Best Utility Stocks To Watch Today – June 17th

Tesla, Berkshire Hathaway, and Ford Motor are the three Utility stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Utility stocks are shares of publicly traded companies that provide essential services such as electricity, natural gas, water and telecommunications. Because these services are always in demand and often operate under regulated frameworks, utility companies typically generate stable, predictable revenue streams. Investors favor utility stocks for their relatively low price volatility and steady dividend payments, making them defensive holdings in an investment portfolio. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Utility 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 $13.65 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $315.48. The stock had a trading volume of 59,550,327 shares, compared to its average volume of 109,595,281. Tesla has a fifty-two week low of $179.66 and a fifty-two week high of $488.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.02 trillion, a PE ratio of 154.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.47. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $301.53 and a 200 day simple moving average of $332.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.61.

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.

Shares of NYSE BRK.B traded down $6.30 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $483.93. The company had a trading volume of 1,946,043 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,372,366. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $511.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is $491.45. The firm has a market cap of $1.04 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.77, a PEG ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 0.85. Berkshire Hathaway has a one year low of $403.55 and a one year high of $542.07.

Ford Motor (F)

Ford Motor Company develops, delivers, and services a range of Ford trucks, commercial cars and vans, sport utility vehicles, and Lincoln luxury vehicles worldwide. It operates through Ford Blue, Ford Model e, and Ford Pro; Ford Next; and Ford Credit segments. The company sells Ford and Lincoln vehicles, service parts, and accessories through distributors and dealers, as well as through dealerships to commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments.

Shares of NYSE F traded down $0.18 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $10.45. 62,721,146 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 79,962,906. Ford Motor has a twelve month low of $8.44 and a twelve month high of $14.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The company has a market cap of $41.54 billion, a PE ratio of 7.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.50. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $10.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $9.96.