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Technology Stocks To Keep An Eye On - August 17th

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Key Points

  • NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Apple are highlighted as the top technology stocks to watch due to their significant trading volume in recent days.
  • NVIDIA's market cap is reported at $4.40 trillion, while Microsoft and Apple have market caps of $3.87 trillion and $3.44 trillion, respectively.
  • All three companies are involved in various sectors of technology, with NVIDIA focusing on graphics solutions, Microsoft on software services, and Apple on consumer electronics.
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NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Apple are the three Technology stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Technology stocks are shares of publicly traded companies that develop, manufacture, or provide products and services based on information technology—such as software, hardware, semiconductors, internet platforms, and IT services. Investors often view these stocks as growth-oriented, given the sector’s potential for rapid innovation and scalability. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Technology stocks within the last several days.

NVIDIA (NVDA)

NVIDIA Corporation provides graphics and compute and networking solutions in the United States, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, and internationally. The Graphics segment offers GeForce GPUs for gaming and PCs, the GeForce NOW game streaming service and related infrastructure, and solutions for gaming platforms; Quadro/NVIDIA RTX GPUs for enterprise workstation graphics; virtual GPU or vGPU software for cloud-based visual and virtual computing; automotive platforms for infotainment systems; and Omniverse software for building and operating metaverse and 3D internet applications.

NVDA traded down $1.57 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $180.45. 156,219,545 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 153,661,792. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $163.96 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $135.45. The company has a market cap of $4.40 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.21, a PEG ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 2.14. NVIDIA has a fifty-two week low of $86.62 and a fifty-two week high of $184.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 3.39 and a quick ratio of 2.96.

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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.

MSFT traded down $2.31 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $520.17. 25,185,972 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 20,739,252. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $502.60 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $441.01. The company has a market cap of $3.87 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.14, a PEG ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 1.06. Microsoft has a fifty-two week low of $344.79 and a fifty-two week high of $555.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35.

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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.

AAPL traded down $1.19 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $231.59. 56,003,275 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 63,552,584. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $209.69 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $213.14. The company has a market cap of $3.44 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.14, a PEG ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.16. Apple has a fifty-two week low of $169.21 and a fifty-two week high of $260.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.83.

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