Top Solar Stocks Worth Watching - July 18th

Tesla, Berkshire Hathaway, and Vistra are the three Solar stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Solar stocks are shares of publicly traded companies whose primary business involves solar energy—such as manufacturing photovoltaic panels, developing utility-scale solar farms, or providing installation and maintenance services. Buying these stocks lets investors participate in the growth of renewable power and clean-energy technology. Because they’re closely tied to government policy, subsidy programs and evolving technologies, solar stocks can be more volatile than broader market indices. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Solar stocks within the last several days.

Tesla (TSLA)

Tesla, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles, and energy generation and storage systems in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Automotive, and Energy Generation and Storage. The Automotive segment offers electric vehicles, as well as sells automotive regulatory credits; and non-warranty after-sales vehicle, used vehicles, body shop and parts, supercharging, retail merchandise, and vehicle insurance services.

TSLA traded up $10.83 on Friday, reaching $330.24. The stock had a trading volume of 67,701,707 shares, compared to its average volume of 98,847,237. The company has a market capitalization of $1.06 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 181.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 9.80 and a beta of 2.39. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $325.64 and a 200-day moving average of $317.81. The company has a current ratio of 2.00, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. Tesla has a fifty-two week low of $182.00 and a fifty-two week high of $488.54.

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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.

NYSE:BRK.B traded up $1.00 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $474.40. The stock had a trading volume of 2,527,250 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,413,162. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $492.40 and a 200 day simple moving average of $494.52. Berkshire Hathaway has a 12-month low of $406.11 and a 12-month high of $542.07. The stock has a market cap of $1.02 trillion, a P/E ratio of 12.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.28 and a beta of 0.83.

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Vistra (VST)

Vistra Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated retail electricity and power generation company. The company operates through six segments: Retail, Texas, East, West, Sunset, and Asset Closure. It retails electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across states in the United States and the District of Columbia.

NYSE VST traded up $11.49 on Friday, hitting $193.49. 4,032,265 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,107,867. The firm has a market cap of $65.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.40, a P/E/G ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 1.26. Vistra has a fifty-two week low of $66.50 and a fifty-two week high of $200.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.53, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.77. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $174.33 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $152.21.

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