Home Depot, PepsiCo, CSX, CocaCola, and Progressive are the five Water stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Water stocks are shares of publicly traded companies whose primary business involves the sourcing, treatment, distribution or management of water and wastewater. Investors in water stocks gain exposure to a critical and often regulated utility sector that tends to generate stable cash flows and dividends. These investments can carry unique regulatory, environmental and infrastructure‐related risks. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Water stocks within the last several days.
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.
Shares of HD stock traded down $3.15 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $370.15. 3,068,031 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,436,129. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $366.14 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $375.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.95, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a current ratio of 1.09. Home Depot has a 12-month low of $326.31 and a 12-month high of $439.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $368.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.11, a P/E/G ratio of 3.55 and a beta of 1.00.
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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 down $0.82 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $135.26. The stock had a trading volume of 7,958,581 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,077,247. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $131.49 and a 200-day moving average of $141.65. The firm has a market cap of $185.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.89, a PEG ratio of 4.26 and a beta of 0.45. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.13. PepsiCo has a fifty-two week low of $127.60 and a fifty-two week high of $180.91.
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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 up $0.56 on Friday, reaching $34.10. The stock had a trading volume of 27,259,122 shares, compared to its average volume of 13,377,264. The stock has a market cap of $64.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 1.23. CSX has a 12-month low of $26.22 and a 12-month high of $37.10. The business's 50-day moving average price is $31.73 and its 200 day moving average price is $31.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.52, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 0.88.
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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 $0.12 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $69.89. 12,910,766 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 16,309,945. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $70.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is $68.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $300.83 billion, a PE ratio of 27.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.66 and a beta of 0.45. CocaCola has a 52-week low of $60.62 and a 52-week high of $74.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.89.
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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.
PGR stock traded down $4.61 on Friday, hitting $244.77. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,182,460 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,810,532. Progressive has a 1 year low of $208.13 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 stock has a market cap of $143.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 0.37. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $271.50 and a two-hundred day moving average of $265.58.
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