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Confounding Valuations Of The Largest Five Companies In S&P 500
Published Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at: 9:49 AM EDT
The most important measure of the financial strength of the United States is the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index. It’s widely watched but constantly surprising. Of the 500 companies in the S&P 500, the five largest account for 21% of the total value of the much-watched index. You won’t believe where they are currently valued! Ranked by market capitalization, the five companies are: Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Facebook. The Big Five are trading at low PEG ratios, relative to the other 495 stock stocks in the S&P 500 index. The average company in the S&P 500, as of July 9, traded...
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