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Companies Mentioned in This Article

CompanyMarketRank™Current PricePrice ChangeDividend YieldP/E RatioConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target
Apple (AAPL)
4.7701 of 5 stars
$223.66-0.1%0.45%36.79Moderate Buy$238.14
Microsoft (MSFT)
4.9458 of 5 stars
$446.71+0.1%0.74%36.86Moderate Buy$512.66
Activision Blizzard (ATVI)
1.199 of 5 stars
$94.42flat1.05%34.59N/AN/A
Coca-Cola (KO)
4.8258 of 5 stars
$61.54-0.4%3.15%25.43Buy$72.07
General Motors (GM)
4.8077 of 5 stars
$54.32+3.0%0.88%5.79Hold$61.17
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