Guest #1 April 14, 2004 For all you stock-watchers... I just did a double-take on the stocks that I watch... Over the past year, Microsoft earnings have been flat, while at the same time, shares in Red Hat have zoomed 300%!!! Red Hat closed today at $25.00 per share (down $0.06) Microsoft closed today at $25.45 (down 0.16) David (Red Hat) is now trading at almost the same value per share as Goliath (Microsoft)! Performance Graph here mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #2 April 14, 2004 thats pretty fucking cool I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #3 April 14, 2004 Lets see Redhat Split as many times as MS has, then we can talk about equal stock value Everytime MS splits I can get a new Wings... Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #4 April 14, 2004 While the stock prices are similar, that comparison is pretty meaningless. MSFT 25.57 11:37AM ET 276.01B RHAT 25.14 11:37AM ET 4.41B See that last number? That is the value of the company. So, Microsoft is valued at 62 times what Redhat's value. I'm not saying Microsoft is growing as fast, or has great products, just that there is no direct correlation between stock price and total market value. Microsoft has 52 billion in cash. If it wasn't for anti-trust regulation, they could just buy all the Linux companies combined. Referring to Mark's initial message, not you, Phree. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #5 April 14, 2004 YEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!! FINALLY!!! It's not an OS, it's a revolution. Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Merrick 0 #6 April 14, 2004 QuoteWhile the stock prices are similar, that comparison is pretty meaningless. MSFT 25.57 11:37AM ET 276.01B RHAT 25.14 11:37AM ET 4.41B See that last number? That is the value of the company. So, Microsoft is valued at 62 times what Redhat's value. I'm not saying Microsoft is growing as fast, or has great products, just that there is no direct correlation between stock price and total market value. Microsoft has 52 billion in cash. If it wasn't for anti-trust regulation, they could just buy all the Linux companies combined. EXACTLY Justin. While Red hat has put out some very strong numbers this year, it's not even close to a fair comparison. You have to look at Market Cap as well. Now, could this be a good indication of the future of Red Hat... who knows. How many people are kicking themselves now who bought in to MSFT in 86' when it was trading at less than a 1.00 and took their profits before the 1st slpit, or the 2nd, or the 3rd, or... you get the point. Good Call tho, hope you got in early, I could live with some 300% gains. Blues! Merrick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
