Retail Stocks To Follow Today - April 17th

Key Points

• MarketBeat's screener names Amazon (AMZN), Walmart (WMT), Alibaba (BABA), Carvana (CVNA) and Costco (COST) as the five retail stocks to watch today because they posted the highest dollar trading volume among retail names in recent days.
• Retail stocks serve as a key barometer of consumer demand, with performance tied to spending patterns, seasonal trends and retail metrics like same‑store sales and inventory turnover that investors track closely.
• Highlighted companies span e‑commerce and brick‑and‑mortar models — Amazon (including AWS and devices) and Walmart have large omnichannel footprints, Carvana is an online used‑car platform, and Costco operates global membership warehouses.

Amazon.com, Walmart, Alibaba Group, Carvana, and Costco Wholesale are the five Retail stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Retail stocks are shares of publicly traded companies whose primary business is selling goods or services directly to consumers—examples include supermarkets, clothing chains, and e-commerce platforms. Investors watch retail stocks to gauge consumer demand, since their performance is often tied to spending patterns, seasonal trends, and retail-specific metrics like same-store sales and inventory turnover. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Retail stocks within the last several days.

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.

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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.

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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.

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Carvana (CVNA)

Carvana Co., together with its subsidiaries, operates an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars in the United States. Its platform allows customers to research and identify a vehicle; inspect it using company's 360-degree vehicle imaging technology; obtain financing and warranty coverage; purchase the vehicle; and schedule delivery or pick-up from their desktop or mobile devices.

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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.

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