Top Retail Stocks Worth Watching – November 12th

Amazon.com, Alibaba Group, Walmart, Costco Wholesale, Home Depot, NextEra Energy, and Lowe’s Companies are the seven 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 department stores, supermarkets, and online retailers. Their performance can be affected by consumer spending, competition, inventory levels, and profit margins. 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.

AMZN traded up $2.99 during trading on Thursday, hitting $269.16. 19,570,486 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 46,588,836. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. Amazon.com has a 1 year low of $196.00 and a 1 year high of $287.20. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $254.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $244.06. The firm has a market cap of $2.91 trillion, a P/E ratio of 21.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.49.

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 BABA stock traded down $6.76 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $94.76. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 17,741,482 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,413,992. The company has a quick ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $235.73 billion, a PE ratio of 22.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 0.44. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $107.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is $123.99. Alibaba Group has a 12-month low of $91.99 and a 12-month high of $181.10.

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.

NASDAQ WMT traded up $0.14 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $125.81. The company had a trading volume of 9,113,451 shares, compared to its average volume of 24,808,180. Walmart has a fifty-two week low of $98.88 and a fifty-two week high of $135.15. The company has a market capitalization of $998.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.42, a P/E/G ratio of 4.53 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.23. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $113.74 and its 200 day moving average is $118.70.

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 traded up $5.42 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $1,093.03. 1,044,054 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,205,900. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $960.23 and a 200-day moving average price of $973.88. The company has a market cap of $484.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.66, a P/E/G ratio of 4.71 and a beta of 0.85. Costco Wholesale has a 1-year low of $844.06 and a 1-year high of $1,102.84. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11.

Home Depot (HD)

The Home Depot, Inc. operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States and internationally. It sells various building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, and décor products, as well as facilities maintenance, repair, and operations products. The company also offers installation services for flooring, water heaters, bath, garage doors, cabinets, cabinet makeovers, countertops, sheds, furnaces and central air systems, and windows.

Shares of NYSE HD traded down $2.90 on Thursday, hitting $348.41. The company had a trading volume of 2,042,228 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,471,645. The company has a quick ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.64. Home Depot has a 12-month low of $277.15 and a 12-month high of $397.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $347.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.39, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.93. The business has a 50 day moving average of $310.98 and a two-hundred day moving average of $333.61.

NextEra Energy (NEE)

NextEra Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power to retail and wholesale customers in North America. The company generates electricity through wind, solar, nuclear,natural gas, and other clean energy. It also develops, constructs, and operates long-term contracted assets that consists of clean energy solutions, such as renewable generation facilities, battery storage projects, and electric transmission facilities; sells energy commodities; and owns, develops, constructs, manages and operates electric generation facilities in wholesale energy markets.

Shares of NYSE:NEE traded up $0.32 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $86.31. 4,692,925 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 10,996,020. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $80.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $87.30. The firm has a market cap of $181.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.55, a PEG ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 0.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a current ratio of 0.53. NextEra Energy has a 52-week low of $74.41 and a 52-week high of $98.75.

Lowe’s Companies (LOW)

Lowe’s Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States. The company offers a line of products for construction, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and decorating. It also provides home improvement products, such as appliances, seasonal and outdoor living, lawn and garden, lumber, kitchens and bath, tools, paint, millwork, hardware, flooring, rough plumbing, building materials, décor, and electrical.

Shares of LOW traded down $3.61 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $227.99. 1,774,737 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,994,416. The firm has a market cap of $127.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.27, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 0.81. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $198.83 and a 200 day simple moving average of $224.47. Lowe’s Companies has a 12-month low of $178.45 and a 12-month high of $293.06.