If you're struggling with what to get your mom for Mother's Day this year, a gift of stock is one item to consider.
What Happened: Mother's Day is being celebrated today, May 12. While many will get their mom flowers and a card, another option could be buying shares of some of the most valuable and most well-known companies.
Mother's Day was designated an official holiday by then President Woodrow Wilson in 1914 and is celebrated on the second Sunday of May. Last year, Mother's Day was celebrated on May 14, 2023. Here's a look at how an investment in three of the largest publicly traded companies at that time would be worth now.
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Investing $100 Each In Apple, Microsoft And Tesla: Investing $100 in each of the three popular stocks during Mother's Day 2023 could have bought the following share amounts:
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL): 0.5745 shares
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT): 0.3219 shares
Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA): 0.5638 shares
The three investments would be worth the following values today based on the closing share prices from Friday, May 10, 2024. The totals do not include dividends.
Apple: $105.16
Microsoft: $133.50
Tesla: $94.98
The total investment in those three stocks on Mother's Day last year would be worth $333.64 today, representing a return of 11.2%. This marks an increase from the 7% gain on the same three stocks from Mother's Day 2022 to Mother's Day 2023. It trails the return of 17.8% on the same stocks from Mother's Day 2021 and Mother's Day 2022.
Of course, if your mother pays attention to the stock market or has caught wind of the gains in artificial intelligence stocks, she might be wondering why you didn't buy her NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock for Mother's Day last year.
A $100 investment in Nvidia stock last Mother's Day could have bought 0.3475 shares. That same investment would be worth $312.33 today and up 212.3%. The $100 investment would be worth nearly as much as $100 investing in Apple, Microsoft and Tesla over the same time period combined.
While flowers might not last forever, stock investments for your mom can often hold or gain value over time.
This article was previously published by Benzinga and has been updated.
如果你正在为今年的母亲节送什么礼物而苦苦挣扎，那么股票礼物是值得考虑的一件事。
发生了什么：今天，即5月12日，正在庆祝母亲节。虽然许多人会得到妈妈的鲜花和卡片，但另一种选择可能是购买一些最有价值和最知名的公司的股票。
1914年，时任总统伍德罗·威尔逊将母亲节定为法定假日，并于5月的第二个星期日庆祝。去年，2023年5月14日庆祝了母亲节。以下是对当时最大的三家上市公司的投资现在的价值。
相关链接：2024 年母亲节：无论距离多远，都要真诚地让妈妈节变得特别
向苹果、微软和特斯拉各投资100美元：在2023年母亲节期间向三只热门股票各投资100美元，本可以买入以下金额的股票：
苹果公司（纳斯达克股票代码：AAPL）：0.5745股
微软公司（纳斯达克股票代码：MSFT）：0.3219股
特斯拉公司（纳斯达克股票代码：TSLA）：0.5638 股
根据2024年5月10日星期五的收盘价，这三项投资今天的价值将如下所示。总额不包括股息。
苹果：105.16 美元
微软：133.50 美元
特斯拉：94.98 美元
去年母亲节对这三只股票的总投资今天将达到333.64美元，回报率为11.2％。这标志着从2022年母亲节到2023年母亲节同一三只股票的7％的涨幅有所增加。它落后于2021年母亲节和2022年母亲节以来同类股票的17.8％的回报率。
当然，如果你的母亲关注股市或者听说过人工智能股票的上涨，她可能会想知道你为什么没有在去年的母亲节购买她的NVIDIA公司（纳斯达克股票代码：NVDA）的股票。
去年母亲节对英伟达股票的100美元投资本可以购买0.3475股股票。今天同样的投资价值为312.33美元，上涨212.3％。这笔100美元的投资在同一时期内投资苹果、微软和特斯拉的总价值将高达100美元。
虽然鲜花可能不会永远持续下去，但随着时间的推移，你妈妈的股票投资通常会保持或增加价值。
本文先前由 Benzinga 发表，现已更新。
