Top Travel Stocks To Research – May 8th

Costco Wholesale, Alibaba Group, and Tapestry are the three Travel stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Travel stocks are shares of publicly traded companies whose primary business involves travel and tourism—airlines, hotel and resort chains, cruise lines, car rental firms and online travel agencies. Their performance often reflects broader economic trends and consumer confidence, rising with increased leisure and business travel and falling during downturns or travel disruptions. Investors monitor these stocks to gauge tourism demand and capitalize on cyclical growth opportunities. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Travel stocks within the last several days.

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 NASDAQ:COST traded down $0.59 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $1,006.56. 1,118,060 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,025,690. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $960.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $961.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 0.98. The company has a market cap of $446.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.11, a PEG ratio of 6.15 and a beta of 1.00. Costco Wholesale has a 1 year low of $762.71 and a 1 year high of $1,078.24.

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 traded up $2.39 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $125.62. 7,314,627 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 20,535,506. Alibaba Group has a 52-week low of $71.80 and a 52-week high of $148.43. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $124.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $105.81. The firm has a market cap of $299.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.15, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 0.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a current ratio of 1.48.

Tapestry (TPR)

Tapestry, Inc. provides luxury accessories and branded lifestyle products in the United States, Japan, Greater China, and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman. It offers women’s handbags; and women’s accessories, such as small leather goods which includes mini and micro handbags, money pieces, wristlets, pouches, and cosmetic cases, as well as novelty accessories including address books, time management and travel accessories, sketchbooks, and portfolios; and belts, key rings, and charms.

Shares of TPR traded up $2.51 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $77.26. 8,107,857 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,737,271. The company has a current ratio of 1.58, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78. Tapestry has a fifty-two week low of $35.23 and a fifty-two week high of $90.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.39, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.41. The business’s 50 day moving average is $69.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $67.32.