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Music Stocks To Keep An Eye On - August 17th

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Key Points

  • MarketBeat highlights seven key music stocks to watch, including Apple, Amazon, Spotify, Alibaba, Disney, Live Nation, and Etsy, representing a mix of technology, streaming, and entertainment.
  • Apple's stock is currently trading at $231.59, with a market cap of $3.44 trillion and a P/E ratio of 35.14.
  • Spotify's stock surged $33.24 on Friday, reaching $731.74, contributing to its market cap of $149.79 billion and highlighting its strong position in the audio streaming market.
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Apple, Amazon.com, Spotify Technology, Alibaba Group, Walt Disney, Live Nation Entertainment, and Etsy are the seven Music stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Music stocks are the publicly traded shares of companies operating in the music industry—ranging from record labels and music publishers to streaming platforms and concert promoters. By buying these stocks, investors gain partial ownership in businesses that generate revenue through record sales, streaming subscriptions, live events and licensing royalties. Performance of music stocks often reflects trends in consumer listening habits, technological shifts in distribution and the health of the broader entertainment market. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Music stocks within the last several days.

Apple (AAPL)

Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and accessories worldwide. The company offers iPhone, a line of smartphones; Mac, a line of personal computers; iPad, a line of multi-purpose tablets; and wearables, home, and accessories comprising AirPods, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, and HomePod.

Shares of Apple stock traded down $1.19 during trading on Friday, hitting $231.59. The company's stock had a trading volume of 56,003,275 shares, compared to its average volume of 63,552,584. The stock has a market cap of $3.44 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.83. Apple has a 52 week low of $169.21 and a 52 week high of $260.10. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $209.69 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $213.14.

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Amazon.com (AMZN)

Amazon.com, Inc. engages in the retail sale of consumer products, advertising, and subscriptions service through online and physical stores in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). It also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, Echo, Ring, Blink, and eero; and develops and produces media content.

Shares of NASDAQ AMZN traded up $0.05 during trading on Friday, reaching $231.03. The company had a trading volume of 39,600,434 shares, compared to its average volume of 47,994,872. Amazon.com has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $242.52. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The stock has a market cap of $2.46 trillion, a P/E ratio of 35.22, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.31. The company's fifty day moving average price is $221.41 and its 200-day moving average price is $208.44.

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Spotify Technology (SPOT)

Spotify Technology S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides audio streaming subscription services worldwide. It operates through two segments, Premium and Ad-Supported. The Premium segment offers unlimited online and offline streaming access to its catalog of music and podcasts without commercial breaks to its subscribers.

Shares of Spotify Technology stock traded up $33.24 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $731.74. The company had a trading volume of 3,005,192 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,753,961. The firm has a market cap of $149.79 billion, a PE ratio of 177.61, a P/E/G ratio of 3.17 and a beta of 1.69. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $703.27 and a 200 day moving average price of $637.23. Spotify Technology has a fifty-two week low of $319.07 and a fifty-two week high of $785.00.

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Alibaba Group (BABA)

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides technology infrastructure and marketing reach to help merchants, brands, retailers, and other businesses to engage with their users and customers in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company operates through seven segments: China Commerce, International Commerce, Local Consumer Services, Cainiao, Cloud, Digital Media and Entertainment, and Innovation Initiatives and Others.

Shares of NYSE:BABA traded down $1.16 during trading on Friday, reaching $121.12. The stock had a trading volume of 11,116,699 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,711,124. Alibaba Group has a 52 week low of $79.21 and a 52 week high of $148.43. The firm's fifty day moving average is $116.23 and its 200 day moving average is $120.46. The stock has a market cap of $288.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.26, a P/E/G ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 0.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a current ratio of 1.55.

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Walt Disney (DIS)

The Walt Disney Company operates as an entertainment company worldwide. It operates through three segments: Entertainment, Sports, and Experiences. The company produces and distributes film and television video streaming content under the ABC Television Network, Disney, Freeform, FX, Fox, National Geographic, and Star brand television channels, as well as ABC television stations and A+E television networks; and produces original content under the ABC Signature, Disney Branded Television, FX Productions, Lucasfilm, Marvel, National Geographic Studios, Pixar, Searchlight Pictures, Twentieth Century Studios, 20th Television, and Walt Disney Pictures banners.

Shares of NYSE:DIS traded down $0.95 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $115.36. The company's stock had a trading volume of 6,766,517 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,928,304. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $119.33 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $108.09. Walt Disney has a fifty-two week low of $80.10 and a fifty-two week high of $124.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $207.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.08, a PEG ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 0.72.

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Live Nation Entertainment (LYV)

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. operates as a live entertainment company worldwide. It operates through Concerts, Ticketing, and Sponsorship & Advertising segments. The Concerts segment promotes live music events in its owned or operated venues, and in rented third-party venues. This segment operates and manages music venues; produces music festivals; creates and streams associated content; and offers management and other services to artists.

Shares of Live Nation Entertainment stock traded down $1.01 on Friday, reaching $160.59. 2,891,877 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,156,583. The firm's 50-day moving average is $149.21 and its two-hundred day moving average is $140.64. The company has a market capitalization of $37.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 69.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 9.71 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.38, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.88. Live Nation Entertainment has a 52 week low of $92.57 and a 52 week high of $162.95.

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Etsy (ETSY)

Etsy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates two-sided online marketplaces that connect buyers and sellers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Australia, and France. Its primary marketplace is Etsy.com that connects artisans and entrepreneurs with various consumers. The company also offers Reverb, a musical instrument marketplace; Depop, a fashion resale marketplace; and Elo7, a Brazil-based marketplace for handmade and unique items.

NASDAQ ETSY traded down $1.78 on Friday, hitting $66.43. 5,029,654 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,941,405. Etsy has a 12 month low of $40.05 and a 12 month high of $70.57. The company has a market cap of $6.58 billion, a PE ratio of 53.57, a PEG ratio of 4.22 and a beta of 1.73. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $58.10 and a 200-day moving average of $52.07.

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