Entertainment Stocks To Follow Now – April 20th

Alibaba Group, Walt Disney, Comcast, Verizon Communications, Arista Networks, Target, and SEA are the seven Entertainment stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Entertainment stocks are shares of companies involved in producing and distributing entertainment content, such as films, music, television programs, video games, and live performances. These stocks can also include companies that operate theme parks and media networks, making them sensitive to trends, consumer preferences, and economic cycles in the entertainment industry. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Entertainment stocks within the last several days.

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 $2.28 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $109.03. 17,805,254 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 20,682,702. Alibaba Group has a 12 month low of $69.12 and a 12 month high of $148.43. The company has a quick ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $127.07 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $104.68. The company has a market capitalization of $260.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 0.24.

Walt Disney (DIS)

The Walt Disney Company operates as an entertainment company worldwide. It operates through three segments: Entertainment, Sports, and Experiences. The company produces and distributes film and television video streaming content under the ABC Television Network, Disney, Freeform, FX, Fox, National Geographic, and Star brand television channels, as well as ABC television stations and A+E television networks; and produces original content under the ABC Signature, Disney Branded Television, FX Productions, Lucasfilm, Marvel, National Geographic Studios, Pixar, Searchlight Pictures, Twentieth Century Studios, 20th Television, and Walt Disney Pictures banners.

DIS traded up $1.98 on Friday, hitting $84.75. The company had a trading volume of 14,724,780 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,033,761. Walt Disney has a 52-week low of $80.10 and a 52-week high of $118.63. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $99.24 and a 200-day simple moving average of $104.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 0.68 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $153.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.61, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.44.

Comcast (CMCSA)

Comcast Corporation operates as a media and technology company worldwide. It operates through Residential Connectivity & Platforms, Business Services Connectivity, Media, Studios, and Theme Parks segments. The Residential Connectivity & Platforms segment provides residential broadband and wireless connectivity services, residential and business video services, sky-branded entertainment television networks, and advertising.

Shares of CMCSA traded up $0.41 on Friday, reaching $33.96. The stock had a trading volume of 21,444,902 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,736,500. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $35.51 and a 200-day simple moving average of $38.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $128.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 0.94. Comcast has a 12-month low of $32.20 and a 12-month high of $45.31.

Verizon Communications (VZ)

Verizon Communications Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of communications, technology, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide. It operates in two segments, Verizon Consumer Group (Consumer) and Verizon Business Group (Business).

Shares of NYSE:VZ traded up $0.40 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $44.01. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 16,479,869 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,148,521. Verizon Communications has a 12-month low of $37.59 and a 12-month high of $47.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $185.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.63, a PEG ratio of 4.45 and a beta of 0.41. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $43.46 and a 200-day moving average of $42.01. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21.

Arista Networks (ANET)

Arista Networks, Inc. engages in the development, marketing, and sale of data-driven, client to cloud networking solutions for data center, campus, and routing environments in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. Its cloud networking solutions consist of Extensible Operating System (EOS), a publish-subscribe state-sharing networking operating system offered in combination with a set of network applications.

Shares of NYSE ANET traded down $0.77 on Friday, reaching $71.11. 8,564,418 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 9,111,934. The company has a market cap of $89.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.10 and a beta of 1.30. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $84.23 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $99.29. Arista Networks has a 12 month low of $59.43 and a 12 month high of $133.58.

Target (TGT)

Target Corporation operates as a general merchandise retailer in the United States. The company offers apparel for women, men, boys, girls, toddlers, and infants and newborns, as well as jewelry, accessories, and shoes; and beauty and personal care, baby gear, cleaning, paper products, and pet supplies.

NYSE:TGT traded up $2.67 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $93.13. 5,347,533 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,617,144. Target has a 1 year low of $87.35 and a 1 year high of $169.09. The company has a current ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $108.98 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $129.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $42.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.28.

SEA (SE)

Sea Ltd. is an internet and mobile platform company, which engages in the provision of online gaming services. It operates through the following segments: Digital Entertainment, E-Commerce, and Digital Financial Services. The Digital Entertainment segment offers and develops mobile and PC online games.

SEA stock traded up $2.24 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $120.97. The stock had a trading volume of 3,672,823 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,681,404. SEA has a one year low of $55.00 and a one year high of $147.73. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $126.40 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $114.93. The company has a market capitalization of $69.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 806.49 and a beta of 1.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 1.62 and a quick ratio of 1.60.