368.80

-3.72 -1.00%

Volume: 21.17M

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P/E Ratio

35.72

Dividend Yield

0.81%

Market Cap

$2768.67 billion

Rev. per Employee

$987,828

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S&P 500 Index

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4,549.34

-17.84 -0.39%

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Dow Jones Industrial Average

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36,054.43

-70.13 -0.19%

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Apple Inc.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 192.32

-1.10 -0.57%

Volume: 41.07M

Dec. 6, 2023 4:00p

P/E Ratio

31.38

Dividend Yield

0.50%

Market Cap

$3008.21 billion

Rev. per Employee

$2.38M

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Alphabet Inc. Cl A

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 130.02

-0.97 -0.74%

Volume: 23.54M

Dec. 6, 2023 4:00p

P/E Ratio

24.93

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$1647.49 billion

Rev. per Employee

$1.56M

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SAP SE ADR

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 158.10

-1.26 -0.79%

Volume: 588,937

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P/E Ratio

67.94

Dividend Yield

1.02%

Market Cap

$185.56 billion

Rev. per Employee

$296,840