PepsiCo, NuScale Power, Home Depot, Coca-Cola, and Vulcan Materials are the five Water stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Water stocks are equity shares of companies involved in the sourcing, treatment, delivery and management of water resources. They include utilities that supply drinking water, engineering and construction firms that build pipelines and treatment plants, and technology providers of filtration, desalination or wastewater‐recycling systems. Because water is an essential, non-discretionary resource, these stocks are often viewed as defensive holdings with relatively stable demand. 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 NASDAQ PEP traded up $1.19 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $131.86. The company had a trading volume of 5,163,019 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,517,189. The company has a current ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.05. The business's 50-day moving average is $138.55 and its 200-day moving average is $147.72. The stock has a market cap of $180.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 0.47. PepsiCo has a 52 week low of $127.75 and a 52 week high of $180.91.
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NuScale Power (SMR)
NuScale Power Corporation engages in the development and sale of modular light water reactor nuclear power plants to supply energy for electrical generation, district heating, desalination, hydrogen production, and other process heat applications. It offers NuScale Power Module (NPM), a water reactor that can generate 77 megawatts of electricity (MWe); and VOYGR power plant designs for three facility sizes that are capable of housing from one to four and six or twelve NPMs.
NYSE:SMR traded down $2.32 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $33.05. The company's stock had a trading volume of 19,900,155 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,031,949. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $18.45 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $20.65. NuScale Power has a 12 month low of $6.61 and a 12 month high of $36.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 2.24 and a current ratio of 2.24. The company has a market capitalization of $9.40 billion, a P/E ratio of -34.79 and a beta of 1.62.
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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.
HD stock traded up $0.02 on Thursday, hitting $368.08. 1,712,665 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,426,549. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.65, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a current ratio of 1.13. Home Depot has a 12-month low of $323.77 and a 12-month high of $439.37. The stock has a market cap of $365.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.03 and a beta of 1.05. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $360.70 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $386.56.
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Coca-Cola (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.
NYSE KO traded up $0.34 on Thursday, hitting $71.49. 7,726,010 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 15,674,992. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $71.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $67.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $307.69 billion, a PE ratio of 28.94, a P/E/G ratio of 3.79 and a beta of 0.47. Coca-Cola has a 1-year low of $60.62 and a 1-year high of $74.38. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61.
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Vulcan Materials (VMC)
Vulcan Materials Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces and supplies construction aggregates primarily in the United States. It operates through four segments: Aggregates, Asphalt, Concrete, and Calcium. The company provides crushed stones, sand and gravel, sand, and other aggregates; and related products and services that are applied in construction and maintenance of highways, streets, and other public works, as well as in the construction of housing and commercial, industrial, and other nonresidential facilities.
Vulcan Materials stock traded up $2.70 during trading on Thursday, reaching $265.23. The company had a trading volume of 1,829,785 shares, compared to its average volume of 960,947. Vulcan Materials has a 1-year low of $215.08 and a 1-year high of $298.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 1.83. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $251.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is $260.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $35.04 billion, a PE ratio of 38.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.84.
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