Best Utility Stocks To Consider - May 29th

Tesla, Berkshire Hathaway, Ford Motor, CRH, and Eaton are the five Utility stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Utility stocks are shares of companies that provide essential public services such as electricity, water, natural gas and sometimes telecommunications. Because these businesses operate in regulated markets with steady demand, they tend to generate predictable cash flows and pay relatively stable dividends. Investors often view utility stocks as a defensive play, especially during economic downturns. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Utility stocks within the last several days.

Tesla (TSLA)

Tesla, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles, and energy generation and storage systems in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Automotive, and Energy Generation and Storage. The Automotive segment offers electric vehicles, as well as sells automotive regulatory credits; and non-warranty after-sales vehicle, used vehicles, body shop and parts, supercharging, retail merchandise, and vehicle insurance services.

Shares of NASDAQ:TSLA traded up $1.32 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $358.22. The stock had a trading volume of 68,629,349 shares, compared to its average volume of 97,610,007. The business's 50 day moving average price is $284.09 and its 200 day moving average price is $333.75. Tesla has a 1 year low of $167.41 and a 1 year high of $488.54. The company has a market cap of $1.15 trillion, a P/E ratio of 175.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.43. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08.

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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 $1.75 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $504.86. The stock had a trading volume of 2,128,725 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,312,033. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.09 trillion, a PE ratio of 10.21, a PEG ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 0.88. Berkshire Hathaway has a 52 week low of $401.58 and a 52 week high of $542.07. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $518.10 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $489.42.

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Ford Motor (F)

Ford Motor Company develops, delivers, and services a range of Ford trucks, commercial cars and vans, sport utility vehicles, and Lincoln luxury vehicles worldwide. It operates through Ford Blue, Ford Model e, and Ford Pro; Ford Next; and Ford Credit segments. The company sells Ford and Lincoln vehicles, service parts, and accessories through distributors and dealers, as well as through dealerships to commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments.

F traded up $0.02 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $10.19. The company's stock had a trading volume of 77,338,498 shares, compared to its average volume of 76,895,070. The stock has a market cap of $40.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.98, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.53. The business's 50-day moving average price is $9.99 and its 200-day moving average price is $10.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. Ford Motor has a 12 month low of $8.44 and a 12 month high of $14.85.

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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 down $0.10 on Thursday, reaching $91.86. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,835,467 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,795,029. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $91.23 and a 200 day simple moving average of $96.19. CRH has a 52-week low of $71.18 and a 52-week high of $110.97. The company has a market cap of $62.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.39, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.33.

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Eaton (ETN)

Eaton Corporation plc operates as a power management company worldwide. The company's Electrical Americas and Electrical Global segment provides electrical components, industrial components, power distribution and assemblies, residential products, single and three phase power quality and connectivity products, wiring devices, circuit protection products, utility power distribution products, power reliability equipment, and services, as well as hazardous duty electrical equipment, emergency lighting, fire detection, explosion-proof instrumentation, and structural support systems.

Shares of NYSE:ETN traded down $1.30 during trading on Thursday, reaching $324.37. The company's stock had a trading volume of 996,714 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,656,374. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $292.46 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $318.55. The company has a current ratio of 1.50, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. Eaton has a 12 month low of $231.85 and a 12 month high of $379.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $126.93 billion, a PE ratio of 34.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 1.14.

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