Space Stocks Worth Watching - August 19th

Key Points

• The top three space stocks to watch are Alphabet, Boeing, and Berkshire Hathaway, as indicated by their high trading volumes in the space industry.
• Investors are interested in space stocks due to their potential in commercial space activities such as satellite broadband and space tourism, though these equities carry significant risks.
• Alphabet operates across various segments including Google Services and Google Cloud, while Boeing involves in multiple sectors including human space flight, and Berkshire Hathaway is engaged in insurance and utility businesses.

Alphabet, Boeing, and Berkshire Hathaway are the three Space stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Space stocks are the publicly traded shares of companies engaged in the space industry—ranging from satellite manufacturers and launch-service providers to firms developing ground infrastructure or space tourism offerings. By buying space stocks, investors seek exposure to the high-growth potential of commercial space activities, including satellite broadband, earth observation, and crewed missions. However, these equities also carry heightened risks from steep development costs, regulatory hurdles, and lengthy project timelines. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Space stocks within the last several days.

Alphabet (GOOGL)

Alphabet Inc. offers various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. The Google Services segment provides products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, devices, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube.

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Boeing (BA)

The Boeing Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, sells, services, and supports commercial jetliners, military aircraft, satellites, missile defense, human space flight and launch systems, and services worldwide. The company operates through Commercial Airplanes; Defense, Space & Security; and Global Services segments.

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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.

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