Promising Utility Stocks Worth Watching – June 10th

Tesla, Berkshire Hathaway, Ford Motor, PG&E, and AutoZone are the five Utility stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Utility stocks are shares of companies that provide essential public services—such as electricity, water, gas and telecommunications—often operating under government regulation. These stocks tend to offer steady, predictable revenue streams and relatively high dividend yields, making them a defensive investment choice. While their growth potential is typically modest, utility stocks can provide reliable income even during economic downturns. 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.

Shares of TSLA stock traded up $12.61 on Tuesday, reaching $321.19. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 99,282,969 shares, compared to its average volume of 100,044,012. The company has a market capitalization of $1.03 trillion, a P/E ratio of 157.36, a PEG ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.47. The company has a quick ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $292.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $333.20. Tesla has a 12-month low of $167.41 and a 12-month high of $488.54.

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 BRK.B traded down $3.52 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $489.81. 1,943,793 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,361,133. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $512.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $491.12. The stock has a market cap of $1.06 trillion, a PE ratio of 9.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 0.85. Berkshire Hathaway has a 12 month low of $403.33 and a 12 month high of $542.07.

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 $0.24 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $10.58. 63,630,151 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 109,320,156. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.16. Ford Motor has a one year low of $8.44 and a one year high of $14.85. The stock has a market cap of $42.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.50. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $10.02 and a 200-day moving average price of $9.98.

PG&E (PCG)

Shares of PG&E stock traded up $0.20 on Tuesday, hitting $14.78. 27,984,157 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 21,328,418. PG&E has a 12-month low of $14.37 and a 12-month high of $21.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.86. The company has a market cap of $39.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.84, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.60. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $16.90 and its 200 day simple moving average is $17.45.

AutoZone (AZO)

AutoZone, Inc. retails and distributes automotive replacement parts and accessories in the United States, Mexico, and Brazil. The company provides various products for cars, sport utility vehicles, vans, and light trucks, including new and remanufactured automotive hard parts, maintenance items, accessories, and non-automotive products.

NYSE AZO traded up $17.25 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $3,714.73. 107,461 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 130,528. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $3,691.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $3,497.21. AutoZone has a 1 year low of $2,769.00 and a 1 year high of $3,916.81. The company has a market cap of $62.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 0.40.