Promising Toy Stocks To Follow Today - August 1st

Key Points

• Costco, Walmart, and Kroger are highlighted as the top "Toy stocks" to follow today, reflecting their high trading volumes despite classifying as small-cap shares.
• Costco's shares rose by $12.94 to $951.28, while Walmart traded down slightly to $97.88, showcasing volatility in these stocks.
• Kroger's stock gained $0.95, reaching $71.05, illustrating its competitive positioning within the retail and drug sector.

Costco Wholesale, Walmart, and Kroger are the three Toy stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. “Toy stocks” is a slang term for small‐cap or microcap shares—often penny stocks—that trade with very low volume and lack strong fundamental support. Investors call them “toys” because they tend to experience wild price swings, can be easily manipulated, and are treated more like speculative playthings than long-term investments. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Toy stocks within the last several days.

Costco Wholesale (COST)

Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden. The company offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories.

Shares of COST stock traded up $12.94 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $951.28. 1,693,933 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,208,559. Costco Wholesale has a twelve month low of $793.00 and a twelve month high of $1,078.23. The firm has a market cap of $421.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.77 and a beta of 0.97. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $984.46 and its 200-day simple moving average is $983.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a current ratio of 1.02.

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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 WMT stock traded down $0.10 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $97.88. 8,552,136 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 19,100,416. Walmart has a twelve month low of $66.67 and a twelve month high of $105.30. The firm has a market cap of $781.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.70 and a beta of 0.68. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $96.82 and its 200-day simple moving average is $94.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a current ratio of 0.78.

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Kroger (KR)

The Kroger Co. operates as a food and drug retailer in the United States. The company operates combination food and drug stores, multi-department stores, marketplace stores, and price impact warehouses. Its combination food and drug stores offer natural food and organic sections, pharmacies, general merchandise, pet centers, fresh seafood, and organic produce; and multi-department stores provide apparel, home fashion and furnishings, outdoor living, electronics, automotive products, and toys.

Shares of NYSE KR traded up $0.95 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $71.05. The company had a trading volume of 3,841,464 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,104,613. The company has a current ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.92. The stock has a market cap of $46.95 billion, a PE ratio of 19.35, a P/E/G ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $69.36 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $67.28. Kroger has a 1-year low of $50.69 and a 1-year high of $74.11.

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