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• If you are wondering whether Microsoft at around US$407.77 is still a solid opportunity or already pricing in too much optimism, the next sections will focus on what the numbers say about value.

• The stock has slipped 0.9% over the last 7 days, but is up 9.9% over the last 30 days, even as the year to date return stands at a decline of 13.8% and the 1 year return is a decline of 8.5%.

• Over a longer stretch, investors have seen a 33.9% gain over 3 years and a 74.8% gain over 5 years, which helps frame recent moves in the context of a much broader price path. This mix of short term weakness and longer term gains…