Retail Stocks To Watch Now – March 3rd

Tesla, Apple, Amazon.com, Microsoft, and Alibaba Group are the five Retail stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Retail stocks refer to shares of companies involved in the sale of goods and services directly to consumers, either through physical stores or online platforms. These stocks can be influenced by factors such as consumer spending trends, economic conditions, and seasonal fluctuations, making their performance closely tied to broader market cycles and consumer behavior. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Retail stocks within the last several days.

Tesla (TSLA)

Tesla, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles, and energy generation and storage systems in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Automotive, and Energy Generation and Storage. The Automotive segment offers electric vehicles, as well as sells automotive regulatory credits; and non-warranty after-sales vehicle, used vehicles, body shop and parts, supercharging, retail merchandise, and vehicle insurance services.

Shares of TSLA traded down $4.00 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $288.99. The stock had a trading volume of 76,502,023 shares, compared to its average volume of 79,094,773. Tesla has a 1 year low of $138.80 and a 1 year high of $488.54. The firm has a market cap of $929.53 billion, a PE ratio of 140.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.61. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $385.35 and its 200 day moving average is $317.51.

Apple (AAPL)

Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and accessories worldwide. The company offers iPhone, a line of smartphones; Mac, a line of personal computers; iPad, a line of multi-purpose tablets; and wearables, home, and accessories comprising AirPods, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, and HomePod.

Shares of AAPL traded down $0.29 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $241.56. The stock had a trading volume of 21,007,291 shares, compared to its average volume of 52,057,961. Apple has a 1 year low of $164.07 and a 1 year high of $260.10. The firm has a market cap of $3.63 trillion, a PE ratio of 38.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $239.60 and its 200 day moving average is $233.75.

Amazon.com (AMZN)

Amazon.com, Inc. engages in the retail sale of consumer products, advertising, and subscriptions service through online and physical stores in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). It also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, Echo, Ring, Blink, and eero; and develops and produces media content.

Shares of NASDAQ AMZN traded down $4.12 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $208.16. The company had a trading volume of 20,889,319 shares, compared to its average volume of 36,389,242. The business’s 50-day moving average is $226.44 and its 200-day moving average is $206.11. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The stock has a market cap of $2.21 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.15. Amazon.com has a 52 week low of $151.61 and a 52 week high of $242.52.

Microsoft (MSFT)

Microsoft Corporation develops and supports software, services, devices and solutions worldwide. The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers office, exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft viva, and Microsoft 365 copilot; and office consumer services, such as Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions, Office licensed on-premises, and other office services.

Shares of NASDAQ MSFT traded down $3.16 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $393.83. The company had a trading volume of 9,420,782 shares, compared to its average volume of 22,595,123. The business’s 50-day moving average is $420.68 and its 200-day moving average is $422.79. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The stock has a market cap of $2.93 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.90. Microsoft has a 52 week low of $385.58 and a 52 week high of $468.35.

Alibaba Group (BABA)

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides technology infrastructure and marketing reach to help merchants, brands, retailers, and other businesses to engage with their users and customers in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company operates through seven segments: China Commerce, International Commerce, Local Consumer Services, Cainiao, Cloud, Digital Media and Entertainment, and Innovation Initiatives and Others.

Shares of NYSE BABA traded up $0.02 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $132.53. The company had a trading volume of 13,258,687 shares, compared to its average volume of 31,121,941. The business’s 50-day moving average is $100.36 and its 200-day moving average is $94.99. The company has a current ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The stock has a market cap of $314.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 0.31. Alibaba Group has a 52 week low of $68.36 and a 52 week high of $145.30.