Utility Stocks To Watch Today – February 08th

Tesla, Berkshire Hathaway, Ford Motor, Eaton, CRH, Nucor, and Southern are the seven Utility stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Utility stocks are shares of public companies engaged in providing essential services such as electricity, water, and natural gas. These stocks are known for their stable dividends and consistent earnings, making them a popular choice for income-seeking investors. Utility stocks are often considered defensive investments due to their relatively low volatility and resilience during economic downturns. 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 NASDAQ TSLA traded down $12.70 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $361.62. 69,251,467 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 67,880,264. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $408.27 and a 200 day simple moving average of $303.53. The stock has a market cap of $1.16 trillion, a P/E ratio of 177.27, a PEG ratio of 6.22 and a beta of 2.34. Tesla has a 1 year low of $138.80 and a 1 year high of $488.54. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08.

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 stock traded down $4.30 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $472.92. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,198,016 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,973,708. Berkshire Hathaway has a 12-month low of $392.10 and a 12-month high of $491.67. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $460.77 and its 200-day simple moving average is $457.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.02 trillion, a PE ratio of 9.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.42 and a beta of 0.88.

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.

Ford Motor stock traded down $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $9.25. 140,376,138 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 77,278,144. Ford Motor has a 1-year low of $9.18 and a 1-year high of $14.85. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $10.06 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $10.57. The firm has a market cap of $36.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.34, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31.

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.

Shares of NYSE ETN traded down $2.74 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $313.11. 2,632,679 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,669,676. The company’s 50 day moving average is $343.25 and its 200 day moving average is $331.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.50 and a quick ratio of 0.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $123.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.96, a P/E/G ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 1.05. Eaton has a one year low of $255.65 and a one year high of $379.99.

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 $1.75 during trading on Friday, hitting $103.44. The company had a trading volume of 4,705,962 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,413,659. The stock has a market cap of $70.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.69, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.30. CRH has a 12 month low of $71.18 and a 12 month high of $105.58. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $97.10 and a 200-day moving average price of $92.86.

Nucor (NUE)

Nucor Corporation engages in manufacture and sale of steel and steel products. It operates in three segments: steel mills, steel products, and raw materials. The Steel Mills segment produces hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and galvanized sheet steel products; plate steel products; wide-flange beams, beam blanks, and H-piling and sheet piling structural steel products; bar steel products, such as blooms, billets, concrete reinforcing and merchant bars, and engineered special bar quality products; and engages in the steel trading and rebar distribution businesses.

NYSE:NUE traded down $3.02 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $130.18. The stock had a trading volume of 3,570,904 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,773,291. Nucor has a twelve month low of $112.25 and a twelve month high of $203.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a current ratio of 2.51. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $126.21 and its 200 day simple moving average is $141.24. The stock has a market cap of $30.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.48 and a beta of 1.60.

Southern (SO)

The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. The company also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, gas distribution operations, and gas pipeline investments operations.

NYSE SO traded up $0.74 on Friday, reaching $84.53. The company had a trading volume of 5,077,947 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,928,759. The firm has a market cap of $92.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.66, a P/E/G ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.53. Southern has a fifty-two week low of $65.80 and a fifty-two week high of $94.45. The business has a 50 day moving average of $83.37 and a two-hundred day moving average of $86.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.66.