Hotel Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist – August 17th

Booking, Hilton Worldwide, Ecolab, Expedia Group, Carnival, Sysco, and Marriott International are the seven Hotel stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Hotel stocks are shares in publicly traded companies that own, operate, or franchise lodging properties such as hotels and resorts. Their performance is driven by travel demand, economic cycles and occupancy rates, making them sensitive to factors like consumer spending, interest rates and global events. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Hotel stocks within the last several days.

Booking (BKNG)

Booking Holdings Inc, formerly The Priceline Group Inc., is a provider of travel and restaurant online reservation and related services. The Company, through its online travel companies (OTCs), connects consumers wishing to make travel reservations with providers of travel services across the world. It offers consumers an array of accommodation reservations (including hotels, bed and breakfasts, hostels, apartments, vacation rentals and other properties) through its Booking.com, priceline.com and agoda.com brands.

Shares of NASDAQ BKNG traded down $30.48 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $5,454.29. 157,977 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 205,158. Booking has a 12-month low of $3,592.28 and a 12-month high of $5,839.41. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $5,558.84 and a 200 day moving average price of $5,123.66. The firm has a market cap of $176.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.41.

Hilton Worldwide (HLT)

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., a hospitality company, engages in managing, franchising, owning, and leasing hotels and resorts. It operates through two segments, Management and Franchise, and Ownership. The company engages in the hotel management and licensing of its brands. It operates luxury hotels under the Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, LXR Hotels & Resorts, and Conrad Hotels & Resorts brand; lifestyle hotels under the Canopy by Hilton, Curio Collection by Hilton, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, Tempo by Hilton, and Motto by Hilton brand; full service hotels under the Signia by Hilton, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, and DoubleTree by Hilton brand; service hotels under the Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, and Tru by Hilton brand; all-suite hotels under the Embassy Suites by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, and Home2 Suites by Hilton brand; and economy hotel under the Spark by Hilton brand, as well as Hilton Grand Vacations.

Shares of NYSE HLT traded down $2.54 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $267.80. 1,699,130 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,869,087. Hilton Worldwide has a 12-month low of $196.04 and a 12-month high of $279.46. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $264.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $248.86. The firm has a market cap of $62.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.14, a P/E/G ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 1.26.

Ecolab (ECL)

Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Global Industrial; Global Institutional & Specialty; and Global Healthcare & Life Sciences. The Global Industrial segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, metals and mining, power generation, pulp and paper, commercial laundry, petroleum, refining, and petrochemical industries.

Shares of NYSE ECL traded up $0.87 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $280.85. 1,250,289 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,181,101. Ecolab has a 12-month low of $221.62 and a 12-month high of $281.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.44. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $268.43 and a 200 day moving average price of $258.76. The firm has a market cap of $79.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.50, a P/E/G ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 1.06.

Expedia Group (EXPE)

Expedia Group, Inc. operates as an online travel company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through B2C, B2B, and trivago segments. Its B2C segment includes Brand Expedia, a full-service online travel brand offers various travel products and services; Hotels.com for lodging accommodations; Vrbo, an online marketplace for the alternative accommodations; Orbitz, Travelocity, Wotif Group, ebookers, CheapTickets, Hotwire.com and CarRentals.com.

Shares of NASDAQ EXPE traded up $0.24 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $207.44. 1,602,848 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,086,303. Expedia Group has a 12-month low of $126.46 and a 12-month high of $213.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.75. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $179.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $173.81. The firm has a market cap of $25.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.42, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.61.

Carnival (CCL)

Carnival Corp. engages in the operation of cruise ships. It operates through the following business segments: North America and Australia (NAA) Cruise, Europe and Asia (EA) Cruise Operations, Cruise Support, and Tour and Others. The North America and Australia (NAA) Cruise segment includes the Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn.

Shares of NYSE CCL traded down $0.51 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $29.74. 10,992,674 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 17,604,698. Carnival has a 12-month low of $15.07 and a 12-month high of $31.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.58, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a current ratio of 0.34. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $27.91 and a 200 day moving average price of $23.81. The firm has a market cap of $34.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.08, a P/E/G ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 2.70.

Sysco (SYY)

Sysco Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the marketing and distribution of various food and related products to the foodservice or food-away-from-home industry in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and internationally. It operates through U.S. Foodservice Operations, International Foodservice Operations, SYGMA, and Other segments.

NYSE:SYY traded down $1.71 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $79.49. 3,936,783 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,390,233. Sysco has a one year low of $67.12 and a one year high of $82.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.75, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 0.70. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $77.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $74.14. The company has a market cap of $38.53 billion, a PE ratio of 21.31, a P/E/G ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 0.83.

Marriott International (MAR)

Marriott International, Inc. engages in operating, franchising, and licensing hotel, residential, timeshare, and other lodging properties worldwide. It operates its properties under the JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, The Luxury Collection, W Hotels, St. Regis, EDITION, Bvlgari, Marriott Hotels, Sheraton, Westin, Autograph Collection, Renaissance Hotels, Le Méridien, Delta Hotels by Marriott, Tribute Portfolio, Gaylord Hotels, Design Hotels, Marriott Executive Apartments, Apartments by Marriott Bonvoy, Courtyard by Marriott, Fairfield by Marriott, Residence Inn by Marriott, SpringHill Suites by Marriott, Four Points by Sheraton, TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Aloft Hotels, AC Hotels by Marriott, Moxy Hotels, Element Hotels, Protea Hotels by Marriott, City Express by Marriott, and St.

NASDAQ:MAR traded down $1.35 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $265.20. 1,083,449 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,526,014. Marriott International has a one year low of $205.40 and a one year high of $307.52. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $269.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $260.70. The company has a market cap of $71.99 billion, a PE ratio of 29.90, a P/E/G ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.44.