Utility Stocks To Consider - June 25th

Tesla, Berkshire Hathaway, Ford Motor, AutoZone, and Eaton are the five Utility stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Utility stocks represent shares in companies that provide essential public services—such as electricity, natural gas, water and sewage—and are typically subject to government regulation. Because these firms generate steady cash flows and often pay reliable dividends, they’re considered defensive investments. Investors commonly include utility stocks in portfolios to add income and dampen overall volatility. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Utility 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.

Shares of TSLA traded down $15.28 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $325.19. 89,283,219 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 101,676,264. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.05 trillion, a P/E ratio of 178.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 13.04 and a beta of 2.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 2.00 and a quick ratio of 1.54. Tesla has a fifty-two week low of $182.00 and a fifty-two week high of $488.54. The business has a 50-day moving average of $309.87 and a 200-day moving average of $331.48.

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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.

Berkshire Hathaway stock traded down $6.10 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $487.38. 2,108,479 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,370,856. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $507.14 and its 200 day simple moving average is $492.00. Berkshire Hathaway has a twelve month low of $403.82 and a twelve month high of $542.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.05 trillion, a PE ratio of 12.99, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 0.85.

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Ford Motor (F)

Ford Motor Company develops, delivers, and services a range of Ford trucks, commercial cars and vans, sport utility vehicles, and Lincoln luxury vehicles worldwide. It operates through Ford Blue, Ford Model e, and Ford Pro; Ford Next; and Ford Credit segments. The company sells Ford and Lincoln vehicles, service parts, and accessories through distributors and dealers, as well as through dealerships to commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments.

Shares of Ford Motor stock traded down $0.25 on Wednesday, hitting $10.49. 60,700,563 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 80,868,384. The company has a fifty day moving average of $10.29 and a two-hundred day moving average of $9.96. Ford Motor has a one year low of $8.44 and a one year high of $14.85. The company has a market capitalization of $41.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.26, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.97.

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AutoZone (AZO)

AutoZone, Inc. retails and distributes automotive replacement parts and accessories in the United States, Mexico, and Brazil. The company provides various products for cars, sport utility vehicles, vans, and light trucks, including new and remanufactured automotive hard parts, maintenance items, accessories, and non-automotive products.

Shares of AZO stock traded down $81.00 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $3,496.54. 117,157 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 128,840. The firm has a market cap of $58.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.67, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.40. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $3,698.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $3,529.36. AutoZone has a fifty-two week low of $2,801.49 and a fifty-two week high of $3,916.81.

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Eaton (ETN)

Eaton Corporation plc operates as a power management company worldwide. The company's Electrical Americas and Electrical Global segment provides electrical components, industrial components, power distribution and assemblies, residential products, single and three phase power quality and connectivity products, wiring devices, circuit protection products, utility power distribution products, power reliability equipment, and services, as well as hazardous duty electrical equipment, emergency lighting, fire detection, explosion-proof instrumentation, and structural support systems.

Shares of ETN traded up $0.49 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $343.75. The stock had a trading volume of 1,013,402 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,650,718. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $313.24 and a 200-day simple moving average of $312.76. Eaton has a 1-year low of $231.85 and a 1-year high of $379.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 0.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $134.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 1.16.

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