The Boeing Company (BA), The Walt Disney Company (DIS), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): Four Stocks Driving the Dow (.DJI) to Repeat Records

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), up 15.3%
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) still has plenty of naysayers, who point to the company’s shortfalls in performance of its tablet and operating system offerings as evidence of the stock being a bad investment. Yet the shares have gained the recognition of value investors over the past couple of months, who’ve responded to news of a soon-to-be-released Xbox upgrade as well as Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s dividend yield of nearly 3%. After the run-up, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s valuation isn’t as attractive as it was a few months ago, but it could still have room to run further.

Watch for more gains
If the Dow keeps adding to its record highs, these four stocks may prove instrumental in pushing the average further upward. Be sure to watch these companies to see if they keep pulling their weight in the weeks and months to come, or if they’re replaced by other up-and-coming Dow stocks.

The article The 4 Stocks Driving the Dow to Repeat Records originally appeared on Fool.com.

Fool contributor Dan Caplinger has no position in any stocks mentioned. You can follow him on Twitter: @DanCaplinger. The Motley Fool recommends UnitedHealth Group and Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) and owns shares of Microsoft and Walt Disney.

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