Grocery Stocks To Follow Today – August 18th

Costco Wholesale, Uber Technologies, Berkshire Hathaway, Walmart, and PepsiCo are the five Grocery stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Grocery stocks are the quantities of food, beverages, household supplies and related items that a supermarket or food retailer keeps on hand and offers for sale. They include perishable goods (like produce and dairy) and non-perishables (such as canned and packaged foods). Proper management of grocery stocks ensures shelves remain stocked, reduces waste, and meets customer demand. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Grocery 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.

NASDAQ COST traded up $3.38 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $975.42. 885,313 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,203,640. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 0.52. The company has a market cap of $432.58 billion, a PE ratio of 55.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.04 and a beta of 0.96. Costco Wholesale has a 52 week low of $867.16 and a 52 week high of $1,078.23. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $972.25 and its 200-day simple moving average is $986.13.

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.

Shares of Uber Technologies stock traded up $1.32 during trading on Monday, hitting $93.92. The stock had a trading volume of 8,939,082 shares, compared to its average volume of 22,082,393. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $90.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of $82.08. The company has a market capitalization of $195.86 billion, a PE ratio of 16.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.43. Uber Technologies has a 1 year low of $59.33 and a 1 year high of $97.71.

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.

BRK.B stock traded up $0.39 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $477.59. The stock had a trading volume of 1,562,319 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,866,643. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $479.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $497.20. Berkshire Hathaway has a twelve month low of $437.90 and a twelve month high of $542.07. The firm has a market cap of $1.03 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.37, a PEG ratio of 3.32 and a beta of 0.81.

Walmart (WMT)

Walmart Inc. engages in the operation of retail, wholesale, other units, and eCommerce worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. It operates supercenters, supermarkets, hypermarkets, warehouse clubs, cash and carry stores, and discount stores under Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market brands; membership-only warehouse clubs; ecommerce websites, such as walmart.com.mx, walmart.ca, flipkart.com, PhonePe and other sites; and mobile commerce applications.

Shares of WMT traded up $0.39 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $100.39. 6,488,060 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 18,876,295. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.78 and a quick ratio of 0.22. Walmart has a 52 week low of $73.34 and a 52 week high of $105.30. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $97.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $95.56. The company has a market cap of $801.14 billion, a PE ratio of 42.90, a P/E/G ratio of 4.80 and a beta of 0.66.

PepsiCo (PEP)

PepsiCo, Inc. engages in the manufacture, marketing, distribution, and sale of various beverages and convenient foods worldwide. The company operates through seven segments: Frito-Lay North America; Quaker Foods North America; PepsiCo Beverages North America; Latin America; Europe; Africa, Middle East and South Asia; and Asia Pacific, Australia and New Zealand and China Region.

PEP traded down $1.07 on Monday, hitting $149.33. 3,817,504 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,457,555. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.12, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.78. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $137.39 and its 200-day moving average is $140.48. The company has a market cap of $204.45 billion, a PE ratio of 27.21, a PEG ratio of 4.01 and a beta of 0.45. PepsiCo has a 12 month low of $127.60 and a 12 month high of $179.73.