Promising Home Improvement Stocks To Keep An Eye On - July 17th

Home Depot, Walmart, and Fifth Third Bancorp are the three Home Improvement stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Home improvement stocks are shares of publicly traded companies that sell products and services used for remodeling, repair and maintenance of residential properties. These typically include large retail chains, manufacturers of building materials, hardware and tools, and their financial performance is closely tied to housing market activity, consumer confidence, and interest-rate trends. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Home Improvement stocks within the last several days.

Home Depot (HD)

The Home Depot, Inc. operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States and internationally. It sells various building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, and décor products, as well as facilities maintenance, repair, and operations products. The company also offers installation services for flooring, water heaters, bath, garage doors, cabinets, cabinet makeovers, countertops, sheds, furnaces and central air systems, and windows.

Shares of Home Depot stock traded up $2.31 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $359.71. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,821,345 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,563,395. Home Depot has a 12 month low of $326.31 and a 12 month high of $439.37. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $366.20 and a 200 day moving average of $374.90. The company has a market capitalization of $357.89 billion, a PE ratio of 24.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.41 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.95, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.28.

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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.

Shares of Walmart stock traded up $0.26 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $95.41. The company's stock had a trading volume of 6,268,044 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,079,087. Walmart has a 12 month low of $66.67 and a 12 month high of $105.30. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $96.89 and a 200 day moving average of $94.56. The company has a market capitalization of $761.39 billion, a PE ratio of 40.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.59 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.78 and a quick ratio of 0.22.

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Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB)

Fifth Third Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for Fifth Third Bank, National Association that engages in the provision of a range of financial products and services in the United States. It operates through three segments: Commercial Banking, Consumer and Small Business Banking, and Wealth and Asset Management.

Shares of Fifth Third Bancorp stock traded down $0.61 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $42.45. The company's stock had a trading volume of 9,336,108 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,637,258. Fifth Third Bancorp has a 12 month low of $32.25 and a 12 month high of $49.07. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $39.99 and a 200 day moving average of $40.09. The company has a market capitalization of $28.33 billion, a PE ratio of 13.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.81 and a quick ratio of 0.80.

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