Top Retail Stocks To Follow Today – November 5th

Amazon.com, Costco Wholesale, and Walmart are the three Retail stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Retail stocks are shares of companies that sell goods or services directly to consumers, such as retailers, supermarkets, and online stores. Their performance can be influenced by consumer spending, seasonal demand, competition, and broader economic conditions. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Retail stocks within the last several days.

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 AMZN traded down $6.42 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $259.61. 54,394,887 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 46,634,879. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $253.90 and its 200 day moving average price is $243.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.82. Amazon.com has a twelve month low of $196.00 and a twelve month high of $287.20. The company has a market capitalization of $2.81 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.99, a PEG ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 1.49.

Costco Wholesale (COST)

Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden. The company offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories.

Shares of COST stock traded up $18.76 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $1,065.23. The stock had a trading volume of 2,507,563 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,201,709. Costco Wholesale has a twelve month low of $844.06 and a twelve month high of $1,096.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $472.03 billion, a PE ratio of 51.31, a PEG ratio of 4.36 and a beta of 0.85. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $947.85 and its 200 day moving average is $971.54.

Walmart (WMT)

Walmart Inc. engages in the operation of retail, wholesale, other units, and eCommerce worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. It operates supercenters, supermarkets, hypermarkets, warehouse clubs, cash and carry stores, and discount stores under Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market brands; membership-only warehouse clubs; ecommerce websites, such as walmart.com.mx, walmart.ca, flipkart.com, PhonePe and other sites; and mobile commerce applications.

Walmart stock traded down $0.60 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $128.57. 19,028,015 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 24,828,693. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $111.56 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $118.51. Walmart has a twelve month low of $98.88 and a twelve month high of $135.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.77. The firm has a market cap of $1.02 trillion, a PE ratio of 46.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.51 and a beta of 0.53.