Retail Stocks Worth Watching - July 29th

Key Points

• The leading retail stocks to watch include Tesla, UnitedHealth Group, Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft, based on recent trading volumes and consumer spending trends.
• Tesla's stock traded down to $322.99 with a recent market cap of $1.04 trillion, while UnitedHealth's stock fell to $266.30 with a market cap of $241.57 billion.
• Apple's market cap reached $3.17 trillion despite trading down to $212.14, highlighting its substantial valuation and presence in the tech and retail sectors.

Tesla, UnitedHealth Group, Apple, Amazon.com, and Microsoft are the five Retail stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Retail stocks are shares of companies whose primary business is selling goods or services directly to consumers through outlets like department stores, supermarkets, specialty shops, or online platforms. These stocks allow investors to gain exposure to consumer spending trends and are often used as indicators of overall economic health and consumer confidence. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Retail stocks within the last several days.

Tesla (TSLA)

Tesla, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles, and energy generation and storage systems in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Automotive, and Energy Generation and Storage. The Automotive segment offers electric vehicles, as well as sells automotive regulatory credits; and non-warranty after-sales vehicle, used vehicles, body shop and parts, supercharging, retail merchandise, and vehicle insurance services.

Shares of Tesla stock traded down $2.61 on Tuesday, reaching $322.99. 66,129,252 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 108,208,180. The company has a 50-day moving average of $324.37 and a 200 day moving average of $313.04. Tesla has a one year low of $182.00 and a one year high of $488.54. The company has a market capitalization of $1.04 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 186.85, a PEG ratio of 9.93 and a beta of 2.39. The company has a current ratio of 2.04, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07.

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UnitedHealth Group (UNH)

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated operates as a diversified health care company in the United States. The company operates through four segments: UnitedHealthcare, Optum Health, Optum Insight, and Optum Rx. The UnitedHealthcare segment offers consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services for national employers, public sector employers, mid-sized employers, small businesses, and individuals; health care coverage, and health and well-being services to individuals age 50 and older addressing their needs; Medicaid plans, children's health insurance and health care programs; and health and dental benefits, and hospital and clinical services, as well as health care benefits products and services to state programs caring for the economically disadvantaged, medically underserved, and those without the benefit of employer-funded health care coverage.

UNH stock traded down $15.83 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $266.30. 30,446,032 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 11,523,021. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.85. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $300.91 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $422.56. UnitedHealth Group has a one year low of $248.88 and a one year high of $630.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $241.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.45.

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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.

NASDAQ AAPL traded down $1.91 on Tuesday, reaching $212.14. The stock had a trading volume of 28,985,343 shares, compared to its average volume of 56,423,117. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.78. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $204.87 and a two-hundred day moving average of $214.22. Apple has a 1-year low of $169.21 and a 1-year high of $260.10. The company has a market cap of $3.17 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.20.

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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.

NASDAQ AMZN traded down $1.16 on Tuesday, reaching $231.63. The stock had a trading volume of 20,114,463 shares, compared to its average volume of 43,866,391. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.84. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $216.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of $208.82. Amazon.com has a 1-year low of $151.61 and a 1-year high of $242.52. The company has a market cap of $2.46 trillion, a P/E ratio of 37.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.33.

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Microsoft (MSFT)

Microsoft Corporation develops and supports software, services, devices and solutions worldwide. The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers office, exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft viva, and Microsoft 365 copilot; and office consumer services, such as Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions, Office licensed on-premises, and other office services.

Shares of NASDAQ MSFT traded down $0.55 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $511.95. The company had a trading volume of 8,907,308 shares, compared to its average volume of 22,107,666. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 1.37. Microsoft has a one year low of $344.79 and a one year high of $518.29. The firm has a market cap of $3.81 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.56, a PEG ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.04. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $484.59 and its 200 day simple moving average is $432.22.

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