PepsiCo, CocaCola, Home Depot, Progressive, RTX, Amcor, and CSX are the seven Water stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Water stocks are shares of publicly traded companies whose core businesses involve supplying, treating, distributing or managing water resources. They include water utilities, infrastructure operators and equipment or technology providers that address water purification, transmission and conservation. Investors often view them as defensive assets, since water demand is steady and infrastructure needs are driven by population growth and environmental regulations. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Water stocks within the last several days.
PepsiCo (PEP)
PepsiCo, Inc. engages in the manufacture, marketing, distribution, and sale of various beverages and convenient foods worldwide. The company operates through seven segments: Frito-Lay North America; Quaker Foods North America; PepsiCo Beverages North America; Latin America; Europe; Africa, Middle East and South Asia; and Asia Pacific, Australia and New Zealand and China Region.
PEP remained flat at $129.07 on Friday. 22,843,226 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,807,944. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $133.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is $144.06. PepsiCo has a 52-week low of $127.75 and a 52-week high of $180.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.13, a current ratio of 0.83 and a quick ratio of 0.65. The company has a market cap of $176.97 billion, a PE ratio of 18.98, a PEG ratio of 3.71 and a beta of 0.45.
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CocaCola (KO)
The Coca-Cola Company, a beverage company, manufactures, markets, and sells various nonalcoholic beverages worldwide. The company provides sparkling soft drinks, sparkling flavors; water, sports, coffee, and tea; juice, value-added dairy, and plant-based beverages; and other beverages. It also offers beverage concentrates and syrups, as well as fountain syrups to fountain retailers, such as restaurants and convenience stores.
Shares of NYSE KO traded down $0.37 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $68.84. 40,840,311 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 16,033,424. The stock has a market cap of $296.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.54, a PEG ratio of 3.63 and a beta of 0.46. CocaCola has a 1 year low of $60.62 and a 1 year high of $74.38. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $71.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $68.03. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57.
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Home Depot (HD)
The Home Depot, Inc. operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States and internationally. It sells various building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, and décor products, as well as facilities maintenance, repair, and operations products. The company also offers installation services for flooring, water heaters, bath, garage doors, cabinets, cabinet makeovers, countertops, sheds, furnaces and central air systems, and windows.
Home Depot stock traded up $3.18 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $350.21. 8,001,951 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,436,931. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $362.65 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $380.08. Home Depot has a twelve month low of $326.31 and a twelve month high of $439.37. The firm has a market cap of $348.44 billion, a PE ratio of 23.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.95, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a current ratio of 1.09.
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Progressive (PGR)
The Progressive Corporation, an insurance holding company, provides personal and commercial auto, personal residential and commercial property, business related general liability, and other specialty property-casualty insurance products and related services in the United States. It operates in three segments: Personal Lines, Commercial Lines, and Property.
Shares of Progressive stock traded up $0.93 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $261.26. 8,877,642 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,716,131. Progressive has a 1 year low of $204.88 and a 1 year high of $292.99. The company has a current ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The business has a 50-day moving average of $275.34 and a 200-day moving average of $264.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $153.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.62, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 0.40.
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RTX (RTX)
RTX Corporation, an aerospace and defense company, provides systems and services for the commercial, military, and government customers in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. The Collins Aerospace Systems segment offers aerospace and defense products, and aftermarket service solutions for civil and military aircraft manufacturers and commercial airlines, as well as regional, business, and general aviation, defense, and commercial space operations.
NYSE:RTX traded up $0.88 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $146.75. The stock had a trading volume of 9,218,508 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,445,507. The company has a quick ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The stock has a market cap of $196.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.04, a P/E/G ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 0.63. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $133.43 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $127.42. RTX has a 12-month low of $99.07 and a 12-month high of $149.26.
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Amcor (AMCR)
Amcor plc develops, produces, and sells packaging products in Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa, and the Asia Pacific regions. The company operates through two segments, Flexibles and Rigid Packaging. The Flexibles segment provides flexible and film packaging products in the food and beverage, medical and pharmaceutical, fresh produce, snack food, personal care, and other industries.
Shares of AMCR stock traded down $0.06 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $9.00. The stock had a trading volume of 124,127,499 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,312,125. The firm has a market cap of $13.00 billion, a PE ratio of 16.06, a PEG ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 0.73. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $9.23 and its 200-day simple moving average is $9.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.24, a current ratio of 1.70 and a quick ratio of 1.16. Amcor has a fifty-two week low of $8.37 and a fifty-two week high of $11.48.
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CSX (CSX)
CSX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides rail-based freight transportation services. The company offers rail services; and transportation of intermodal containers and trailers, as well as other transportation services, such as rail-to-truck transfers and bulk commodity operations. It also transports chemicals, agricultural and food products, minerals, automotive, forest products, fertilizers, and metals and equipment; and coal, coke, and iron ore to electricity-generating power plants, steel manufacturers, and industrial plants, as well as exports coal to deep-water port facilities.
NASDAQ CSX traded down $0.18 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $32.06. 30,972,624 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 13,320,186. The company has a quick ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.52. The company has a market cap of $60.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 1.24. CSX has a 12-month low of $26.22 and a 12-month high of $37.10. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $30.16 and a 200 day moving average of $31.13.
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