Hotel Stocks Worth Watching – May 16th

Booking, Carnival Co. &, Marriott International, Expedia Group, Hilton Worldwide, Keurig Dr Pepper, and Kraft Heinz are the seven Hotel stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Hotel stocks are shares of publicly traded companies that own, manage or franchise lodging properties such as hotels, resorts and motels. Their performance reflects the health of the travel and tourism sector—driven by metrics like occupancy rates, average daily room rates and RevPAR—and is sensitive to broader economic cycles, business‐travel trends and consumer discretionary spending. 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.

NASDAQ BKNG traded up $77.93 during trading on Friday, hitting $5,315.67. 77,758 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 247,638. The company has a market capitalization of $172.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.42. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $4,716.03 and a 200-day simple moving average of $4,870.70. Booking has a 12-month low of $3,180.00 and a 12-month high of $5,337.24.

Carnival Co. & (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.

NYSE CCL traded up $0.34 during trading on Friday, hitting $23.34. 8,778,920 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 26,145,376. The company has a market capitalization of $27.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 2.50. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $19.36 and a 200-day simple moving average of $23.01. The company has a quick ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 0.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.80. Carnival Co. & has a 12-month low of $13.78 and a 12-month high of $28.72.

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.

Shares of NASDAQ:MAR traded up $0.65 during trading on Friday, hitting $272.12. The company had a trading volume of 469,403 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,600,464. The stock has a market cap of $74.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.42 and a beta of 1.39. Marriott International has a one year low of $204.55 and a one year high of $307.52. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $238.62 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $266.67.

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 $0.14 during trading on Friday, hitting $166.35. The company had a trading volume of 717,151 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,932,367. The stock has a market cap of $21.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.62. Expedia Group has a one year low of $107.25 and a one year high of $207.73. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $160.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $175.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87, a current ratio of 0.72 and a quick ratio of 0.72.

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 HLT stock traded up $2.03 on Friday, reaching $254.52. 409,658 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,754,683. Hilton Worldwide has a 52 week low of $194.93 and a 52 week high of $275.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $60.50 billion, a PE ratio of 41.40, a P/E/G ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 1.23. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $225.86 and its 200 day simple moving average is $243.09.

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP)

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. owns, manufactures, and distributors beverages and single serve brewing systems in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: U.S. Refreshment Beverages, U.S. Coffee, and International. The U.S. Refreshment Beverages segment manufactures and distributes branded concentrates, syrup, and finished beverages.

Shares of KDP stock traded up $0.20 on Friday, reaching $33.74. 3,024,371 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,497,479. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $34.21 and its 200 day simple moving average is $33.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $45.82 billion, a PE ratio of 20.44, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 0.52. Keurig Dr Pepper has a 52 week low of $30.12 and a 52 week high of $38.28.

Kraft Heinz (KHC)

The Kraft Heinz Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets food and beverage products in North America and internationally. Its products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy products, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, and other grocery products under the Kraft, Oscar Mayer, Heinz, Philadelphia, Lunchables, Velveeta, Ore-Ida, Maxwell House, Kool-Aid, Jell-O, Heinz, ABC, Master, Quero, Kraft, Golden Circle, Wattie's, Pudliszki, and Plasmon brands.

NASDAQ KHC traded up $0.16 on Friday, reaching $27.65. 3,386,340 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 9,205,540. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a current ratio of 1.06. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $29.29 and a 200-day moving average price of $30.24. The company has a market cap of $32.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.23, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 0.30. Kraft Heinz has a 12 month low of $27.14 and a 12 month high of $36.53.