Toy Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist - July 29th

Key Points

• Costco, Walmart, and Target are identified as top "Toy stocks" to watch, referring to small or micro-cap stocks with high volatility and appealing to short-term traders.
• Costco's stock is trading at $935.82 with a market cap of $415.02 billion, while Walmart's stock is at $97.93 with a market cap of $781.53 billion.
• Target's stock has recently dipped to $104.12, with a market cap of $47.31 billion, indicating fluctuations in performance compared to its 1-year high of $167.40.

Costco Wholesale, Walmart, and Target are the three Toy stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. “Toy stocks” is informal market jargon for shares of small‐ or micro‐capitalization companies that trade at low prices, have limited liquidity, and typically lack robust fundamentals. Because they can swing wildly on little news, these names tend to attract speculators and short-term traders seeking outsized percentage gains rather than long-term investors. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Toy 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.

NASDAQ COST traded up $1.83 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $935.82. 1,148,312 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,207,098. The business's 50 day moving average is $990.03 and its 200-day moving average is $984.21. Costco Wholesale has a 12-month low of $793.00 and a 12-month high of $1,078.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $415.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.82 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a current ratio of 1.02.

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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 WMT traded up $0.32 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $97.93. The company had a trading volume of 6,730,385 shares, compared to its average volume of 19,185,598. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $96.75 and its 200-day simple moving average is $94.89. The company has a quick ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. Walmart has a 1-year low of $66.67 and a 1-year high of $105.30. The stock has a market cap of $781.53 billion, a PE ratio of 41.87, a P/E/G ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.68.

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Target (TGT)

Target Corporation operates as a general merchandise retailer in the United States. The company offers apparel for women, men, boys, girls, toddlers, and infants and newborns, as well as jewelry, accessories, and shoes; and beauty and personal care, baby gear, cleaning, paper products, and pet supplies.

Shares of Target stock traded down $2.31 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $104.12. The stock had a trading volume of 2,594,628 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,021,841. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $99.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $107.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $47.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.44, a P/E/G ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a current ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. Target has a 1 year low of $87.35 and a 1 year high of $167.40.

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