PepsiCo, Costco Wholesale, and Berkshire Hathaway are the three Grocery stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Grocery stocks are the inventory of food items and household supplies that grocery retailers keep on hand to meet customer demand. This typically includes perishable goods (produce, dairy, meat) as well as non-perishable items (canned and dry foods, cleaning products). Effective grocery stock management ensures products remain fresh, avoids waste, and prevents stockouts. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Grocery stocks within the last several days.
PepsiCo (PEP)
PepsiCo, Inc. engages in the manufacture, marketing, distribution, and sale of various beverages and convenient foods worldwide. The company operates through seven segments: Frito-Lay North America; Quaker Foods North America; PepsiCo Beverages North America; Latin America; Europe; Africa, Middle East and South Asia; and Asia Pacific, Australia and New Zealand and China Region.
PEP traded up $9.29 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $144.64. 17,520,342 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,170,895. The company's 50-day moving average is $131.69 and its 200 day moving average is $141.29. PepsiCo has a 52 week low of $127.60 and a 52 week high of $180.91. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $198.31 billion, a PE ratio of 21.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.18 and a beta of 0.45.
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Costco Wholesale (COST)
Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden. The company offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories.
NASDAQ COST traded up $0.49 on Thursday, reaching $951.86. 1,381,540 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,063,450. Costco Wholesale has a one year low of $793.00 and a one year high of $1,078.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $422.13 billion, a PE ratio of 53.98, a PEG ratio of 6.02 and a beta of 0.97. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $1,001.13 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $982.21. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.
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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.
BRK.B traded up $0.83 during trading on Thursday, reaching $472.14. 2,177,072 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,414,890. Berkshire Hathaway has a 12-month low of $406.11 and a 12-month high of $542.07. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $493.21 and a 200 day simple moving average of $494.38. The company has a market cap of $1.02 trillion, a P/E ratio of 12.58, a PEG ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 0.83.
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