Top Apparel Stocks To Follow Now – May 21st

Target, Nordstrom, Berkshire Hathaway, Walmart, TJX Companies, NIKE, and Costco Wholesale are the seven Apparel stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Apparel stocks are the inventories of clothing and accessory items that a retailer, wholesaler or manufacturer holds at any given time to meet consumer demand. They encompass every size, color, style and seasonal line, with each distinct item tracked as a stock-keeping unit (SKU). By managing these stocks carefully, businesses optimize product availability, turnover rates and replenishment. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Apparel stocks within the last several days.

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.

Shares of TGT stock traded down $3.41 on Wednesday, reaching $94.71. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 16,190,968 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,983,205. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $97.93 and its 200-day simple moving average is $121.12. Target has a 12-month low of $87.35 and a 12-month high of $167.40. The company has a quick ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99. The company has a market capitalization of $43.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.03, a PEG ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.27.

Nordstrom (JWN)

Nordstrom, Inc., a fashion retailer, provides apparels, shoes, beauty, accessories, and home goods for women, men, young adults, and children. It offers a range of brand-name and private-label merchandise through various channels, such as Nordstrom branded stores and online at Nordstrom.com; Nordstrom.ca; Nordstrom stores; Nordstrom Rack stores; Nordstrom Locals; ASOS; Nordstromrack.com; mobile application; and clearance stores under the Last Chance name.

Shares of NYSE JWN traded up $0.04 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $24.68. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 50,669,665 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,989,611. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $24.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of $23.93. Nordstrom has a 12 month low of $19.45 and a 12 month high of $24.99. The stock has a market cap of $4.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.72 and a beta of 2.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.65, a quick ratio of 0.35 and a current ratio of 1.14.

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.

NYSE BRK.B traded down $1.52 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $507.22. The stock had a trading volume of 1,070,999 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,289,661. Berkshire Hathaway has a 1 year low of $401.58 and a 1 year high of $542.07. The stock has a market cap of $1.09 trillion, a PE ratio of 10.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $520.22 and a 200 day moving average price of $487.61.

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.

WMT traded down $0.89 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $96.91. 5,403,987 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 17,809,461. The stock has a market capitalization of $775.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.22, a P/E/G ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $91.72 and its 200-day moving average price is $92.70. Walmart has a 52-week low of $64.16 and a 52-week high of $105.30.

TJX Companies (TJX)

The TJX Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an off-price apparel and home fashions retailer in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia. It operates through four segments: Marmaxx, HomeGoods, TJX Canada, and TJX International. The company sells family apparel, including footwear and accessories; home fashions, such as home basics, furniture, rugs, lighting products, giftware, soft home products, decorative accessories, tabletop, and cookware, as well as expanded pet, and gourmet food departments; jewelry and accessories; and other merchandise.

Shares of TJX traded down $3.53 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $131.40. 3,746,554 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,342,882. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a current ratio of 1.19. TJX Companies has a 52 week low of $97.53 and a 52 week high of $135.85. The stock has a market cap of $146.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.85, a PEG ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 0.94. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $125.14 and a 200-day moving average of $123.27.

NIKE (NKE)

NIKE, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, markets, and sells athletic footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories, and services worldwide. The company provides athletic and casual footwear, apparel, and accessories under the Jumpman trademark; and casual sneakers, apparel, and accessories under the Converse, Chuck Taylor, All Star, One Star, Star Chevron, and Jack Purcell trademarks.

NKE stock traded down $1.30 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $61.26. 6,808,644 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 14,808,248. NIKE has a 1 year low of $52.28 and a 1 year high of $98.04. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $60.63 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $70.49. The company has a quick ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 2.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $90.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.89, a PEG ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.23.

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.

Shares of Costco Wholesale stock traded down $3.03 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $1,033.79. 342,629 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,041,635. Costco Wholesale has a 52-week low of $788.20 and a 52-week high of $1,078.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 0.98. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $966.54 and a 200-day simple moving average of $969.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $458.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.75, a PEG ratio of 6.15 and a beta of 1.00.