Retail Stocks To Research – May 2nd

Tesla, Apple, Amazon.com, Microsoft, and UnitedHealth Group are the five Retail stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Retail stocks are shares of companies that sell goods and services directly to consumers through brick-and-mortar stores, e-commerce websites or a combination of both. Owning retail stock gives investors exposure to consumer spending trends and the health of the broader economy. Their performance is typically influenced by factors such as consumer confidence, seasonal buying patterns and shifts in retail technology or competition. 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 NASDAQ TSLA traded up $12.91 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $293.43. 80,024,683 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 95,630,137. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $945.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 144.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.58. Tesla has a 12 month low of $167.41 and a 12 month high of $488.54. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $259.13 and its 200 day moving average price is $324.00.

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.

AAPL stock traded down $8.23 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $205.09. The company had a trading volume of 60,671,936 shares, compared to its average volume of 56,615,161. The company has a market capitalization of $3.08 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.88. Apple has a 12 month low of $169.21 and a 12 month high of $260.10. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $212.98 and a 200 day moving average of $228.83.

Amazon.com (AMZN)

Amazon.com, Inc. engages in the retail sale of consumer products, advertising, and subscriptions service through online and physical stores in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). It also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, Echo, Ring, Blink, and eero; and develops and produces media content.

Shares of Amazon.com stock traded up $0.99 on Friday, reaching $191.19. The stock had a trading volume of 58,126,186 shares, compared to its average volume of 41,664,057. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $190.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $207.76. Amazon.com has a 1 year low of $151.61 and a 1 year high of $242.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.03 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.53, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

Microsoft (MSFT)

Microsoft Corporation develops and supports software, services, devices and solutions worldwide. The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers office, exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft viva, and Microsoft 365 copilot; and office consumer services, such as Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions, Office licensed on-premises, and other office services.

MSFT traded up $11.50 on Friday, reaching $436.90. 19,393,351 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 21,298,586. Microsoft has a fifty-two week low of $344.79 and a fifty-two week high of $468.35. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $384.18 and its 200 day moving average price is $411.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.25 trillion, a PE ratio of 35.19, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.00.

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.

UnitedHealth Group stock traded down $1.87 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $398.81. 7,169,513 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,582,378. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $497.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $529.82. UnitedHealth Group has a fifty-two week low of $393.31 and a fifty-two week high of $630.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $363.00 billion, a PE ratio of 25.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 0.83.