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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$116.39-0.1%1.03%19.19Moderate Buy$116.39
Netflix (NFLX)
4.6437 of 5 stars
$1,153.32-0.8%N/A49.14Moderate Buy$1,335.00
Alphabet (GOOG)
4.5318 of 5 stars
$246.450.0%0.34%26.25Moderate Buy$235.33
Charter Communications (CHTR)
4.7701 of 5 stars
$280.013.9%N/A7.67Hold$385.76
Meta Platforms (META)
4.4901 of 5 stars
$710.56-2.3%0.30%25.73Moderate Buy$830.02
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