Costco Wholesale, Walmart, Target, Dollar Tree, and Take-Two Interactive Software are the five Toy stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Toy stocks are shares of very small, often micro-cap companies that trade with low liquidity and high volatility. Because they have tiny market capitalizations, even modest buying or selling can trigger large price swings, and investors frequently chase them for quick, speculative gains rather than long-term fundamentals. As a result, toy stocks are treated more like trading “playthings” than serious investments, carrying unusually high risk of rapid losses. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Toy stocks within the last several days.
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.
COST traded up $0.16 on Friday, reaching $970.33. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,939,399 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,068,105. The company has a market capitalization of $430.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.04, a P/E/G ratio of 6.03 and a beta of 0.97. Costco Wholesale has a fifty-two week low of $793.00 and a fifty-two week high of $1,078.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $1,003.77 and a two-hundred day moving average of $981.90.
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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.
Shares of Walmart stock traded down $0.50 on Friday, hitting $94.36. The stock had a trading volume of 14,577,628 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,111,476. The company has a current ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The stock has a market cap of $753.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.32, a P/E/G ratio of 4.57 and a beta of 0.68. The company's 50 day moving average price is $97.10 and its 200 day moving average price is $94.49. Walmart has a 52-week low of $66.67 and a 52-week high of $105.30.
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Target (TGT)
Target Corporation operates as a general merchandise retailer in the United States. The company offers apparel for women, men, boys, girls, toddlers, and infants and newborns, as well as jewelry, accessories, and shoes; and beauty and personal care, baby gear, cleaning, paper products, and pet supplies.
NYSE:TGT traded down $0.48 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $104.26. 3,863,821 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,269,118. Target has a 1-year low of $87.35 and a 1-year high of $167.40. The company has a quick ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $47.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.46, a P/E/G ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a 50-day moving average of $97.69 and a 200 day moving average of $110.78.
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Dollar Tree (DLTR)
Dollar Tree, Inc. operates retail discount stores. The company operates in two segments, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar. The Dollar Tree segment offers merchandise at the fixed price of $ 1.25. It provides consumable merchandise, which includes everyday consumables, such as household paper and chemicals, food, candy, health, personal care products, and frozen and refrigerated food; variety merchandise comprising toys, durable housewares, gifts, stationery, party goods, greeting cards, softlines, arts and crafts supplies, and other items; and seasonal goods that include Christmas, Easter, Halloween, and Valentine's Day merchandise.
Shares of DLTR stock traded up $0.99 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $109.36. The company had a trading volume of 3,136,265 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,228,644. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 0.72. The stock has a market cap of $22.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.89, a PEG ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.86. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $94.33 and its 200 day simple moving average is $80.38. Dollar Tree has a 52-week low of $60.49 and a 52-week high of $109.74.
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Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO)
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. develops, publishes, and markets interactive entertainment solutions for consumers worldwide. It develops and publishes action/adventure products under the Grand Theft Auto, LA Noire, Max Payne, Midnight Club, and Red Dead Redemption names, as well as other franchises.
Shares of NASDAQ:TTWO traded down $1.41 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $233.92. The stock had a trading volume of 1,429,403 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,788,936. Take-Two Interactive Software has a 1 year low of $135.24 and a 1 year high of $245.08. The company has a current ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $233.44 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $212.99. The company has a market capitalization of $41.50 billion, a PE ratio of -9.21, a P/E/G ratio of 6.13 and a beta of 1.03.
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