Microsoft Corp. stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the day

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Shares of Microsoft Corp. /zigman2/quotes/207732364/composite MSFT +1.05% slumped 0.18% to $329.49 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index /zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime SPX +0.56% rising 1.42% to 4,577.10 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA +0.41% rising 1.82% to 34,639.79. This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses. Microsoft Corp. closed $20.18 short of its 52-week high ($349.67), which the company reached on November 22nd.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Apple Inc. /zigman2/quotes/202934861/composite AAPL +0.83% fell 0.61% to $163.76, Alphabet Inc. Cl A /zigman2/quotes/202490156/lastsale GOOGL -0.15% rose 1.36% to $2,859.32, and SAP SE ADR /zigman2/quotes/207905606/composite SAP -0.36% rose 0.28% to $130.17. Trading volume (29.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 24.4 M.

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Microsoft Corp.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 280.57

+2.91 +1.05%

Volume: 28.20M

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P/E Ratio

31.20

Dividend Yield

0.97%

Market Cap

$2088.51 billion

Rev. per Employee

$923,502

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S&P 500 Index

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3,970.99

+22.27 +0.56%

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Dow Jones Industrial Average

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32,237.53

+132.28 +0.41%

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Apple Inc.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 160.25

+1.32 +0.83%

Volume: 59.26M

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P/E Ratio

27.23

Dividend Yield

0.57%

Market Cap

$2535.47 billion

Rev. per Employee

$2.36M

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Alphabet Inc. Cl A

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 105.44

-0.16 -0.15%

Volume: 30.41M

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P/E Ratio

23.50

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N/A

Market Cap

$1354.07 billion

Rev. per Employee

$1.48M

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SAP SE ADR

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 123.29

-0.45 -0.36%

Volume: 907,143

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P/E Ratio

59.88

Dividend Yield

1.28%

Market Cap

$144.70 billion

Rev. per Employee

$289,785