Retail Stocks To Watch Now – May 16th

Tesla, UnitedHealth Group, and Apple are the three Retail stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Retail stocks are shares of publicly traded companies whose primary business is selling goods or services directly to consumers, such as department stores, e-commerce platforms and specialty shops. These stocks tend to reflect consumer spending patterns, seasonal trends and overall economic health. Investors often track retail stocks as a barometer of consumer confidence and broader market conditions. 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 TSLA traded up $4.41 on Friday, reaching $347.23. The stock had a trading volume of 66,208,175 shares, compared to its average volume of 96,749,797. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a current ratio of 2.02. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $264.96 and a 200-day simple moving average of $328.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.12 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 170.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.43. Tesla has a 12-month low of $167.41 and a 12-month high of $488.54.

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.

UNH stock traded up $14.73 on Friday, reaching $289.08. 52,080,254 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,785,776. UnitedHealth Group has a one year low of $248.88 and a one year high of $630.73. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $474.72 and a 200-day simple moving average of $515.82. The company has a market cap of $262.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.83 and a quick ratio of 0.91.

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.

Shares of AAPL traded up $0.13 on Friday, hitting $211.58. 32,106,804 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 55,839,107. The company has a market capitalization of $3.16 trillion, a PE ratio of 33.56, a P/E/G ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.92. Apple has a one year low of $169.21 and a one year high of $260.10. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $206.28 and a 200 day simple moving average of $226.84.