Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)

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Microsoft Corporation Price / Sales Ratio: 3.339

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MSFT Price / Sales Ratio Rankings

Overall 17th percentile 3557 of 4323
Sector 18th percentile 670 of 827 in Technology
Industry 40th percentile 49 of 82 in Application Software

MSFT Price / Sales Ratio Range, Past 5 Years

Minimum 2.670 Mar 2009
Maximum 5.752 Dec 2007
Average 3.833

About Price to Sales Ratio

The price to sales ratio (PS ratio) is calculated by dividing stock price by the revenue per share. It is most useful for comparing companies within a sector or industry because "normal" values for this ratio vary from industry to industry. In general, low price to sales ratios are more appealing because they suggest that a company is undervalued.

An example illustrating why PS ratios should not be compared across industries: On June 21, 2010, Starbucks had a PS ratio of 1.12 while Yahoo! had a PS ratio of 2.56. In other words, Yahoo! shareholders were paying $2.56 for $1 of sales while Starbucks shareholders would only pay $1.12 for $1 of sales. However, at that same moment, the two companies' price to earnings ratios were virtually identical (Starbucks: 28.09 and Yahoo!: 27.78). Hence, shareholders were paying nearly the same amount for $1.00 in earnings. The PS ratios, though, are less comparable since Yahoo!'s profit margins are much higher than that of Starbucks.
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MSFT News

The Top 7 Big Tech Stocks of 2012
May 26, 1:01PM Fool
@MikeTsangaris @jimcramerDoes some $HPQ/$DELL loss attributed to consumers waiting to inspect $MSFT tabs. Remember $AAPL iPad did worse too
about an hour ago by xoo
@FoolishMikee $RIMM is done Should have used $MSFT OS. It makes sense, secure with huge enterprise crowd. $NOK looks like its better now
about an hour ago by xoo
A New Threat to the Google Throne
May 26, 11:35AM Fool
$MSFT to Retest Breakout Area? | weekly technical chart http://stks.co/3zrO
about 2 hours ago by andrewnyquist
Red Hat Earnings: Two Months Later
May 26, 10:30AM Fool
With $aapl and $goog locked in battle for dominance how attractive does $msft look going forward at the $29 range?
about 17 hours ago by Stylez777
and with a P/E ratio equal to $MSFT &#39;s $FB mkt cap should be about $10.5 billions. Impressive numbers but nowhere near the IPO scam prices!!
about 20 hours ago by mikehenriquez
$MSFT Xbox 720 Launch Set for November 2013, MMO Shooter as First Game. http://stks.co/3zeW
about 22 hours ago by abubnic
Will #3DPrinting Make Hasbro A Failure? http://stks.co/3zcX $AAPL $AMZN $MSFT $DIS #3dp #makerbot #Dividends @weetx
about 23 hours ago by MCilderman
SMART COs $AAPL $LOGI $GOOG $MSFT $INTC focus on 5 Years drivers, Smart TV, Smart Car, Smart Home, Smartphone, Tablet, Ultrabook &amp; Video Com
about 23 hours ago by yaomrd
Attack of the Androids
May 25, 2:10PM Fool
$AAPL needs to use SOC. IBM racetrack will make phones last for months on a single charge $MSFT and $AAPL can do it. $GOOG can&#39;t
about 23 hours ago by xoo
@mshahsavar System-on-a-chip is the future. $MSFT is working on SOC with reacetrack memory. Eliminates GPU RAM and large Power supply $AAPL
about 23 hours ago by xoo
TICK TOCK to $$$ Electronics/IT Cycles of all time- Windows 8, iOS 6, Android 5, M.Lion OSX, Google TV2, Apple HDTV $AAPL $LOGI $GOOG $MSFT
about 23 hours ago by yaomrd
How High Can AOL Fly?
May 25, 1:29PM Fool
I spent many yrs attending E3 as a member of broadcast/print media. Major buying decisions made here $ATVI $CSCO $DIS $EA $MSFT $SNE $PWRD
about a day ago by abubnic
$AAPL is $MSFT of 1996 - 1997
about a day ago by TradeRush
$AAPL is also going to have a hard time with patents on siri since $MSFT has had these patent for almost 20 years
about a day ago by xoo
@PeteO $MSFT and $GOOG have already. Look up $MSFT speech research. Talking to your device remain difficult unless you are alone.
about a day ago by xoo
@TraderPaul Still better than competitors // I disagree $MSFT speech text is more usefull. $GOOGs does the same thing just doesn&#39;t talk back
about a day ago by xoo
$GOOG and $MSFT have been studying speech a long time and have cool features. $AAPL has used the stuff they bought well. Waiting to see more
about a day ago by xoo
@xoo $msft $goog is voice recognition w DB lookup. Great for call center. $AAPL has NLP, location, identity. $goog is copying it now
about a day ago by totalguru
Only text-to-speech I like as of now is $MSFT TTS SMS when I drive It reads SMS, let me respond via voice. I assume $AAPL siri does, too.
about a day ago by xoo
Starboard: AOL’s Board Should Be Fired
May 25, 11:05AM Investor Place
NBC Wants Sole Ownership of MSNBC.com
May 25, 10:25AM Investor Place
$msft looking for inside day.Expect more buyers if it gets below 29.If rallies above 29.30, will running into major sellers up to 29.50.
about a day ago by Spus
NBCUniversal in Talks to Buy MSNBC.com
May 25, 7:09AM Street Insider
@Bubenthauser Its my opnion you don&#39;t have to laugh at people for having a different outlook. $AAPL has to fear $MSFT
about 2 days ago by xoo
@PeteO Any data on the current Q. I see Andriod is going up fast. $NOKs $MSFT phone came out Q2 right? Thats important data for $AAPL sales
about 2 days ago by xoo
Dropping Euro VS US$ great for companies with financials in US and selling in Europe $LOGI $AAPL $MSFT
about 2 days ago by Khaledmrd
$AAPL i&#39;m out STC av. of 2.08 for my 580 P Made $600 I wasn&#39;t planing on making so I guess I can go buy 2 $MSFT tablet when they come out
about 2 days ago by xoo
HP's CEO Meg Whitman Appears on CNBC
May 24, 9:19AM Benzinga
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May 23, 7:08PM Fool
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May 23, 3:31PM Fool
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May 23, 11:01AM Fool
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May 23, 11:00AM Fool
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May 23, 10:45AM Investor Place
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May 23, 8:27AM Investor Place
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May 22, 1:41PM Fool
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May 22, 11:37AM Fool
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May 21, 9:07PM Fool
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May 21, 10:01AM Investor Place
Google Ups the Ante in Smartphones
May 20, 11:07AM Fool
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May 19, 3:09PM Wall St. Cheat Sheet
Apple: 2 Tablets to Rule Them All?
May 18, 11:52PM Fool
Google Ups the Ante in Smartphones
May 18, 10:37PM Fool
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