Best Leisure Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist – July 4th

Carnival, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Airbnb, Norwegian Cruise Line, and Apollo Global Management are the five Leisure stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Leisure stocks are shares of companies in the travel, entertainment and hospitality sectors—such as hotels, cruise lines, theme parks, casinos and airlines—that provide goods and services for recreation and vacation. Their performance is closely tied to consumer discretionary spending, economic cycles and shifts in travel and entertainment trends. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Leisure stocks within the last several days.

Carnival (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 $0.31 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $29.96. 20,052,785 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 25,243,257. Carnival has a one year low of $13.78 and a one year high of $30.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.58, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a current ratio of 0.34. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $23.12 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $22.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $34.98 billion, a PE ratio of 16.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 2.61.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL)

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. operates as a cruise company worldwide. The company operates cruises under the Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises brands, which comprise a range of itineraries. As of February 21, 2024, it operated 65 ships. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

NYSE RCL traded up $8.00 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $334.10. The company had a trading volume of 1,440,459 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,353,855. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $258.64 and a 200-day moving average price of $238.25. The company has a market capitalization of $90.73 billion, a PE ratio of 27.75, a P/E/G ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 2.17. The company has a current ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.21. Royal Caribbean Cruises has a twelve month low of $130.08 and a twelve month high of $334.48.

Airbnb (ABNB)

Airbnb, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a platform that enables hosts to offer stays and experiences to guests worldwide. The company’s marketplace connects hosts and guests online or through mobile devices to book spaces and experiences. It primarily offers private rooms, primary homes, and vacation homes.

Shares of NASDAQ ABNB traded up $1.11 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $136.50. The company had a trading volume of 2,628,584 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,038,024. The firm has a market cap of $85.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.47, a PEG ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.13. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $131.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $130.45. Airbnb has a one year low of $99.88 and a one year high of $163.93.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH)

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a cruise company in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company operates through the Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands. It offers itineraries ranging from three days to a 180-days calling on various ports, including Scandinavia, Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, the Greek Isles, Alaska, Canada and New England, Hawaii, Asia, Tahiti and the South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Africa, India, South America, the Panama Canal, and the Caribbean.

NCLH stock traded up $0.58 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $21.95. The stock had a trading volume of 10,912,993 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,914,128. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $18.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $21.36. Norwegian Cruise Line has a 52 week low of $14.21 and a 52 week high of $29.29. The company has a current ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 0.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.69, a P/E/G ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 2.13.

Apollo Global Management (APO)

Apollo Global Management, Inc. is a private equity firm specializing in investments in credit, private equity, infrastructure, secondaries and real estate markets. The firm prefers to invest in private and public markets. The firm’s private equity investments include traditional buyouts, recapitalization, distressed buyouts and debt investments in real estate, corporate partner buyouts, distressed asset, corporate carve-outs, middle market, growth, venture capital, turnaround, bridge, corporate restructuring, special situation, acquisition, and industry consolidation transactions.

NYSE:APO traded up $1.95 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $144.73. The stock had a trading volume of 1,402,169 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,929,061. Apollo Global Management has a 12 month low of $95.11 and a 12 month high of $189.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $82.71 billion, a PE ratio of 25.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 1.36. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $135.90 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $145.15.