GameStop, Berkshire Hathaway, and Walmart are the three Apparel stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Apparel stocks are the inventory of finished clothing and fashion accessories that manufacturers, wholesalers or retailers hold for sale. They encompass garments in various sizes, styles and seasonal collections, and are managed to meet customer demand. Effective apparel stock management involves tracking inventory levels, forecasting trends and timing replenishment to avoid both overstock and stock-outs. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Apparel stocks within the last several days.
GameStop (GME)
GameStop Corp., a specialty retailer, provides games and entertainment products through its stores and ecommerce platforms in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe. The company sells new and pre-owned gaming platforms; accessories, such as controllers, gaming headsets, and virtual reality products; new and pre-owned gaming software; and in-game digital currency, digital downloadable content, and full-game downloads.
GME stock traded down $5.66 during trading on Thursday, reaching $22.89. 66,312,817 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 12,718,057. The company has a market capitalization of $10.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 127.17 and a beta of -0.69. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $28.03 and a 200 day simple moving average of $27.46. GameStop has a 12 month low of $18.73 and a 12 month high of $35.81.
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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 down $1.61 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $486.53. 1,689,476 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,368,699. The business has a 50-day moving average of $511.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of $491.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.05 trillion, a PE ratio of 9.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 0.85. Berkshire Hathaway has a 12-month low of $403.33 and a 12-month high of $542.07.
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Walmart (WMT)
Walmart Inc. engages in the operation of retail, wholesale, other units, and eCommerce worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. It operates supercenters, supermarkets, hypermarkets, warehouse clubs, cash and carry stores, and discount stores under Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market brands; membership-only warehouse clubs; ecommerce websites, such as walmart.com.mx, walmart.ca, flipkart.com, PhonePe and other sites; and mobile commerce applications.
NYSE:WMT traded down $1.72 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $94.08. 8,682,724 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 17,833,457. The company has a fifty day moving average of $95.31 and a 200 day moving average of $94.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.82. Walmart has a twelve month low of $65.90 and a twelve month high of $105.30. The company has a market capitalization of $752.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.04, a P/E/G ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 0.69.
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