Top Hotel Stocks To Follow Today – August 15th

Booking, Hilton Worldwide, Carnival, Expedia Group, Marriott International, Trip.com Group, and Ecolab are the seven Hotel stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Hotel stocks are the shares of publicly traded companies that own, develop or manage hotel and lodging properties. Their performance is driven by factors such as travel demand, occupancy rates and broader economic conditions, offering investors direct exposure to the hospitality sector. 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.

Shares of NASDAQ BKNG traded down $7.16 on Friday, reaching $5,477.62. 60,608 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 249,900. Booking has a 12 month low of $3,592.28 and a 12 month high of $5,839.41. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $5,562.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $5,115.58. The company has a market cap of $177.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.41.

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 traded down $0.86 on Friday, hitting $269.49. 768,279 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,024,404. The company has a market capitalization of $63.38 billion, a PE ratio of 41.40, a P/E/G ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 1.26. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $264.10 and a 200 day simple moving average of $248.80. Hilton Worldwide has a one year low of $196.04 and a one year high of $279.46.

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.

Shares of CCL traded down $0.47 on Friday, hitting $29.79. 6,468,708 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 23,843,949. The company has a market capitalization of $34.77 billion, a PE ratio of 16.10, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 2.70. 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 has a 50 day simple moving average of $27.81 and a 200 day simple moving average of $23.83. Carnival has a one year low of $15.07 and a one year high of $31.01.

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 EXPE traded up $2.39 on Friday, hitting $209.59. 621,178 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,119,625. The company has a market capitalization of $26.64 billion, a PE ratio of 25.69, a P/E/G ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.75. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $179.32 and a 200 day simple moving average of $173.54. Expedia Group has a one year low of $126.46 and a one year high of $213.00.

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 MAR traded down $0.36 on Friday, hitting $266.20. 487,463 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,707,227. The company has a market capitalization of $72.26 billion, a PE ratio of 30.01, a P/E/G ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 1.44. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $269.02 and a 200 day simple moving average of $261.07. Marriott International has a one year low of $205.40 and a one year high of $307.52.

Trip.com Group (TCOM)

Trip.com Group Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates as a travel service provider for accommodation reservation, transportation ticketing, packaged tours and in-destination, corporate travel management, and other travel-related services in China and internationally. The company acts as an agent for hotel-related transactions and selling air tickets, as well as provides train, long-distance bus, and ferry tickets; travel insurance products, such as flight delay, air accident, and baggage loss coverage; and air-ticket delivery, online check-in and seat selection, express security screening, real-time flight status tracker, and airport VIP lounge services.

Shares of TCOM traded up $1.67 on Friday, hitting $61.98. 2,005,533 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,493,558. Trip.com Group has a one year low of $41.22 and a one year high of $77.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 1.46. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $60.88 and a 200 day simple moving average of $61.91. The company has a market capitalization of $40.49 billion, a PE ratio of 17.97, a P/E/G ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 0.06.

Ecolab (ECL)

Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Global Industrial; Global Institutional & Specialty; and Global Healthcare & Life Sciences. The Global Industrial segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, metals and mining, power generation, pulp and paper, commercial laundry, petroleum, refining, and petrochemical industries.

ECL stock traded down $0.15 on Friday, hitting $279.83. The company had a trading volume of 407,638 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,306,984. Ecolab has a 12-month low of $221.62 and a 12-month high of $281.96. The company has a current ratio of 1.44, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $268.16 and its 200 day simple moving average is $258.47. The stock has a market cap of $79.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.36, a P/E/G ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 1.06.