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Companies Mentioned in This Article

CompanyMarketRank™Current PricePrice ChangeDividend YieldP/E RatioConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLC)N/A$117.350.8%0.90%19.19Moderate Buy$117.35
Netflix (NFLX)
4.5765 of 5 stars
$1,188.44-1.3%N/A50.64Moderate Buy$1,317.58
Alphabet (GOOG)
4.5981 of 5 stars
$241.380.2%0.35%25.71Moderate Buy$227.56
Charter Communications (CHTR)
4.8837 of 5 stars
$263.40-0.2%N/A7.21Hold$392.94
Meta Platforms (META)
4.3912 of 5 stars
$755.590.6%0.28%27.36Moderate Buy$822.41
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