Top Grocery Stocks To Consider – March 14th

Costco Wholesale, Berkshire Hathaway, Walmart, Uber Technologies, Target, Starbucks, and PepsiCo are the seven Grocery stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Grocery stocks refer to the shares of companies that operate in the retail grocery sector, such as supermarkets, food retailers, and convenience stores. These stocks typically represent businesses that supply essential food products and may provide stable revenue growth due to the constant demand for everyday consumer staples. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Grocery stocks within the last several days.

Costco Wholesale (COST)

Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden. The company offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories.

Shares of NASDAQ:COST traded up $12.31 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $902.93. 1,783,851 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,813,885. The firm has a market cap of $400.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.12, a P/E/G ratio of 6.15 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.43. Costco Wholesale has a 1 year low of $697.27 and a 1 year high of $1,078.24. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $990.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $944.14.

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.

Shares of BRK.B traded up $9.42 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $513.67. 3,060,919 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,549,626. The firm has a market cap of $1.11 trillion, a P/E ratio of 10.38, a P/E/G ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 0.85. Berkshire Hathaway has a 52-week low of $395.66 and a 52-week high of $518.77. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $476.03 and a 200 day simple moving average of $466.43.

Walmart (WMT)

Walmart Inc. engages in the operation of retail, wholesale, other units, and eCommerce worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. It operates supercenters, supermarkets, hypermarkets, warehouse clubs, cash and carry stores, and discount stores under Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market brands; membership-only warehouse clubs; ecommerce websites, such as walmart.com.mx, walmart.ca, flipkart.com, PhonePe and other sites; and mobile commerce applications.

Shares of Walmart stock traded up $0.67 on Friday, reaching $85.17. 12,717,771 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 15,894,037. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.23. Walmart has a 1-year low of $58.56 and a 1-year high of $105.30. The company has a market cap of $684.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 0.53. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $95.85 and its 200-day moving average price is $88.56.

Uber Technologies (UBER)

Uber Technologies, Inc. develops and operates proprietary technology applications in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia excluding China and Southeast Asia. It operates through three segments: Mobility, Delivery, and Freight. The Mobility segment connects consumers with a range of transportation modalities, such as ridesharing, carsharing, micromobility, rentals, public transit, taxis, and other modalities; and offers riders in a variety of vehicle types, as well as financial partnerships products and advertising services.

NYSE UBER traded up $1.81 during trading on Friday, reaching $71.32. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 7,521,809 shares, compared to its average volume of 19,537,521. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 1.41 and a current ratio of 1.07. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $71.71 and its 200-day moving average price is $71.57. Uber Technologies has a twelve month low of $54.84 and a twelve month high of $87.00. The firm has a market cap of $148.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.66, a P/E/G ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.39.

Target (TGT)

Target Corporation operates as a general merchandise retailer in the United States. The company offers apparel for women, men, boys, girls, toddlers, and infants and newborns, as well as jewelry, accessories, and shoes; and beauty and personal care, baby gear, cleaning, paper products, and pet supplies.

NYSE:TGT traded down $0.00 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $104.50. The stock had a trading volume of 4,140,851 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,776,660. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $129.97 and a 200 day simple moving average of $140.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a current ratio of 0.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $47.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.08, a PEG ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.18. Target has a twelve month low of $103.51 and a twelve month high of $181.86.

Starbucks (SBUX)

Starbucks Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a roaster, marketer, and retailer of coffee worldwide. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Channel Development. Its stores offer coffee and tea beverages, roasted whole beans and ground coffees, single serve products, and ready-to-drink beverages; and various food products, such as pastries, breakfast sandwiches, and lunch items.

Shares of Starbucks stock traded up $1.37 on Friday, hitting $97.41. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,932,084 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,113,073. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $104.71 and a 200-day moving average price of $99.20. The company has a market capitalization of $110.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.59 and a beta of 0.99. Starbucks has a 52-week low of $71.55 and a 52-week high of $117.46.

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 traded up $0.01 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $148.35. The company had a trading volume of 2,209,174 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,470,919. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $148.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $160.29. PepsiCo has a fifty-two week low of $141.51 and a fifty-two week high of $183.41. 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 stock has a market cap of $203.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 0.52.