Retail Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist – May 24th

Tesla, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon.com, UnitedHealth Group, Intuit, and Ross Stores are the seven Retail stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Retail stocks are shares of publicly traded companies whose primary business is selling goods or services directly to consumers, whether through brick-and-mortar stores, e-commerce platforms, or a combination of both. Investors follow retail stocks to gauge consumer spending trends and economic health, as these companies’ revenues and profits often rise and fall with changes in household consumption. 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.

TSLA stock traded down $1.70 during trading on Friday, hitting $339.34. The stock had a trading volume of 84,419,224 shares, compared to its average volume of 97,370,835. Tesla has a 1-year low of $167.41 and a 1-year high of $488.54. The stock has a market cap of $1.09 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 166.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.43. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $277.33 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $332.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a current ratio of 2.02.

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.

Shares of NASDAQ:AAPL traded down $6.09 during trading on Friday, reaching $195.27. The stock had a trading volume of 78,299,242 shares, compared to its average volume of 56,175,935. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26. The stock has a market cap of $2.92 trillion, a P/E ratio of 31.00, a PEG ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.27. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $205.04 and a 200-day moving average price of $225.92. Apple has a fifty-two week low of $169.21 and a fifty-two week high of $260.10.

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 stock traded down $4.68 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $450.18. The stock had a trading volume of 16,874,720 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,548,957. Microsoft has a 12-month low of $344.79 and a 12-month high of $468.35. The firm has a market cap of $3.35 trillion, a PE ratio of 36.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.99. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $402.37 and its 200 day moving average price is $413.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.34.

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 AMZN stock traded down $2.11 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $200.99. 33,340,050 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 41,962,799. The stock has a market cap of $2.13 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.35, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.30. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $190.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $208.80. Amazon.com has a fifty-two week low of $151.61 and a fifty-two week high of $242.52. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

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.

Shares of NYSE UNH traded down $1.30 on Friday, reaching $295.37. 16,808,920 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,585,056. UnitedHealth Group has a fifty-two week low of $248.88 and a fifty-two week high of $630.73. The company has a 50 day moving average of $452.40 and a 200 day moving average of $505.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $267.94 billion, a PE ratio of 19.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74.

Intuit (INTU)

Intuit Inc. provides financial management and compliance products and services for consumers, small businesses, self-employed, and accounting professionals in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Small Business & Self-Employed, Consumer, Credit Karma, and ProTax.

NASDAQ:INTU traded up $54.06 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $720.13. 5,325,389 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,629,990. The firm has a market cap of $201.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 69.92, a PEG ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.24. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $616.76 and a 200 day simple moving average of $621.21. Intuit has a 52-week low of $532.65 and a 52-week high of $734.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 1.24 and a quick ratio of 1.24.

Ross Stores (ROST)

Ross Stores, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates off-price retail apparel and home fashion stores under the Ross Dress for Less and dd’s DISCOUNTS brand names in the United States. Its stores primarily offer apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions. The company’s Ross Dress for Less stores sell its products at department and specialty stores to middle income households; and dd’s DISCOUNTS stores sell its products at department and discount stores for households with moderate income.

Shares of ROST stock traded down $14.99 on Friday, reaching $137.26. 18,532,945 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,705,616. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The stock has a market cap of $45.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.17. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $138.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of $142.94. Ross Stores has a 1-year low of $122.36 and a 1-year high of $163.60.