5 Cheap Stocks to Buy in April

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Volatility has certainly risen in the past few weeks, and a lot of high-quality stocks are trading much cheaper than they were. However, a falling stock price does not necessarily make a stock a great buy.

However, in today's video, I will be discussing five stocks that do appear to be solid buys right now. These stocks range from growth stocks to dividend stocks. One of those stocks includes mega-cap giant Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT).

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*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of March 28, 2025. The video was published on March 29, 2025.

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Mark Roussin, CPA has positions in Microsoft. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2026 $395 calls on Microsoft and short January 2026 $405 calls on Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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Disclaimer: For information purposes only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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