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7 Cash-Rich Stocks to Buy: Microsoft (MSFT)

Total Cash & Short-Term Investments: $95 billion

Apple isn’t the only company that’s been flush with cash for years on end.

Annually gracing the list of companies with the most cash on hand, Microsoft (MSFT) had $95.4 billion in cash and short-term investments and just more than $12 billion in additional long-term investments at the end of its most recent quarter.

When you’ve got over $100 billion in the bank, investors are prone to ask, “Whatcha gonna do with all that cash, all that cash up in them banks?”

Microsoft’s simply giving those Benjamins back to its shareholders. It pays out $1.24 a year in dividends, and for the past 11 years that number has been rising. As of now, the MSFT dividend yield sits at 2.7%.

But when you’re Microsoft-rich, even shoveling out tens of billions of dollars each year in dividends can’t bleed you dry: Rumors are swirling that MSFT could be in the running to buy Salesforce.com (CRM), the cloud-based leader in customer relationship management.

Source: Investor Place

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Stock #1: Microsoft (MSFT)

With $84 billion in cash and zero debts, Microsoft is one of the few stocks that have a clean slate from which it can grow, expand and reward shareholders.

Microsoft has been growing its dividend yield consistently in the last 10 years with an average annual dividend growth rate of 23.38%.

From the chart above, you will observe that Microsoft has consistently paid increasing dividends from 2006 to date. The company rewarded its shareholders even during the recession and you will notice an increase in the Cash Payout Dividend Ratio during the recession.

Interesting, Microsoft was one of the tech stocks to rise at the start the recovery as seen in the sharp increase in the share price towards the end of the recession. If you want a stock to own without being worried about the general direction of the market, Microsoft is the stock to "Buy".

We consider Microsoft a "Buy" because it is currently trading at a 72% discount to its peers despite the fact that its share price is higher than the pre-recession price. You may also target entry positions on one of the many pullbacks that are common to tech stocks this year.

Source: Adam Mesh Trading Group

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Set-It-and-Forget-It Stocks to Buy: Microsoft (MSFT)

No, this isn’t a typo — software giant Microsoft (MSFT) is on a list of stocks to buy that offer income and safety.

There’s no denying the company isn’t without its challenges. Its dominance in the office productivity software space with its Microsoft Office suite is waning, and for that matter, so is its dominance in the operating system arena; Microsoft Windows has few friends in the increasingly important tablet world. The company isn’t exactly killing it in the cloud-computing and storage world, either.

Rumors of the impending demise of MSFT have been greatly exaggerated, though.

As proof, know that Microsoft has posted higher sales on a year-over-year basis in eight of the past nine years, and it’s on pace to post a bigger top line again this year.

Net income has grown in seven of the past nine years, and like revenue, is on pace to grow again in 2015. That’s pretty good for an allegedly “bad” company. Investors also shouldn’t scoff at Microsoft’s current dividend rate of 2.7%.

The trick? For all its headwinds, Microsoft has never lost site of the importance of recurring and renewable revenue.

Source: investor Place

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MSFT Stock: Microsoft a Big Buy on Earnings Buzz

Wall Street is optimistic, Windows 10 could be big and Surface is surging

By Jeff Reeves

Source: Investor Place

http://investorplace.com/2015/07/msft-s ... aduCdKqqko

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Tech giant Microsoft sinks double digits over the past month.

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Trade of the Day: Microsoft (MSFT)

The bearish overhang on the market hasn't changed

By Ken Trester

Source: Maximum Options

http://investorplace.com/2015/09/trade- ... gcv79IirIU

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Tech giant Microsoft breaks out… shares rise 15% since late August.

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Microsoft's "Steve Jobs Moment" Just Made MSFT Stock a Must-Buy

By Michael A. Robinson

Source: Money Morning

http://moneymorning.com/2015/10/15/micr ... -must-buy/

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Tech leader Microsoft soars... shares rise 23% over the past month.