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- 1 Walmart, Amazon, Apple, Target, and Costo are among the top retailer stocks in the USA.
- 2 Investors should analyze stocks by focusing on data that includes sales, P/E ratios, etc.
These companies that sell everything from clothing, books, computers, groceries, tools, homeware, etc. Anyone can invest in retail stocks as most of us have familiarity with their stores, products, and brands.
There are several retailer stocks in the market. Many of them are performing satisfactorily. Market analysis of a few stocks is discussed.
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT)
Walmart Inc. is a popular retail corporation. The company manages a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores. Bentonville, Arkansas is the headquarters of this corporation.
Recently, Walmart announced a new partnership with Alphabet Inc.’s drone delivery venture wing to deliver from two stores in the Dallas metro area. The company showed interest in drones and testing a few other companies which include Zipline, Flytrex, and DroneUp.
The previous close of the stock was at $162.61. The market cap is $435.08 Billion. Its average volume is 5.44 Million. The P/E ratio is 31.11. The stock’s Dividend Yield is 1.41%
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)
Amazon.com, Inc., an American multinational technology company is focused on e-commerce, online advertising, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. The company’s headquarters is in Seattle, Washington.
Recently, Amazon has been in the news as its shareholder has filed a lawsuit. It was filed against Jeff Bezos and the Amazon board for awarding contracts to Blue Origin and not SpaceX. Amazon has declared to invest $120 Million in a satellite processing facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The stock’s previous close is at $138.01. The market cap is $1.43 Trillion. It shows an average volume of 54.22 Million and a P/E ratio of the stock is 109.82.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)
Apple Inc., the technology company has headquarters in Cupertino, California. The company has the highest market capitalization in March 2023. Hence, the company is regarded as the world’s biggest company.
For the Apple stock, Berkshire is one of the largest single investors (AAPL 0.85%), which became the world’s first $1 Trillion company in 2018. Since then, it has been joined by many tech companies. Some names include Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, and Nvidia, which have all amassed valuations of $1 Trillion or more. The huge investments speculate the optimistic behavior of this stock.
The stock’s previous close is at $187.87. The market cap is $2.96 Trillion. Its average volume is 55.35 Million. The P/E ratio is 31.84. The Dividend Yield is 0.51%.
Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT)
Target is an American retail corporation. It runs a chain of discount department stores and hypermarkets. It is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company is focused on upscale and trendy merchandise at lower costs.
For nine years the company has been profitable.
The stock price has now underperformed. Last year, the main issue of the company was the supply chain. It has higher stock levels and managed to lower its transportation costs. However, Target beat estimates in its Q1 and Q2 reports this year. The analysts are optimistic.
The stock’s previous close is at $126.55. The market cap is $57.94 Billion. Its average volume is 5.48 Million. The P/E ratio is 17.22 and the Dividend Yield is 3.51%.
Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST)
Costo Wholesale Corp. has had a decent run this year, making new highs. Within the past 12 months, the company has reported net sales of $18.42 Billion for the retail month of August; an increase of 5.0% from $17.55 Billion last year.
The stock’s previous close is at $549.28. The market cap is $241.18 Billion. Its average volume is 1.56 Million. The P/E ratio is 40.32. The Dividend Yield is 0.75%.
Summary
Retail stocks with a leading payment history are attractive to investors. Investors seek income and growth from their stocks. However, one should have thorough knowledge before investing in the stocks. An expert can also be consulted before investing in retail stocks.
Mr. Pratik chadhokar is an Indian Forex, Cryptocurrencies and Financial Market Advisor and analyst with a background in IT and Financial market Strategist. He specialises in market strategies and technical analysis and has spent over a year as a financial markets contributor and observer. He possesses strong technical analytical skills and is well known for his entertaining and informative analysis of the Financial markets.
