Best Utility Stocks To Watch Today – February 01st

Tesla, Berkshire Hathaway, Eaton, Ford Motor, Eversource Energy, CRH, and Entergy are the seven Utility stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Utility stocks are shares of companies that provide essential services like electricity, water, and natural gas to consumers. These stocks are often considered to be defensive investments because of their stable earnings and reliable dividends, making them attractive to investors seeking income and stability in their portfolios. Utility stocks are typically less volatile than other sectors but may have slower growth potential. 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 Tesla stock traded up $4.32 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $404.60. 83,239,854 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 66,449,784. Tesla has a 12 month low of $138.80 and a 12 month high of $488.54. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $404.22 and its 200-day moving average price is $299.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a current ratio of 1.84. The stock has a market cap of $1.30 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 198.33, a PEG ratio of 8.08 and a beta of 2.30.

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.

Berkshire Hathaway stock traded down $3.96 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $468.39. 5,439,638 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,727,255. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.01 trillion, a PE ratio of 9.46, a PEG ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 0.88. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $461.75 and its 200 day simple moving average is $456.09. Berkshire Hathaway has a twelve month low of $381.48 and a twelve month high of $491.67.

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.

NYSE ETN traded down $0.78 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $326.32. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 6,485,063 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,088,837. The company has a market capitalization of $128.96 billion, a PE ratio of 34.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. Eaton has a 52 week low of $245.65 and a 52 week high of $379.99. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $349.23 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $331.08.

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 down $0.10 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $10.07. 103,625,722 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 57,870,328. The stock has a market capitalization of $40.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.64. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $10.21 and its 200-day simple moving average is $10.73. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34. Ford Motor has a 1 year low of $9.49 and a 1 year high of $14.85.

Eversource Energy (ES)

Eversource Energy, a public utility holding company, engages in the energy delivery business. The company operates through Electric Distribution, Electric Transmission, Natural Gas Distribution, and Water Distribution segments. It is involved in the transmission and distribution of electricity; solar power facilities; and distribution of natural gas.

Eversource Energy stock traded up $0.22 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $57.64. 12,767,840 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,275,726. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.86. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $58.55 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $62.82. The company has a market cap of $21.12 billion, a P/E ratio of -36.71, a PEG ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 0.62. Eversource Energy has a 52-week low of $52.71 and a 52-week high of $69.01.

CRH (CRH)

CRH plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides building materials solutions in Ireland and internationally. It operates through four segments: Americas Materials Solutions, Americas Building Solutions, Europe Materials Solutions, and Europe Building Solutions. The company provides solutions for the construction and maintenance of public infrastructure and commercial and residential buildings; and produces and sells aggregates, cement, readymixed concrete, and asphalt, as well as provides paving and construction services.

CRH stock traded down $0.64 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $99.15. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 7,057,149 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,848,673. The stock has a market cap of $67.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.31. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $97.23 and a 200-day moving average price of $92.16. CRH has a 12 month low of $71.18 and a 12 month high of $104.23.

Entergy (ETR)

Entergy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and retail distribution of electricity in the United States. It generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power in portions of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, including the City of New Orleans; and distributes natural gas.

Shares of ETR stock traded down $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $81.17. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 7,475,076 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,569,884. The company has a current ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $34.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.77, a P/E/G ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 0.71. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $77.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $68.70. Entergy has a one year low of $48.08 and a one year high of $84.26.