Promising Retail Stocks To Follow Now – May 7th

Tesla, Apple, Amazon.com, Microsoft, Uber Technologies, Walt Disney, and UnitedHealth Group are the seven Retail stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Retail stocks are shares in publicly traded companies whose core business is selling goods or services directly to individual consumers, such as Walmart, Target or Amazon. These stocks offer investors exposure to consumer spending trends, with performance often reflecting shifts in consumer confidence, disposable income and seasonal demand. Economic cycles, changes in buying habits and the rise of e-commerce can all have a significant impact on retail stock prices. 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 NASDAQ TSLA traded down $3.24 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $272.11. 42,422,699 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 95,632,229. The firm has a market capitalization of $876.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 134.75, a PEG ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.43. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $258.47 and a 200 day simple moving average of $325.98. Tesla has a twelve month low of $167.41 and a twelve month high of $488.54. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08.

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.

AAPL traded down $4.80 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $193.71. 35,207,431 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 56,058,884. Apple has a twelve month low of $169.21 and a twelve month high of $260.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.92. The stock has a market cap of $2.91 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.27. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $210.55 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $228.13.

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 stock traded up $1.97 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $186.98. 25,296,927 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 41,588,681. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.98 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 0.87. Amazon.com has a one year low of $151.61 and a one year high of $242.52. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $189.45 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $207.88.

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.

NASDAQ MSFT traded down $0.49 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $432.82. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 9,172,317 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,313,679. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $386.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $411.27. Microsoft has a 12 month low of $344.79 and a 12 month high of $468.35. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $3.22 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.99.

Uber Technologies (UBER)

Uber Technologies, Inc. develops and operates proprietary technology applications in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia excluding China and Southeast Asia. It operates through three segments: Mobility, Delivery, and Freight. The Mobility segment connects consumers with a range of transportation modalities, such as ridesharing, carsharing, micromobility, rentals, public transit, taxis, and other modalities; and offers riders in a variety of vehicle types, as well as financial partnerships products and advertising services.

NYSE UBER traded down $2.11 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $83.72. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 37,933,538 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,392,950. The stock has a market cap of $175.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.32, a P/E/G ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.43. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $74.26 and a 200-day simple moving average of $71.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.41. Uber Technologies has a 52 week low of $54.84 and a 52 week high of $87.55.

Walt Disney (DIS)

The Walt Disney Company operates as an entertainment company worldwide. It operates through three segments: Entertainment, Sports, and Experiences. The company produces and distributes film and television video streaming content under the ABC Television Network, Disney, Freeform, FX, Fox, National Geographic, and Star brand television channels, as well as ABC television stations and A+E television networks; and produces original content under the ABC Signature, Disney Branded Television, FX Productions, Lucasfilm, Marvel, National Geographic Studios, Pixar, Searchlight Pictures, Twentieth Century Studios, 20th Television, and Walt Disney Pictures banners.

DIS stock traded up $9.12 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $101.29. 25,864,204 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 10,172,172. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. The company has a market cap of $183.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.49. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $94.31 and its 200-day moving average price is $104.06. Walt Disney has a 52 week low of $80.10 and a 52 week high of $118.63.

UnitedHealth Group (UNH)

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated operates as a diversified health care company in the United States. The company operates through four segments: UnitedHealthcare, Optum Health, Optum Insight, and Optum Rx. The UnitedHealthcare segment offers consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services for national employers, public sector employers, mid-sized employers, small businesses, and individuals; health care coverage, and health and well-being services to individuals age 50 and older addressing their needs; Medicaid plans, children's health insurance and health care programs; and health and dental benefits, and hospital and clinical services, as well as health care benefits products and services to state programs caring for the economically disadvantaged, medically underserved, and those without the benefit of employer-funded health care coverage.

Shares of UNH stock traded down $7.43 on Wednesday, hitting $387.08. 5,095,136 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,651,979. UnitedHealth Group has a one year low of $385.87 and a one year high of $630.73. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $493.20 and its two-hundred day moving average is $526.12. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $352.33 billion, a PE ratio of 24.95, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.56.