McDonald's, Booking, DoorDash, Expedia Group, and Carnival are the five Leisure stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Leisure stocks are shares of companies that provide discretionary entertainment, recreation, travel, hospitality, or related consumer services and products. For investors, these stocks can offer growth when consumers have ample disposable income, but they may be especially sensitive to economic downturns, changing consumer preferences, and seasonal demand. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Leisure stocks within the last several days.
McDonald's (MCD)
McDonald's Corp. engages in the operation and franchising of restaurants. It operates through the following segments: U.S., International Operated Markets, and International Developmental Licensed Markets and Corporate. The U.S. segment focuses its operations on the United States. The International Operated Markets segment consists of operations and the franchising of restaurants in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the U.K.
Shares of McDonald's stock traded up $14.73 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $277.77. 6,189,860 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,318,893. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $247.96 and a 200-day simple moving average of $282.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $196.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.59, a PEG ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 0.42. McDonald's has a 1 year low of $229.20 and a 1 year high of $341.75.
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Booking (BKNG)
Booking Holdings Inc, formerly The Priceline Group Inc., is a provider of travel and restaurant online reservation and related services. The Company, through its online travel companies (OTCs), connects consumers wishing to make travel reservations with providers of travel services across the world. It offers consumers an array of accommodation reservations (including hotels, bed and breakfasts, hostels, apartments, vacation rentals and other properties) through its Booking.com, priceline.com and agoda.com brands.
NASDAQ:BKNG traded up $17.11 on Wednesday, hitting $172.78. The stock had a trading volume of 6,929,656 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,138,904. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $168.99 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $176.70. The stock has a market cap of $129.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.17. Booking has a 52-week low of $146.28 and a 52-week high of $220.81.
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DoorDash (DASH)
DoorDash, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a commerce platform that connects merchants, consumers, and independent contractors in the United States and internationally. The company operates DoorDash Marketplace and Wolt Marketplace, which provide various services, such as customer acquisition, demand generation, order fulfillment, merchandising, payment processing, and customer support.
Shares of NASDAQ DASH traded up $14.16 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $197.48. The stock had a trading volume of 4,069,900 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,638,309. The company has a market capitalization of $85.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 81.70 and a beta of 1.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a current ratio of 1.46. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $196.26 and a 200-day moving average of $182.83. DoorDash has a 12-month low of $143.30 and a 12-month high of $241.51.
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Expedia Group (EXPE)
Expedia Group, Inc. operates as an online travel company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through B2C, B2B, and trivago segments. Its B2C segment includes Brand Expedia, a full-service online travel brand offers various travel products and services; Hotels.com for lodging accommodations; Vrbo, an online marketplace for the alternative accommodations; Orbitz, Travelocity, Wotif Group, ebookers, CheapTickets, Hotwire.com and CarRentals.com.
EXPE traded up $36.41 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $322.18. 1,685,851 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,992,219. The company has a market cap of $38.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.06, a PEG ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.21, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 0.80. Expedia Group has a 12-month low of $185.34 and a 12-month high of $342.00. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $284.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $259.49.
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Carnival (CCL)
Carnival Corp. engages in the operation of cruise ships. It operates through the following business segments: North America and Australia (NAA) Cruise, Europe and Asia (EA) Cruise Operations, Cruise Support, and Tour and Others. The North America and Australia (NAA) Cruise segment includes the Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn.
NYSE CCL traded up $1.97 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $31.17. 16,411,406 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 23,764,428. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $25.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $27.11. Carnival has a 12-month low of $21.45 and a 12-month high of $34.03. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54. The company has a market capitalization of $41.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 2.48.
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