Manufacturing Stocks To Consider – August 17th

Applied Materials, Salesforce, and Oracle are the three Manufacturing stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Manufacturing stocks are the inventories a production firm holds at various stages of its process, typically classified as raw materials, work-in-progress (WIP), and finished goods. These stocks serve to smooth out production flow, meet customer demand without delay, and help control costs by balancing supply and usage. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Manufacturing stocks within the last several days.

Applied Materials (AMAT)

Applied Materials, Inc. engages in the provision of manufacturing equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries. The company operates through three segments: Semiconductor Systems, Applied Global Services, and Display and Adjacent Markets. The Semiconductor Systems segment develops, manufactures, and sells various manufacturing equipment that is used to fabricate semiconductor chips or integrated circuits.

Applied Materials stock traded down $26.48 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $161.76. 31,753,938 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,199,587. Applied Materials has a 12-month low of $123.74 and a 12-month high of $215.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a current ratio of 2.46. The stock has a market cap of $129.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.70. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $184.18 and its 200 day simple moving average is $166.65.

Salesforce (CRM)

Salesforce, Inc. provides Customer Relationship Management (CRM) technology that brings companies and customers together worldwide. The company's service includes sales to store data, monitor leads and progress, forecast opportunities, gain insights through analytics and artificial intelligence, and deliver quotes, contracts, and invoices; and service that enables companies to deliver trusted and highly personalized customer support at scale.

Shares of CRM stock traded up $9.41 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $242.78. The stock had a trading volume of 12,936,592 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,984,759. Salesforce has a fifty-two week low of $226.48 and a fifty-two week high of $369.00. The firm has a market cap of $232.10 billion, a PE ratio of 37.99, a PEG ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.07. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $260.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $275.30.

Oracle (ORCL)

Oracle Corporation offers products and services that address enterprise information technology environments worldwide. Its Oracle cloud software as a service offering include various cloud software applications, including Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP), Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise performance management, Oracle Fusion cloud supply chain and manufacturing management, Oracle Fusion cloud human capital management, Oracle Cerner healthcare, Oracle Advertising, and NetSuite applications suite, as well as Oracle Fusion Sales, Service, and Marketing.

Shares of ORCL stock traded up $3.52 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $248.48. The stock had a trading volume of 11,535,891 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,821,110. Oracle has a fifty-two week low of $118.86 and a fifty-two week high of $260.87. The firm has a market cap of $697.94 billion, a PE ratio of 57.25, a PEG ratio of 3.71 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.07, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.75. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $230.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is $180.52.