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Mon. Apr. 4, 2011

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Dividend Stock Analysis *

This article originally appeared on The DIV-Net March 28, 2011.

Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of Microsoft Corporation (MSFT). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:

Company Description: Microsoft is the world’s largest software company, develops PC software, including the Windows operating system and the Office application suite.

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Fri. Mar. 20, 2009

Oracle (ORCL): The Birth Of A New Dividend Stock *

It is a powerful statement when others are hoarding cash that a company has the confidence to declare its first dividend to eliminate excess cash. Oracle (ORCL) did just that on Wednesday when it reported third-quarter EPS of $0.35/share, $0.03/share better than the analyst estimate of $0.32/share, and it declared its first ever dividend of $0.05/share. The dividend yield is 1.15%. ORCL is a leading supplier of enterprise database management systems and business applications.


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