Promising Utility Stocks To Follow Today – April 20th

Tesla, Berkshire Hathaway, Ford Motor, Eaton, CRH, Exelon, and American Electric Power are the seven Utility stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Utility stocks are shares in companies that provide essential services such as electricity, water, and natural gas. These stocks are known for their stability and relatively predictable returns, often offering consistent dividends while generally being less volatile than stocks in cyclical sectors. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Utility 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.

Tesla stock traded down $0.39 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $241.17. 83,173,157 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 96,033,445. Tesla has a fifty-two week low of $138.80 and a fifty-two week high of $488.54. The stock has a market cap of $775.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 118.22, a P/E/G ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.58. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $273.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $322.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.61.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses worldwide. The company provides property, casualty, life, accident, and health insurance and reinsurance; and operates railroad systems in North America. It also generates, transmits, stores, and distributes electricity from natural gas, coal, wind, solar, hydroelectric, nuclear, and geothermal sources; operates natural gas distribution and storage facilities, interstate pipelines, liquefied natural gas facilities, and compressor and meter stations; and holds interest in coal mining assets.

Shares of NYSE BRK.B traded up $1.90 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $518.35. 5,310,474 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,110,056. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.12 trillion, a P/E ratio of 10.47, a P/E/G ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 0.80. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $508.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $478.10. Berkshire Hathaway has a twelve month low of $396.35 and a twelve month high of $539.00.

Ford Motor (F)

Ford Motor Company develops, delivers, and services a range of Ford trucks, commercial cars and vans, sport utility vehicles, and Lincoln luxury vehicles worldwide. It operates through Ford Blue, Ford Model e, and Ford Pro; Ford Next; and Ford Credit segments. The company sells Ford and Lincoln vehicles, service parts, and accessories through distributors and dealers, as well as through dealerships to commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments.

Ford Motor stock traded up $0.23 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $9.63. The company had a trading volume of 129,148,157 shares, compared to its average volume of 71,782,264. Ford Motor has a one year low of $8.44 and a one year high of $14.85. The firm has a market cap of $38.16 billion, a PE ratio of 6.59, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.41. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $9.60 and a 200 day moving average of $10.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.02.

Eaton (ETN)

Eaton Corporation plc operates as a power management company worldwide. The company’s Electrical Americas and Electrical Global segment provides electrical components, industrial components, power distribution and assemblies, residential products, single and three phase power quality and connectivity products, wiring devices, circuit protection products, utility power distribution products, power reliability equipment, and services, as well as hazardous duty electrical equipment, emergency lighting, fire detection, explosion-proof instrumentation, and structural support systems.

ETN traded down $1.01 during trading on Friday, hitting $268.15. The stock had a trading volume of 2,539,573 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,631,204. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $284.95 and a 200-day moving average price of $325.22. The firm has a market cap of $105.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.23, a P/E/G ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 1.09. Eaton has a one year low of $231.85 and a one year high of $379.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.50 and a quick ratio of 0.96.

CRH (CRH)

CRH plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides building materials solutions in Ireland and internationally. It operates through four segments: Americas Materials Solutions, Americas Building Solutions, Europe Materials Solutions, and Europe Building Solutions. The company provides solutions for the construction and maintenance of public infrastructure and commercial and residential buildings; and produces and sells aggregates, cement, readymixed concrete, and asphalt, as well as provides paving and construction services.

Shares of CRH stock traded down $0.23 on Friday, hitting $84.79. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 5,452,284 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,656,917. CRH has a fifty-two week low of $71.18 and a fifty-two week high of $110.97. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $94.63 and its 200-day moving average is $96.02. The company has a market capitalization of $57.34 billion, a PE ratio of 16.96, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.30.

Exelon (EXC)

Exelon Corporation, a utility services holding company, engages in the energy distribution and transmission businesses in the United States and Canada. The company is involved in the purchase and regulated retail sale of electricity and natural gas, transmission and distribution of electricity, and distribution of natural gas to retail customers.

NASDAQ EXC traded up $0.75 during trading on Friday, reaching $47.26. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 7,496,103 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,232,880. Exelon has a 12 month low of $34.01 and a 12 month high of $48.11. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $44.35 and a 200 day moving average price of $40.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $47.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a current ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61.

American Electric Power (AEP)

American Electric Power Company, Inc., an electric public utility holding company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity for sale to retail and wholesale customers in the United States. It operates through Vertically Integrated Utilities, Transmission and Distribution Utilities, AEP Transmission Holdco, and Generation & Marketing segments.

Shares of NASDAQ AEP traded up $1.79 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $107.71. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,156,599 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,166,440. The company has a market cap of $57.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.23, a P/E/G ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 0.43. American Electric Power has a fifty-two week low of $83.68 and a fifty-two week high of $110.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.46, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a current ratio of 0.44. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $104.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $99.47.