Dow Component Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) To Go Ex-dividend Tomorrow
The
Dow Jones Industrial Average
(
^DJI
) is trading up 24 points (+0.2%) at 12,825 as of Monday, Feb 13, 2012, 10:40 a.m. ET. During this time, 185 million shares of the 30 Dow components have changed hands vs. an average daily trading volume of 818.6 million. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 2,123 issues advancing vs. 738 declining with 101 unchanged.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 is the ex-dividend date for Dow component
(Nasdaq:
). Owners of shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 20 cents per share. At a price of $30.45 as of 10:40 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 2.6% compared to the average Dow component yield of 2.7%.
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The average volume for Microsoft Corporation has been 55.1 million shares per day over the past 30 days. Microsoft Corporation has a market cap of $246.19 billion and is part of the
sector and
industry. Shares are up 17.5% year to date as of Friday's close.
Microsoft Corporation develops, licenses, and supports a range of software products and services for various computing devices worldwide. The company has a P/E ratio of 11.1, above the average computer software & services industry P/E ratio of 10.7 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.
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TheStreet Ratings rates Microsoft Corporation as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, solid stock price performance, attractive valuation levels and good cash flow from operations. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.
- You can view the full Microsoft Ratings Report.
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