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Top Manufacturing Stocks Worth Watching - August 2nd

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Key Points

  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM) leads the list of manufacturing stocks to watch, trading down to $235.28 with a market cap of $1.22 trillion, highlighting its significant role in the semiconductor industry.
  • Oracle Corporation is another key player, offering various cloud-based services, with its stock trading at $244.44 and a market capitalization of $686.59 billion.
  • Palo Alto Networks focuses on cybersecurity solutions and traded at $172.88, showing strong trading interest with over 16 million shares exchanged in recent trading sessions.
  • MarketBeat previews top five stocks to own in September.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Oracle, Palo Alto Networks, Chart Industries, and Exxon Mobil are the five Manufacturing stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Manufacturing stocks are the inventories of raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods that a production company holds at any given time. They encompass everything from unprocessed inputs awaiting transformation, to partially assembled items in the production line, to completed products ready for shipment. Proper management of these stocks ensures smooth operations, minimizes carrying costs and helps meet customer demand on schedule. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Manufacturing stocks within the last several days.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM)

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, packages, tests, and sells integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices in Taiwan, China, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, the United States, and internationally. It provides a range of wafer fabrication processes, including processes to manufacture complementary metal- oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) logic, mixed-signal, radio frequency, embedded memory, bipolar CMOS mixed-signal, and others.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing stock traded down $6.34 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $235.28. 13,529,531 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 11,692,207. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 2.37 and a quick ratio of 2.18. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $222.20 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $196.06. The company has a market capitalization of $1.22 trillion, a P/E ratio of 26.83, a PEG ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.19. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a 12-month low of $133.57 and a 12-month high of $248.28.

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Oracle (ORCL)

Oracle Corporation offers products and services that address enterprise information technology environments worldwide. Its Oracle cloud software as a service offering include various cloud software applications, including Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP), Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise performance management, Oracle Fusion cloud supply chain and manufacturing management, Oracle Fusion cloud human capital management, Oracle Cerner healthcare, Oracle Advertising, and NetSuite applications suite, as well as Oracle Fusion Sales, Service, and Marketing.

Oracle stock traded down $9.33 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $244.44. 12,500,927 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,602,974. Oracle has a 12-month low of $118.86 and a 12-month high of $260.87. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $213.55 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $174.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.07, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.75. The company has a market capitalization of $686.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 56.32, a PEG ratio of 3.79 and a beta of 1.43.

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Palo Alto Networks (PANW)

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. provides cybersecurity solutions worldwide. The company offers firewall appliances and software; and Panorama, a security management solution for the global control of network security platform as a virtual or a physical appliance. It also provides subscription services covering the areas of threat prevention, malware and persistent threat, URL filtering, laptop and mobile device protection, DNS security, Internet of Things security, SaaS security API, and SaaS security inline, as well as threat intelligence, and data loss prevention.

Shares of PANW stock traded down $0.72 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $172.88. 16,231,498 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,730,412. Palo Alto Networks has a fifty-two week low of $142.01 and a fifty-two week high of $210.39. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $196.04 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $187.20. The stock has a market cap of $115.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 98.79, a PEG ratio of 4.85 and a beta of 0.95.

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Chart Industries (GTLS)

Chart Industries, Inc. engages in the designing, engineering, and manufacturing of process technologies and equipment for the gas and liquid molecules in the United States and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Cryo Tank Solutions, Heat Transfer Systems, Specialty Products, and Repair, Service & Leasing.

Shares of GTLS stock traded down $0.08 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $198.75. 12,015,201 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,491,437. Chart Industries has a fifty-two week low of $101.60 and a fifty-two week high of $220.03. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $162.50 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $164.25. The company has a quick ratio of 1.21, a current ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04. The stock has a market cap of $8.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.94, a PEG ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.68.

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Exxon Mobil (XOM)

Exxon Mobil Corporation engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States and internationally. It operates through Upstream, Energy Products, Chemical Products, and Specialty Products segments. The Upstream segment explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas.

Shares of XOM stock traded down $2.03 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $109.61. 19,647,904 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 13,955,870. Exxon Mobil has a fifty-two week low of $97.80 and a fifty-two week high of $126.34. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $109.48 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $109.15. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The stock has a market cap of $472.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.54, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.53.

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