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Best Transportation Stocks To Follow Now - August 9th

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Key Points

  • MarketBeat highlights seven key transportation stocks to watch, including Uber Technologies, Berkshire Hathaway, and Caterpillar, given their significant trading volumes recently.
  • Uber Technologies has a market capitalization of $187.45 billion and traded around $89.64, with a notable one-year high of $97.71 and a P/E ratio of 15.27.
  • Berkshire Hathaway, a diversified conglomerate with a market cap of $1 trillion, reached a share price of $465.44, reflecting strong trading interest amid its operations in insurance and freight rail transportation.
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Uber Technologies, Berkshire Hathaway, Caterpillar, Chevron, CRH, CyberArk Software, and Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras are the seven Transportation stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Transportation stocks are shares of public companies whose primary business is moving people or goods by road, rail, air, or sea. They include airlines, railroads, trucking firms, shipping lines and logistics providers. Because their revenues and margins depend heavily on fuel costs, infrastructure spending and overall economic activity, these stocks can serve as a barometer for broader market and trade conditions. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Transportation stocks within the last several days.

Uber Technologies (UBER)

Uber Technologies, Inc. develops and operates proprietary technology applications in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia excluding China and Southeast Asia. It operates through three segments: Mobility, Delivery, and Freight. The Mobility segment connects consumers with a range of transportation modalities, such as ridesharing, carsharing, micromobility, rentals, public transit, taxis, and other modalities; and offers riders in a variety of vehicle types, as well as financial partnerships products and advertising services.

Shares of NYSE UBER traded down $3.03 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $89.64. 26,183,828 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 18,471,660. Uber Technologies has a one year low of $59.33 and a one year high of $97.71. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $89.44 and a two-hundred day moving average of $81.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $187.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.27, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.11.

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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.

NYSE:BRK.B traded up $3.97 on Friday, reaching $465.44. 3,326,715 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,910,150. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $481.45 and a 200-day simple moving average of $496.55. The firm has a market cap of $1.00 trillion, a PE ratio of 15.96, a P/E/G ratio of 3.21 and a beta of 0.81. Berkshire Hathaway has a 12 month low of $425.90 and a 12 month high of $542.07.

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Caterpillar (CAT)

Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives in worldwide. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, compactors, road reclaimers, forestry machines, cold planers, material handlers, track-type tractors, excavators, telehandlers, motor graders, and pipelayers; compact track, wheel, track-type, backhoe, and skid steer loaders; and related parts and tools.

Shares of CAT stock traded down $0.69 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $416.43. The stock had a trading volume of 2,965,068 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,924,406. Caterpillar has a one year low of $267.30 and a one year high of $441.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 0.77. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $393.37 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $355.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $195.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.18, a PEG ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 1.40.

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Chevron (CVX)

Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the integrated energy and chemicals operations in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Upstream and Downstream. The Upstream segment is involved in the exploration, development, production, and transportation of crude oil and natural gas; processing, liquefaction, transportation, and regasification of liquefied natural gas; transportation of crude oil through pipelines; transportation, storage, and marketing of natural gas; and carbon capture and storage, as well as a gas-to-liquids plant.

CVX traded up $1.82 on Friday, hitting $154.98. The company had a trading volume of 6,331,417 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,388,930. The company has a market cap of $270.66 billion, a PE ratio of 19.95, a PEG ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 0.87. Chevron has a 12-month low of $132.04 and a 12-month high of $168.96. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $148.45 and its 200 day simple moving average is $148.63.

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CRH (CRH)

CRH plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides building materials solutions in Ireland and internationally. It operates through four segments: Americas Materials Solutions, Americas Building Solutions, Europe Materials Solutions, and Europe Building Solutions. The company provides solutions for the construction and maintenance of public infrastructure and commercial and residential buildings; and produces and sells aggregates, cement, readymixed concrete, and asphalt, as well as provides paving and construction services.

Shares of NYSE:CRH traded up $2.64 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $109.56. 7,683,843 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,160,455. CRH has a 1 year low of $76.75 and a 1 year high of $110.97. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $94.17 and a 200-day moving average price of $94.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $74.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.26.

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CyberArk Software (CYBR)

CyberArk Software Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops, markets, and sells software-based identity security solutions and services in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. Its solutions include Privileged Access Manager, which offers risk-based credential security and session; Vendor Privileged Access Manager combines Privileged Access Manager and Remote Access to provide secure access to third-party vendors; Dynamic Privileged Access, a SaaS solution that provides just-in-time access to Linux Virtual Machines; Endpoint Privilege Manager, a SaaS solution that secures privileges on the endpoint; and Secure Desktop, a solution that protects access to endpoints.

Shares of NASDAQ CYBR traded down $2.86 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $399.76. The stock had a trading volume of 1,913,309 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,390,979. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The firm has a market cap of $19.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -118.62 and a beta of 0.96. The business's fifty day moving average price is $394.49 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $369.85. CyberArk Software has a 52-week low of $254.43 and a 52-week high of $452.00.

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Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (PBR)

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras explores, produces, and sells oil and gas in Brazil and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Exploration and Production; Refining, Transportation and Marketing; and Gas and Power. The Exploration and Production segment explores, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas primarily for supplies to the domestic refineries.

Shares of PBR stock traded down $0.95 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $12.13. 61,605,746 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 21,433,688. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has a fifty-two week low of $11.03 and a fifty-two week high of $15.73. The stock's 50 day moving average is $12.49 and its 200-day moving average is $12.76. The company has a current ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The company has a market cap of $78.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.05 and a beta of 0.85.

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