Manufacturing Stocks To Consider - November 5th

Key Points

• MarketBeat’s screen identified five manufacturing-related stocks with the highest recent dollar trading volume: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), Applied Materials (AMAT), AstraZeneca (AZN), Phillips 66 (PSX), and Johnson Controls International (JCI).
• TSM and AMAT fell sharply in Thursday trading, closing at $357.72 and $326.73, respectively. Both companies are tied to semiconductor manufacturing, while TSM’s article profile highlights its global chip fabrication business and AMAT’s its semiconductor production equipment.
• Trading was mixed among the other three stocks: AZN edged up to $189.10, while PSX declined to $255.15 and JCI to $134.46. The article provides company descriptions and trading metrics but does not make investment recommendations.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Applied Materials, AstraZeneca, Phillips 66, and Johnson Controls International are the five Manufacturing stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Manufacturing stocks are shares of companies that make physical goods, such as machinery, vehicles, electronics, or industrial materials. Investors often group them by sector, and their performance can be sensitive to economic conditions, production costs, and demand for goods. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Manufacturing stocks within the last several days.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM)

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, packages, tests, and sells integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices in Taiwan, China, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, the United States, and internationally. It provides a range of wafer fabrication processes, including processes to manufacture complementary metal- oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) logic, mixed-signal, radio frequency, embedded memory, bipolar CMOS mixed-signal, and others.

Shares of TSM stock traded down $38.03 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $357.72. 25,350,759 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 13,083,685. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a fifty-two week low of $266.82 and a fifty-two week high of $487.47. The stock's 50 day moving average is $434.04 and its 200-day moving average is $400.48. The company has a current ratio of 2.46, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The company has a market cap of $1.86 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.03, a P/E/G ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.44.

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Applied Materials (AMAT)

Applied Materials, Inc. engages in the provision of manufacturing equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries. The company operates through three segments: Semiconductor Systems, Applied Global Services, and Display and Adjacent Markets. The Semiconductor Systems segment develops, manufactures, and sells various manufacturing equipment that is used to fabricate semiconductor chips or integrated circuits.

Shares of AMAT traded down $42.67 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $326.73. 7,678,539 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,867,126. Applied Materials has a 1-year low of $203.40 and a 1-year high of $739.67. The company has a quick ratio of 1.79, a current ratio of 2.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The company has a market capitalization of $259.29 billion, a PE ratio of 28.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.67. The business has a 50 day moving average of $451.05 and a 200 day moving average of $444.63.

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AstraZeneca (AZN)

AstraZeneca PLC, a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the discovery, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of prescription medicines. Its marketed products include Calquence, Enhertu, Faslodex, Imfinzi, Iressa, Koselugo, Lumoxiti, Lynparza, Orpathys, Tagrisso, and Zoladex for oncology; Brilinta/Brilique, Bydureon/Byetta, BCise, Byetta, Crestor, Evrenzo, Farxiga/Forxiga, Komboglyze/Kombiglyze XR, Lokelma, Onglyza, Qtern, and Xigduo/Xigduo XR for cardiovascular, renal, and metabolism diseases; Bevespi Aerosphere, Breztri Aerosphere, Daliresp/Daxas, Duaklir Genuair, Fasenra, Pulmicort, Saphnelo, Symbicort, and Tudorza/Eklira/Bretaris for respiratory and immunology; and Andexxa/Ondexxya, Kanuma, Soliris, Strensiq, and Ultomiris for rare diseases.

AZN traded up $0.10 during trading on Thursday, reaching $189.10. 2,817,500 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,846,265. The stock has a market capitalization of $293.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.24. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $165.63 and its 200-day simple moving average is $180.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.67. AstraZeneca has a 1 year low of $153.41 and a 1 year high of $212.71.

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Phillips 66 (PSX)

Phillips 66 operates as an energy manufacturing and logistics company in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Midstream, Chemicals, Refining, and Marketing and Specialties (M&S). The Midstream segment transports crude oil and other feedstocks; delivers refined petroleum products to market; provides terminaling and storage services for crude oil and refined petroleum products; transports, stores, fractionates, exports, and markets natural gas liquids; provides other fee-based processing services; and gathers, processes, transports, and markets natural gas.

NYSE PSX traded down $4.48 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $255.15. 2,062,984 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,850,586. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.34. Phillips 66 has a 1 year low of $127.16 and a 1 year high of $299.39. The business's 50 day moving average is $267.86 and its 200-day moving average is $200.44. The company has a market capitalization of $99.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.15, a P/E/G ratio of 0.15 and a beta of 0.69.

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Johnson Controls International (JCI)

Johnson Controls International plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in engineering, manufacturing, commissioning, and retrofitting building products and systems in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates in four segments: Building Solutions North America, Building Solutions EMEA/LA, Building Solutions Asia Pacific, and Global Products.

Shares of JCI stock traded down $6.07 on Thursday, reaching $134.46. 3,726,562 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,152,583. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $147.53 and a 200 day moving average price of $141.29. Johnson Controls International has a 1 year low of $108.41 and a 1 year high of $160.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 0.90. The company has a market cap of $81.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.70, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.27.

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