Tesla, Berkshire Hathaway, Eaton, Ford Motor, and Southern are the five Utility stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Utility stocks are shares of companies that provide essential public services such as electricity, natural gas, water and sewage treatment. Because these companies operate in regulated industries with predictable demand, they tend to offer relatively stable revenue and dividends. Investors often include utility stocks in a portfolio to reduce volatility and secure a steady income stream. 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 NASDAQ:TSLA traded up $0.63 on Tuesday, hitting $339.66. 61,893,339 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 106,483,859. Tesla has a 52 week low of $197.06 and a 52 week high of $488.54. The company has a quick ratio of 1.55, a current ratio of 2.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $318.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $306.24. The company has a market cap of $1.10 trillion, a PE ratio of 196.31, a PEG ratio of 11.46 and a beta of 2.33.
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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 Berkshire Hathaway stock traded up $5.65 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $470.38. 2,157,763 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,881,522. Berkshire Hathaway has a 1 year low of $425.90 and a 1 year high of $542.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.01 trillion, a P/E ratio of 16.13, a PEG ratio of 3.24 and a beta of 0.81. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $480.69 and a 200-day simple moving average of $497.08.
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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 Eaton stock traded up $2.36 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $362.47. 1,304,722 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,067,339. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.24 and a quick ratio of 0.76. Eaton has a 1 year low of $231.85 and a 1 year high of $399.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $141.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.47, a PEG ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 1.18. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $355.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of $317.59.
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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.
NYSE:F traded up $0.10 on Tuesday, hitting $11.24. The stock had a trading volume of 41,036,819 shares, compared to its average volume of 101,005,453. The stock has a market cap of $44.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.24. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $11.03 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $10.26. Ford Motor has a 52-week low of $8.44 and a 52-week high of $11.97.
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Southern (SO)
The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. The company also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, gas distribution operations, and gas pipeline investments operations.
NYSE:SO traded down $0.67 on Tuesday, hitting $93.91. The stock had a trading volume of 4,165,941 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,175,973. The stock has a market cap of $103.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a quick ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.69. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $92.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $89.98. Southern has a 52-week low of $80.46 and a 52-week high of $96.44.
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