Costco Wholesale, Berkshire Hathaway, and Walmart are the three Apparel stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Apparel stocks are the inventory of clothing and related accessories that manufacturers, wholesalers or retailers hold for sale. They encompass all sizes, styles, colors and designs kept on hand to meet customer demand, and effective management of these stocks helps balance supply with sales trends to avoid overstocking or stockouts. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Apparel 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 NASDAQ:COST traded up $9.63 during trading on Monday, hitting $1,049.81. The stock had a trading volume of 917,203 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,047,588. Costco Wholesale has a 12-month low of $793.00 and a 12-month high of $1,078.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $465.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 61.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.15 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a quick ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $983.85 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $975.99.
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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.
Shares of NYSE:BRK.B traded down $3.78 during trading on Monday, hitting $500.18. The stock had a trading volume of 1,895,684 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,940,224. Berkshire Hathaway has a 12-month low of $403.33 and a 12-month high of $542.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.08 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 0.88. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $517.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $490.09.
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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 NYSE WMT traded down $0.12 during trading on Monday, reaching $98.60. 6,363,180 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 20,720,238. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $93.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.47. The stock has a market cap of $788.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.91, a PEG ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 0.70. Walmart has a 12-month low of $65.16 and a 12-month high of $105.30. The company has a current ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40.
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