Top Apparel Stocks To Watch Today - May 15th

Walmart, Foot Locker, DICK'S Sporting Goods, Berkshire Hathaway, and Costco Wholesale are the five Apparel stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Apparel stocks are publicly traded shares of companies involved in the design, manufacturing, marketing and retail of clothing and fashion accessories. Their performance is influenced by consumer trends, seasonal demand, brand positioning and global supply-chain factors. Investors evaluate these stocks based on factors like brand strength, cost management and e-commerce growth. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Apparel stocks within the last several days.

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.

WMT stock traded down $0.75 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $96.08. 25,468,820 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 17,946,330. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $90.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $92.19. The firm has a market cap of $768.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.84, a PEG ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 0.70. Walmart has a 1-year low of $59.47 and a 1-year high of $105.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.23.

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Foot Locker (FL)

Foot Locker, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a footwear and apparel retailer in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and the Middle East. Its brand portfolio includes Foot Locker, a brand comprising sneakers and apparel; Kids Foot Locker, which offers athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories for children; and Champs Sports that operates as a mall-based specialty athletic footwear and apparel retailer.

Shares of FL stock traded up $10.91 on Thursday, reaching $23.78. 61,718,012 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,774,403. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a current ratio of 1.67. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $13.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $18.65. Foot Locker has a 1 year low of $11.00 and a 1 year high of $33.94. The company has a market cap of $2.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.27, a P/E/G ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 1.42.

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DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS)

NYSE:DKS traded down $29.10 on Thursday, reaching $180.51. The company's stock had a trading volume of 6,039,203 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,193,478. DICK'S Sporting Goods has a 12-month low of $166.37 and a 12-month high of $254.60. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $192.97 and a 200 day moving average price of $211.62. The firm has a market cap of $14.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.16.

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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 up $4.55 during trading on Thursday, reaching $507.95. The stock had a trading volume of 1,941,428 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,274,975. The business's 50-day moving average price is $519.28 and its 200-day moving average price is $485.84. Berkshire Hathaway has a fifty-two week low of $401.58 and a fifty-two week high of $542.07. The company has a market cap of $1.10 trillion, a P/E ratio of 10.26, a PEG ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 0.88.

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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.

Costco Wholesale stock traded up $17.02 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $1,008.56. The company had a trading volume of 823,292 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,034,435. The company has a quick ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. Costco Wholesale has a 1 year low of $778.52 and a 1 year high of $1,078.24. The business has a fifty day moving average of $958.04 and a 200 day moving average of $965.34. The stock has a market cap of $447.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.15, a PEG ratio of 6.15 and a beta of 1.00.

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