Promising Apparel Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist – March 15th

Walmart, Berkshire Hathaway, Costco Wholesale, PDD, and NIKE are the five Apparel stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Apparel stocks are shares of companies that design, produce, and sell clothing and fashion accessories. Their market performance is largely influenced by consumer spending habits, seasonal trends, and broader economic conditions, as well as the competitive dynamics within the fashion industry. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Apparel stocks within the last several days.

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 $0.79 on Friday, hitting $85.29. 35,480,004 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 15,967,648. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $95.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of $88.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $685.19 billion, a PE ratio of 35.39, a PEG ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 0.53. Walmart has a 1 year low of $58.56 and a 1 year high of $105.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.82.

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 Berkshire Hathaway stock traded up $10.96 on Friday, hitting $515.21. 5,771,797 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,558,730. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.11 trillion, a PE ratio of 10.41, a PEG ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 0.85. Berkshire Hathaway has a 1 year low of $395.66 and a 1 year high of $518.77. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $477.27 and a 200-day simple moving average of $466.77.

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 COST stock traded up $13.30 on Friday, hitting $903.92. 3,183,961 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,818,216. The firm has a market cap of $401.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.08, a PEG ratio of 6.15 and a beta of 0.81. Costco Wholesale has a 52 week low of $697.27 and a 52 week high of $1,078.24. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $989.80 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $944.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.43.

PDD (PDD)

PDD Holdings Inc., a multinational commerce group, owns and operates a portfolio of businesses. It operates Pinduoduo, an e-commerce platform that offers products in various categories, including agricultural produce, apparel, shoes, bags, mother and childcare products, food and beverage, electronic appliances, furniture and household goods, cosmetics and other personal care, sports and fitness items and auto accessories; and Temu, an online marketplace.

Shares of PDD stock traded up $3.78 on Friday, hitting $122.54. 7,164,256 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,541,944. The firm has a market cap of $168.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.97, a PEG ratio of 0.32 and a beta of 0.69. PDD has a 52 week low of $88.01 and a 52 week high of $164.69. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $112.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $111.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 2.15 and a quick ratio of 2.15.

NIKE (NKE)

NIKE, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, markets, and sells athletic footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories, and services worldwide. The company provides athletic and casual footwear, apparel, and accessories under the Jumpman trademark; and casual sneakers, apparel, and accessories under the Converse, Chuck Taylor, All Star, One Star, Star Chevron, and Jack Purcell trademarks.

Shares of NKE stock traded down $0.92 on Friday, hitting $71.72. 12,146,471 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 13,106,940. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 2.22 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The firm has a market cap of $106.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.14, a PEG ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.02. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $74.68 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $77.86. NIKE has a 52 week low of $68.62 and a 52 week high of $101.92.