Top Toy Stocks To Watch Today – May 8th

Costco Wholesale, Walmart, and Target are the three Toy stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. “Toy stocks” is a slang term for very small‐cap or microcap equities whose shares trade at low prices and low volumes. Because they have limited liquidity and market oversight, they tend to be highly volatile and susceptible to price manipulation, making them attractive to speculators but risky for investors. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Toy 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 Costco Wholesale stock traded down $3.70 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $1,003.45. 988,154 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,025,139. The stock has a market cap of $445.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.92, a PEG ratio of 6.15 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 0.98. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $960.03 and its 200-day moving average price is $961.49. Costco Wholesale has a 12 month low of $762.71 and a 12 month high of $1,078.24.

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 WMT stock traded down $0.71 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $98.12. 7,582,292 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 17,774,983. The stock has a market cap of $785.05 billion, a PE ratio of 40.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 0.70. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $90.62 and its 200 day simple moving average is $91.70. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. Walmart has a 12 month low of $59.44 and a 12 month high of $105.30.

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 up $1.76 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $97.25. The company had a trading volume of 2,616,737 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,761,641. The company has a quick ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $100.76 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $124.54. The firm has a market cap of $44.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.31, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.27. Target has a twelve month low of $87.35 and a twelve month high of $167.40.