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LinkedIn: where you read opinion pieces on office life, congratulate ex-colleagues and that girl you think you went to uni with on their new job or promotion, and brag about all the fun you’re having at your new job...
While you can't invest directly in LinkedIn itself, you can buy shares in Microsoft (which acquired LinkedIn at the end of 2016). Microsoft is listed on the NASDAQ with stock code "MSFT".
It's important to note that Microsoft isn't just the parent company for LinkedIn. By investing, you're effectively also buying into Windows, Bing, Outlook, Activision Blizzard, Visual Studio and Xbox, amongst others. That means the movement of Microsoft's share price will be affected by more than just the fortunes of LinkedIn.
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- Search the platform by ticker symbol. MSFT in this case.
- Choose an order type. Place a market order or limit order with your preferred number of shares or dollar amount.
- Submit the order. It's that simple.
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Alternative ways to invest in LinkedIn (Microsoft)
Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including LinkedIn (Microsoft)), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.
LinkedIn (Microsoft) is a major part of the NASDAQ, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).
Latest updates for LinkedIn (Microsoft)
October 15, 2024: Microsoft has settled a lawsuit from a group of gamers who sued to try to stop the company from buying video game publisher Activision Blizzard for $69 billion last year, according to AP News.
October 4, 2024: Microsoft is expected to release its fiscal Q1 earnings results for 2025 on Tuesday, October 22. Ahead of this event, analysts project a profit of $3.08 per share, reflecting a growth of 3% from $2.99 per share in the year-ago quarter, according to MSN.
Is it a good time to buy LinkedIn (Microsoft) stock?
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View LinkedIn (Microsoft)'s price performance, share price volatility, historical data and technicals.
Use our graph to track the performance of MSFT stock over time.
Historical closes compared with the last close of $424.6
| 1 week (2024-10-20) | 1.89% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-09-27) | -1.06% |
| 3 months (2024-07-27) | 0.02% |
| 6 months (2024-04-27) | 4.88% |
| 1 year (2023-10-27) | 25.57% |
| 2 years (2022-10-27) | 72.31% |
| 3 years (2021-10-27) | 41.35% |
| 5 years (2019-10-27) | 215.88% |
The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.
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Is LinkedIn (Microsoft) under- or over-valued?
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the LinkedIn (Microsoft) P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.
LinkedIn (Microsoft)'s current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 36x. In other words, LinkedIn (Microsoft)'s shares trade at around 36x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of November 09, 2023 (20.44). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
LinkedIn (Microsoft)'s "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.3062. A PEG ratio over 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares are overvalued at the current rate of growth, or may anticipate an acceleration in growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into LinkedIn (Microsoft)'s future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
LinkedIn (Microsoft)'s EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $0 billion (£0 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of LinkedIn (Microsoft)'s overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
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