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Microsoft shares have a market-typical stock price level. They are safely financed, are good value and show above average growth. We recommend evaluating whether the future of the company Microsoft is typical for this industry which the market average price level of the shares suggests. If you believe that the future of the company is above average, that could be an argument for buying the shares and vice versa.


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Country USA
Industry Systems Software
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Size class XX-Large

Large companies - similar industry as Microsoft

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. Salesforce (XXL, US)  Application Software
1. Salesforce (XXL, US)   Application Software 69 61 78 89
2. Synopsys (XL, US)  Application Software
2. Synopsys (XL, US)   Application Software 31 59 92 81
3. Palo Alto Networks (XL, US)  Systems Software
3. Palo Alto Networks (XL, US)   Systems Software 11 87 89 75
4. Intuit (XXL, US)  Application Software
4. Intuit (XXL, US)   Application Software 59 53 61 72
5. CrowdStrike Holdings (XL, US)  Systems Software
5. CrowdStrike Holdings (XL, US)   Systems Software 5 89 73 65
6. Workday (XL, US)  Application Software
6. Workday (XL, US)   Application Software 10 83 78 58
7. Fortinet (XL, US)  Systems Software
7. Fortinet (XL, US)   Systems Software 7 67 83 58
8. Gen Digital (XL, US)  Systems Software
8. Gen Digital (XL, US)   Systems Software 91 63 4 55
9. NCR (XL, US)  Application Software
9. NCR (XL, US)   Application Software 99 9 50 55
10. ServiceNow (XL, US)  Systems Software
10. ServiceNow (XL, US)   Systems Software 3 79 75 52

February 20, 2025

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Large companies - similar region as Microsoft

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. Cheesecake Factory (XL, US)  Restaurants
1. Cheesecake Factory (XL, US)   Restaurants 79 85 89 100
2. Fluor (XXL, US)  Construction & Engineering
2. Fluor (XXL, US)   Construction & Engineering 89 49 100 100
3. PriceSmart (XL, US)  Hypermarkets, Super Centers
3. PriceSmart (XL, US)   Hypermarkets, Super Centers 85 75 94 100
4. Ensign Group (XL, US)  Health Care Facilities
4. Ensign Group (XL, US)   Health Care Facilities 62 65 93 100
5. Herman Miller (XL, US)  Office Services & Supplies
5. Herman Miller (XL, US)   Office Services & Supplies 97 53 72 100
6. Mueller Industries (XL, US)  Industrial Machinery
6. Mueller Industries (XL, US)   Industrial Machinery 69 99 100 100
7. Paramount (XXL, US)  Broadcasting
7. Paramount (XXL, US)   Broadcasting 97 97 94 100
8. Cardinal Health (XXL, US)  Health Care Distributors
8. Cardinal Health (XXL, US)   Health Care Distributors 100 79 34 100
9. Hub Group (XL, US)  Air Freight & Logistics
9. Hub Group (XL, US)   Air Freight & Logistics 71 81 100 100
10. Voya Financial (XL, US)  Other Financial Services
10. Voya Financial (XL, US)   Other Financial Services 81 53 91 100

February 20, 2025


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Mid sized companies - similar industry as Microsoft

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. CommVault (L, US)  Systems Software
1. CommVault (L, US)   Systems Software 19 91 98 95
2. JFrog (M, US)  Systems Software
2. JFrog (M, US)   Systems Software 27 65 71 83
3. Dolby Laboratories (L, US)  Systems Software
3. Dolby Laboratories (L, US)   Systems Software 72 33 93 70
4. Adeia (M, US)  Systems Software
4. Adeia (M, US)   Systems Software 97 31 25 48
5. Progress Software (M, US)  Systems Software
5. Progress Software (M, US)   Systems Software 93 27 16 41
6. Appian (M, US)  Systems Software
6. Appian (M, US)   Systems Software 52 83 15 30
7. Zuora (M, US)  Systems Software
7. Zuora (M, US)   Systems Software 40 19 50 22
8. Rapid7 (M, US)  Systems Software
8. Rapid7 (M, US)   Systems Software 49 3 41 10
9. Teradata (L, US)  Systems Software
9. Teradata (L, US)   Systems Software 59 5 24 9
10. Qualys (M, US)  Systems Software
10. Qualys (M, US)   Systems Software 33 31 49 8

February 20, 2025


Mid sized companies - similar region as Microsoft

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. Barrett (L, US)  HR- & Employment Services
1. Barrett (L, US)   HR- & Employment Services 94 82 98 100
2. TaskUs (L, US)  Data Processing & Outsourcing
2. TaskUs (L, US)   Data Processing & Outsourcing 70 69 98 100
3. Pacira BioSciences (M, US)  Pharmaceuticals
3. Pacira BioSciences (M, US)   Pharmaceuticals 74 67 79 100
4. New York Times (L, US)  Publishing
4. New York Times (L, US)   Publishing 59 57 98 100
5. Phibro Animal Health (L, US)  Pharmaceuticals
5. Phibro Animal Health (L, US)   Pharmaceuticals 94 73 73 100
6. Johnson Outdoors (M, US)  Leisure Products
6. Johnson Outdoors (M, US)   Leisure Products 87 91 89 100
7. Perdoceo Education (M, US)  Education Services
7. Perdoceo Education (M, US)   Education Services 85 77 100 100
8. APEI (M, US)  Education Services
8. APEI (M, US)   Education Services 69 67 94 100
9. Renasant (M, US)  Regional Banks
9. Renasant (M, US)   Regional Banks 67 97 92 100
10. AdvanSix (L, US)  Commodity Chemicals
10. AdvanSix (L, US)   Commodity Chemicals 97 67 98 100

February 20, 2025



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