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MSFT has been flat for so long that no one wants to buy it.

by smackfu 13y ago

sliverstorm 13y ago
That seems silly, they pay dividends. I'm perfectly happy with flat, dividend-paying stocks.
- eps 13y ago
  What seems silly? 3% annually in dividents is below inflation level.
  - sliverstorm 13y ago
    Fed's target rate is 2%, and either way it's close. Also, you can be quite confident you will get that 3% return if the stock is flat. Much more than you can say for a 0.07%-return savings account. You wouldn't want to put all your money into a 3% dividend stock, but as part of a larger diversification? Solid choice IMO.
nivla 13y ago
>MSFT has been flat for so long that no one wants to buy it. What? You call this flat? [1] The dividend payout has gone up, the price has been rising. If you call that a flat and that there is no interest in it, then I am sorry for the following remark: You have no idea about stocks and stock markets! [1]http://www.google.com/finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=1&chdv=1&chvs=maximized&chdeh=0&chfdeh=0&chdet=1390515621962&chddm=49657&chls=IntervalBasedLine&q=NASDAQ:MSFT&ntsp=0&ei=epXhUujpCcf4sQfKIA http://www.google.com/finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=1&chdv=1&c...
- smackfu 13y ago
  Let me rephrase. They aren't a growth stock anymore, so no one who wants growth stocks wants to buy it. Very recently, they have made some gains, but a lot of people remember the previous 10 years.
  - edias 13y ago
    Microsoft has been doing fantastic over the past 5 years, especially when you take into account dividends. Just cause they were massively overvalued during the dot com bubble does not mean it has been a flat stock. I really don't understand how you can dismiss market data that's right in front of you, it's bordering on denial.
- loso 13y ago
  He is right. For years market insiders considered MS a flat stock and no one wanted to recommend it. That has changed in the past 6 months and all of the sudden it has popped up on everyone's buy radar. I always thought the market was crazy especially when MS was at $18 in 2008.

MSFT has been flat for so long that no one wants to buy it.

by smackfu 13y ago

MSFT has been flat for so long that no one wants to buy it.

sliverstorm 13y ago

That seems silly, they pay dividends. I'm perfectly happy with flat, dividend-paying stocks.

eps 13y ago
What seems silly? 3% annually in dividents is below inflation level.
- sliverstorm 13y ago
  Fed's target rate is 2%, and either way it's close. Also, you can be quite confident you will get that 3% return if the stock is flat. Much more than you can say for a 0.07%-return savings account. You wouldn't want to put all your money into a 3% dividend stock, but as part of a larger diversification? Solid choice IMO.

nivla 13y ago

>MSFT has been flat for so long that no one wants to buy it. What? You call this flat? [1] The dividend payout has gone up, the price has been rising. If you call that a flat and that there is no interest in it, then I am sorry for the following remark: You have no idea about stocks and stock markets! [1]http://www.google.com/finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=1&chdv=1&chvs=maximized&chdeh=0&chfdeh=0&chdet=1390515621962&chddm=49657&chls=IntervalBasedLine&q=NASDAQ:MSFT&ntsp=0&ei=epXhUujpCcf4sQfKIA http://www.google.com/finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=1&chdv=1&c...

smackfu 13y ago
Let me rephrase. They aren't a growth stock anymore, so no one who wants growth stocks wants to buy it. Very recently, they have made some gains, but a lot of people remember the previous 10 years.
- edias 13y ago
  Microsoft has been doing fantastic over the past 5 years, especially when you take into account dividends. Just cause they were massively overvalued during the dot com bubble does not mean it has been a flat stock. I really don't understand how you can dismiss market data that's right in front of you, it's bordering on denial.
loso 13y ago
He is right. For years market insiders considered MS a flat stock and no one wanted to recommend it. That has changed in the past 6 months and all of the sudden it has popped up on everyone's buy radar. I always thought the market was crazy especially when MS was at $18 in 2008.