Insulation for
MSFT Stock Over the last two years, a Silicon Valley startup named Slack took aim at Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT).
MSFT stock closed at $ 57.25 in the last trading session, and it is inching closer to its all - time high of $ 59.97, recorded on December 1999.
In the table below, the profits are assuming you bought one options contract for a total of $ 75 when
the MSFT stock price was trading at $ 89.35 per share.
Yeah, I'm fairly certain I remember reading in The Snowball that Gates tried to talk Buffett into buying
MSFT stock.
(I'm not expecting this, but for the sake of risk management in
any MSFT stock trade, it's worth pointing out.)
MSFT Stock Returning Value to Investors Today's chart highlights one of my favorite dividend - paying stocks for the 21st century, that of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT).
Think: Warren Buffett (has never sold a share of Berkshire Hathaway since 1967) or Bill Gates (he sells shares but for 20 years basically held onto
his MSFT stock).
Not exact matches
Trader disclosure: On April 18, 2018, the following
stocks and commodities mentioned or intended to be mentioned on CNBC's «Fast Money» were owned by the «Fast Money» traders: Pete Najarian is long calls AAPL, ALB, AIG, AKS, BAC, BHGE, C, CI, CLF, COP, CRM, CTL, DVN, EEM, FB, FEYE, GLD, GM, GS, HD, HIG, IBM, INTC, LUV, MAS, MRVL,
MSFT, NEM, OIH, OLN, PSX, SLV, SVU, WMB, X, XHB, XLF.
Pete is long
stock AAPL, ATVI, BAC, BKE, C, FUL, GM, HLT, IBM, INTC, KMB, KMI, KMX, KO, LOW, LVS, MRK,
MSFT, MU, PEP, PFE, PG, PII, STZ, TGT, TPX, UFS, UPS, VFC, VMW, WYNN, XOM.
Demand for the NES: Classic was so high that a number of retailers like Walmart had trouble keeping enough in
stock despite competition from more expensive consoles with more advanced technology like Sony's PlayStation 4 Pro and Microsoft's (
msft) Xbox One.
Pete is long
stock AAP, AAPL, BAC, CL, DIS, DLTR, EBAY, EMR, GILD, GIS, HUM, IBM, JWN, K, KO, KORS, KMX, LUX, MAR,
MSFT, MRK, PFE, RL, STX, TPX, UNP, V, WDC, WFT.
Without it, Alienware could lower the price of the Alpha, possibly low enough to compete in price with Microsoft's Xbox [Fortune -
stock symbol =»
MSFT»] or Sony's Playstation [Fortune -
stock symbol =» SNE»].
Trader disclosure: On December 11, 2017, the following
stocks and commodities mentioned or intended to be mentioned on CNBC's «Fast Money» were owned by the «Fast Money» traders: Pete Najarian is long calls AABA, AAPL, AFSI, APC, BABA, BAC, BKD, BHP, C, ESV, FCX, GOOGL, HAL, HD, INTC, JBLU, JD, JPM, LULU, MAC, MRO,
MSFT, MU, NBR, NUE, OA, ORCL, PANW, SCCO, SFM, SPY, T, TRN, UUP, WBA, WFC, WTW, XLF.
Pete Najarian is long
stock AAPL, BAC, BKE, CMCSA, CSX, DIS, DLTR, GIS, GM, HUM, IBM, KMX, MRK,
MSFT, MU, NKE, PEP, PFE, SNBR, TGT, TPX, WBA, WDC, WFC.
Trader disclosure: On December 19, 2017, the following
stocks and commodities mentioned or intended to be mentioned on CNBC's «Fast Money» were owned by the «Fast Money» traders: Pete Najarian is long calls AABA, AEO, AFSI, AKS, APC, BABA, BKD, BHP, C, ESV, F, GOOGL, HD, INTC, JBLU, JPM, MAC, MRO,
MSFT, MU, NBR, OA, ORCL, PANW, SBUX, SCCO, SFM, T, WAB, WEN, WFC, WTW, XLF, XLV.
Pete is long
stock AAPL, BAC, BKE, CMCSA, CSX, DIS, DLTR, GIS, GM, HAL, HUM, IBM, KMX, KO, MRK,
MSFT, MU, NKE, PEP, PFE, SNBR, TGT, TPX, UPS, WBA, WDC, WFC.
These are the
stocks posting the largest moves after the bell, including ADBE, FDX,
MSFT, KBH and more
Pete is long
stock AAPL, ATVI, BAC, BKE, C, DLTR, FUL, GM, HBI, IBM, INTC, KMB, KMI, KMX, KO, LOW, LVS, MRK,
MSFT, MU, PEP, PFE, PG, STZ, TGT, TPX, UFS, UPS, VMW, WYNN, XOM.
Steve Grasso's firm is long
stock AMD, CMG, COTY, CTL, CUBA, DIA, F, GE, GLD, GSK, HPQ, IAU, IBM, ICE, M, MAT, MJNA,
MSFT, NE, QCOM, RIG, SNAP, SNGX, SPY, T, UA, WDR, ZNGA.
Pete is long
stock AAPL, BAC, BKE, C, CMCSA, DIS, DLTR, GILD, GIS, GM, HUM, IBM, INTC, KMI, KMX, KO, LOW, MRK,
MSFT, MU, NKE, PEP, PFE, STZ, TGT, TPX, UPS, WDC, WFC.
AT&T was replaced after falling approximately 4.5 % in value in 2014, and the recent change will boost the number of tech - related companies in the Dow to 6, including Microsoft (
MSFT - Free Microsoft
Stock Report), Intel Corp. (INTC - Free Intel Corp..
[As a quick refresher, this year's Dogs of the Dow are: AT&T (T - Free AT&T
Stock Report), Chevron (CVX - Free Chevron
Stock Report), Cisco Systems (CSCO - Free Cisco
Stock Report), General Electric (GE - Free GE
Stock Report), Intel (INTC - Free Intel
Stock Report), McDonald's (MCD - Free McDonald's
Stock Report), Merck & Co. (MRK - Free Merck
Stock Report), Microsoft (
MSFT - Free Microsoft
Stock Report), Pfizer (PFE - Free Pfizer
Stock Report), and Verizon (VZ - Free Verizon
Stock Report).]
The market looked primed for a big upside romp Friday morning after big -
stock NASDAQ names Amazon.com (AMZN), Intel (INTC), and Microsoft (
MSFT) all reported strong...
One of the greatest growth
stocks in history was Microsoft (
MSFT).
And with
stocks, you don't have to sell when
MSFT dips to $ 25 per share; you can just hold onto the
stock and wait for it to rise back up to $ 30 or higher.
Fellow Dog International Business Machines (IBM - Free International Business Machines
Stock Report) rose about 10 % in price during the first half of the year, but support for other tech - oriented
stocks in the Dow, particularly Apple (AAPL - Free Apple
Stock Report) and Microsoft (
MSFT - Free Microsoft
Stock Report), was weak.
Top Tech
Stocks MSFT +1.69 % AAPL +0.71 % IBM +1.23 % CSCO +1.84 % GOOG +1.45 % Technology stocks were posting out sized increases Friday, with shares of tech companies in the S&P 500 adding about
Stocks MSFT +1.69 % AAPL +0.71 % IBM +1.23 % CSCO +1.84 % GOOG +1.45 % Technology
stocks were posting out sized increases Friday, with shares of tech companies in the S&P 500 adding about
stocks were posting out sized increases Friday, with shares of tech companies in the S&P 500 adding about 1.5 %.
Top Technology
Stocks MSFT +0.8 % AAPL +0.5 % IBM +0.9 % CSCO +1.0 % GOOG +0.5 % Technology shares were higher in early trade on Friday.
Some of the larger tech dividend
stocks like Microsoft (
MSFT) even pay yields higher than the overall
stock market.
Even though Microsoft (
MSFT) started as a OTC
stock, but that was over 30 years ago, remember today is different, you as an average investor should stay away from OTC
stock if you can, unless you have money to burn or gamble.
We've traded
stocks like Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN), PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:
MSFT), Square (NYSE: SQ), Twitter (NYSE: TWTR), STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) and Proofpoint (NASDAQ: PFPT) for short - term gains with the corresponding call options raking in profits from 39 % to 202 % for quick holding periods.
If you do, you will miss a lot of upside that still remains, especially in the large cap technology
stocks, such as «old tech» stalwarts Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) and Microsoft (Nasdaq:
MSFT) as well as the new tech titan Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN).
While I already own Microsoft (
MSFT) in my long - term dividend growth portfolio — and plan on holding it for the long - haul — I'm always open to potential «10 % Trade» opportunities with the
stock that could safely boost my income.
Ticker Company Name Ex-Div Date Pay Date Dividend Payout
Stock Price Dividend Yield MXIM Maxim Integrated Products 17 - Feb 5 - Mar 0.28 34.57 3.24 %
MSFT Microsoft 17 - Feb 12 - Mar 0.31 -LSB-...]
Add it all up and you're looking at potentially capturing 10 % - plus yields from world class
stocks like Wal - Mart (WMT), McDonald's (MCD), Apple (AAPL), IBM (IBM), Microsoft (
MSFT), Pepsi (PEP) and more.
• Trimmed JNJ and PEP each back to 9 % of the portfolio to get them under the 10 % - max guideline • With the proceeds, added to existing positions in AT&T (T) and Microsoft (
MSFT) • With the remaining proceeds, started a new position in Digital Realty Trust (DLR) Thus, this package of trades served several strategic goals at the same time: • It corrected the over-sized positions by getting them back under 10 % of the portfolio • It allowed me to increase my stakes in two high - quality dividend growth companies • It allowed me to add a new position, bringing me closer to my target of 20 - 25
stocks overall.
I do this with Abbot Labs (ABT), Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), as well as solid tech
stocks like Intel (INTC) and Microsoft (
MSFT).
Suppose you bought 100 shares of Microsoft (Nasdaq:
MSFT) on July 1, 2000, when the
stock was trading at $ 80 per share.
Both of these
stock carry significant risks and investors looking for tech
stocks may do better to buy the less sexy, but more conservative names like Microsoft (NASDAQ:
MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Hewlett - Packard (NYSE: HP).
If you own
stock in Microsoft (NASDAQ:
MSFT), you tend to think it is a better company than it is, and you tend to have confirmation bias and search for evidence that supports your thesis.
Not only is Microsoft (
MSFT) the perfect dividend
stock, but it's also one of the safest
stocks in the world.
I also see value in «non-traditional» dividend
stocks, such as Old Tech giants Microsoft ($
MSFT), Intel ($ INTC) and Cisco Systems ($ CSCO).
Add it all up and you're looking at potentially capturing 10 % - plus yields from world class
stocks like Wal - Mart (WMT), McDonald's (MCD), Apple (AAPL), IBM (IBM), Microsoft (
MSFT), Coca - Cola (KO), Pepsi (PEP) and more.
In this case, if the
stock price goes higher than $ 61.07, your covered call strategy has underperformed
MSFT shares over the short term, but you've locked in a healthy 5 % return in less than 60 days.
How unrealistic is it to pick a few
stocks and for one of them to be the next Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) or Microsoft (Nasdaq:
MSFT) at the early stages of their run?
For example if you want to buy Microsoft
stock the ticker is
MSFT.
what is your criteria for a growth
stock and I'm not trying to argue that
MSFT is one.
Just out of curious, what is your criteria for a growth
stock and I'm not trying to argue that
MSFT is one.
They write, «
MSFT's closing price on 7/12/10: $ 24.83, so assuming $ 2.40 / share of FY 2011 earnings (midpoint of analysts» estimates and our own), plus $ 4 share in cash, here are possible
stock prices and returns (plus there's a 2.1 % dividend): 10x multiple = $ 28
stock = 13 % return.
Sometimes a
stock will run away from me right when I find myself in a spot to build up a position, like Microsoft Corporation (
MSFT) did somewhat recently.