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Top Manufacturing Stocks Worth Watching - November 11th

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Key Points

  • Seven high-trading-volume manufacturing stocks were flagged: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Applied Materials, Johnson Controls, MKS Instruments, Phillips 66, Fabrinet and Flex. Their businesses span semiconductors, building systems, energy, and electronics manufacturing.
  • All seven stocks traded higher on Wednesday. Among the largest reported dollar gains were Applied Materials, up $30.74 to $403.27; Fabrinet, up $30.10 to $378.62; and TSMC, up $19.46 to $415.94.
  • Several shares remained below recent moving averages despite the day’s gains, including Applied Materials, MKS, Fabrinet and Flex. The article identifies stocks to watch based on trading activity; it does not provide a comparative investment recommendation.
  • Five stocks to consider instead of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Applied Materials, Johnson Controls International, MKS, Phillips 66, Fabrinet, and Flex are the seven Manufacturing stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Manufacturing stocks are shares of companies that make or assemble physical goods, such as machinery, vehicles, electronics, or chemicals. For investors, they offer exposure to industrial production and demand, but their performance can be sensitive to economic cycles, supply costs, and shifts in consumer or business spending. 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 traded up $19.46 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $415.94. The stock had a trading volume of 8,530,418 shares, compared to its average volume of 13,215,265. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a 52 week low of $266.82 and a 52 week high of $487.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 2.46 and a quick ratio of 2.25. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $430.71 and its 200-day moving average price is $401.43. The company has a market capitalization of $2.16 trillion, a P/E ratio of 26.78, a P/E/G ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.44.

Read Our Latest Research Report on TSM

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.

NASDAQ AMAT traded up $30.74 on Wednesday, reaching $403.27. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,866,419 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,903,161. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a current ratio of 2.42. The stock has a market cap of $320.03 billion, a PE ratio of 34.75, a PEG ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 1.67. Applied Materials has a twelve month low of $203.40 and a twelve month high of $739.67. The firm's 50 day moving average is $441.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $445.16.

Read Our Latest Research Report on AMAT

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 Johnson Controls International stock traded up $4.45 on Wednesday, reaching $145.57. 2,723,736 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,187,363. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $147.21 and a 200-day moving average price of $141.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $88.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. Johnson Controls International has a fifty-two week low of $108.41 and a fifty-two week high of $160.41.

Read Our Latest Research Report on JCI

MKS (MKSI)

MKS Instruments, Inc. provides foundational technology solutions to semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial applications in the United States, Germany, China, South Korea, and internationally. It operates through Vacuum Solutions Division (VSD), Photonics Solutions Division (PSD), and Material Solutions Division (MSD) segments.

NASDAQ:MKSI traded up $16.49 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $229.96. 867,212 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,397,081. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $238.40 and a 200 day moving average price of $276.92. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. MKS has a fifty-two week low of $134.74 and a fifty-two week high of $447.62. The firm has a market cap of $15.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.25, a PEG ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 2.14.

Read Our Latest Research Report on MKSI

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 up $4.69 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $255.39. 756,264 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,859,328. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $268.30 and its 200-day simple moving average is $202.62. Phillips 66 has a fifty-two week low of $127.16 and a fifty-two week high of $299.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $99.62 billion, a PE ratio of 8.16, a P/E/G ratio of 0.14 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49.

Read Our Latest Research Report on PSX

Fabrinet (FN)

Fabrinet provides optical packaging and precision optical, electro-mechanical, and electronic manufacturing services in North America, the Asia-Pacific, and Europe. The company offers a range of advanced optical and electro-mechanical capabilities in the manufacturing process, including process design and engineering, supply chain management, manufacturing, printed circuit board assembly, advanced packaging, integration, final assembly, and testing.

Fabrinet stock traded up $30.10 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $378.62. The company had a trading volume of 490,355 shares, compared to its average volume of 886,219. Fabrinet has a fifty-two week low of $286.07 and a fifty-two week high of $748.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 2.04 and a quick ratio of 1.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.60 and a beta of 1.35. The firm's fifty day moving average is $391.93 and its 200-day moving average is $517.10.

Read Our Latest Research Report on FN

Flex (FLEX)

Flex Ltd. provides technology, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. It operates through three segments: Flex Agility Solutions (FAS), Flex Reliability Solutions (FRS), and Nextracker. The FAS segment offers flexible supply and manufacturing system comprising communications, enterprise and cloud solution, which includes data, edge, and communications infrastructure; lifestyle solution including appliances, consumer packaging, floorcare, micro mobility, and audio; and consumer devices, such as mobile and high velocity consumer devices.

Shares of Flex stock traded up $5.58 on Wednesday, hitting $81.67. 1,920,407 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,934,203. Flex has a 12-month low of $53.07 and a 12-month high of $166.86. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90. The company has a market cap of $30.17 billion, a PE ratio of 29.44, a PEG ratio of 0.36 and a beta of 1.80. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $101.04 and a 200 day moving average price of $103.27.

Read Our Latest Research Report on FLEX

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