PepsiCo, Progressive, Home Depot, CocaCola, Trane Technologies, Mueller Industries, and Talen Energy are the seven Water stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Water stocks are shares of companies involved in the management, treatment, distribution and infrastructure of water resources. They include utilities supplying drinking water, firms specializing in wastewater treatment and purification technologies, and equipment manufacturers for water delivery systems. Because water is an essential and increasingly scarce resource, these investments offer investors defensive exposure to a sector driven by growing demand and regulatory focus on sustainability. 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.
Shares of PEP stock traded up $2.82 on Friday, reaching $131.04. The company's stock had a trading volume of 26,530,795 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,970,251. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.13. PepsiCo has a 12-month low of $127.60 and a 12-month high of $180.91. The company has a market capitalization of $179.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.27, a PEG ratio of 3.76 and a beta of 0.45. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $131.83 and its 200-day simple moving average is $142.93.
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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.
NYSE PGR traded up $2.23 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $263.85. 12,464,473 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,757,158. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $274.46 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $264.91. Progressive has a 1 year low of $207.48 and a 1 year high of $292.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 0.29 and a quick ratio of 0.29. The company has a market cap of $154.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 0.40.
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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.
NYSE HD traded up $4.86 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $368.36. 5,502,278 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,419,944. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $363.55 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $377.53. Home Depot has a 1 year low of $326.31 and a 1 year high of $439.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.95, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.28. The company has a market cap of $366.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.51 and a beta of 1.02.
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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 KO traded up $0.95 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $70.42. The company had a trading volume of 23,464,409 shares, compared to its average volume of 16,098,647. The firm has a market cap of $303.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.17, a P/E/G ratio of 3.69 and a beta of 0.46. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $71.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $68.32. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57. CocaCola has a 52-week low of $60.62 and a 52-week high of $74.38.
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Trane Technologies (TT)
Trane Technologies plc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, sells, and services of solutions for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, custom, and custom and transport refrigeration in Ireland and internationally. It offers air conditioners, exchangers, and handlers; airside and terminal devices; air sourced heat pumps, auxiliary power units; chillers; coils and condensers; gensets; dehumidifiers; ductless; furnaces; home automation products; humidifiers; indoor air quality assessments and related products; large and light commercial unitary products; refrigerant reclamation products; thermostats/controls; transport heater products; variable refrigerant flow products; and water source heat pumps.
Shares of TT traded up $2.85 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $432.04. The company had a trading volume of 3,821,042 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,336,370. The firm has a market cap of $96.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.94, a P/E/G ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 1.16. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $410.28 and its 200 day moving average price is $377.77. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. Trane Technologies has a 52-week low of $298.15 and a 52-week high of $437.41.
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Mueller Industries (MLI)
Mueller Industries, Inc. manufactures and sells copper, brass, aluminum, and plastic products in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, South Korea, the Middle East, China, and Mexico. It operates through three segments: Piping Systems, Industrial Metals, and Climate. The Piping Systems segment offers copper tubes, fittings, line sets, and pipe nipples.
Shares of NYSE MLI traded up $1.02 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $80.30. The company's stock had a trading volume of 17,180,916 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,030,268. The stock has a market cap of $8.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 1.03. Mueller Industries has a 12 month low of $55.20 and a 12 month high of $96.81. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $75.93 and a 200-day simple moving average of $77.84.
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Talen Energy (TLN)
Talen Energy Corporation is a U.S.-based energy and power generation company. The Company owns or controls approximately 16,000 megawatts of capacity in wholesale power markets, principally in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southwest regions of the United States. The Company generates and sells electricity, capacity and related products from power plants that use fuel sources, such as nuclear, natural gas and coal.
Shares of NASDAQ TLN traded up $6.50 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $297.88. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,503,202 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,094,351. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $247.98 and a 200-day simple moving average of $224.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.52, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.62. The stock has a market cap of $13.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.93, a P/E/G ratio of 7.15 and a beta of 1.78. Talen Energy has a 12 month low of $98.50 and a 12 month high of $300.00.
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