NIKE, Walmart, and Berkshire Hathaway are the three Apparel stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Apparel stocks are the inventory of clothing items and accessories that a retailer, wholesaler or manufacturer holds for sale. Effective management of these stocks involves accurately forecasting demand, optimizing order quantities and monitoring turnover rates to minimize carrying costs while avoiding both overstock and stockouts. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Apparel stocks within the last several days.
NIKE (NKE)
NIKE, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, markets, and sells athletic footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories, and services worldwide. The company provides athletic and casual footwear, apparel, and accessories under the Jumpman trademark; and casual sneakers, apparel, and accessories under the Converse, Chuck Taylor, All Star, One Star, Star Chevron, and Jack Purcell trademarks.
Shares of NKE stock traded up $9.55 during trading on Friday, hitting $72.09. 117,428,527 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 15,349,432. NIKE has a 52-week low of $52.28 and a 52-week high of $90.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 2.19 and a quick ratio of 1.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $106.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 1.21. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $60.63 and its 200-day moving average price is $67.52.
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Walmart (WMT)
Walmart Inc. engages in the operation of retail, wholesale, other units, and eCommerce worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. It operates supercenters, supermarkets, hypermarkets, warehouse clubs, cash and carry stores, and discount stores under Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market brands; membership-only warehouse clubs; ecommerce websites, such as walmart.com.mx, walmart.ca, flipkart.com, PhonePe and other sites; and mobile commerce applications.
WMT traded up $1.39 on Friday, hitting $97.41. The company had a trading volume of 31,424,295 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,038,183. The firm has a market cap of $777.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.63, a PEG ratio of 4.75 and a beta of 0.69. Walmart has a 1 year low of $66.67 and a 1 year high of $105.30. The company's fifty day moving average price is $96.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $94.23. The company has a current ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.
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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 Berkshire Hathaway stock traded up $0.27 on Friday, reaching $485.32. The company had a trading volume of 6,107,659 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,386,470. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $505.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $492.48. The firm has a market cap of $1.05 trillion, a PE ratio of 12.94, a PEG ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.85. Berkshire Hathaway has a 52-week low of $403.82 and a 52-week high of $542.07.
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