Top Hotel Stocks To Follow Today – July 2nd

Booking, GMS, Carnival, Kraft Heinz, Hilton Worldwide, Las Vegas Sands, and Expedia Group are the seven Hotel stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Hotel stocks are shares of publicly traded companies that develop, own, operate or franchise lodging properties such as hotels, resorts and motels. They give investors exposure to the hospitality sector’s key revenue drivers—occupancy rates, average daily room rates, food and beverage sales and event business—and tend to fluctuate with travel demand, economic cycles and seasonal trends. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Hotel stocks within the last several days.

Booking (BKNG)

Booking Holdings Inc, formerly The Priceline Group Inc., is a provider of travel and restaurant online reservation and related services. The Company, through its online travel companies (OTCs), connects consumers wishing to make travel reservations with providers of travel services across the world. It offers consumers an array of accommodation reservations (including hotels, bed and breakfasts, hostels, apartments, vacation rentals and other properties) through its Booking.com, priceline.com and agoda.com brands.

Shares of NASDAQ BKNG traded down $64.06 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $5,666.68. 97,446 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 247,679. The business’s fifty day moving average is $5,324.45 and its 200 day moving average is $4,961.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $184.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.40. Booking has a fifty-two week low of $3,180.00 and a fifty-two week high of $5,799.01.

GMS (GMS)

GMS Inc. distributes wallboard, ceilings, steel framing and complementary construction products in the United States and Canada. The company offers ceilings products, including suspended mineral fibers, soft fibers, and metal ceiling systems primarily used in offices, hotels, hospitals, retail facilities, schools, and various other commercial and institutional buildings.

GMS stock traded up $0.26 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $109.02. 5,000,373 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 616,152. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $79.75 and its 200 day moving average is $79.34. The firm has a market cap of $4.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.72 and a beta of 1.71. The company has a current ratio of 1.91, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. GMS has a twelve month low of $65.77 and a twelve month high of $109.27.

Carnival (CCL)

Carnival Corp. engages in the operation of cruise ships. It operates through the following business segments: North America and Australia (NAA) Cruise, Europe and Asia (EA) Cruise Operations, Cruise Support, and Tour and Others. The North America and Australia (NAA) Cruise segment includes the Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn.

NYSE CCL traded up $0.73 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $29.37. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 18,187,863 shares, compared to its average volume of 24,966,686. The firm has a market capitalization of $34.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.88, a PEG ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 2.61. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.67 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.85. The company has a current ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.58. Carnival has a twelve month low of $13.78 and a twelve month high of $29.56.

Kraft Heinz (KHC)

The Kraft Heinz Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets food and beverage products in North America and internationally. Its products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy products, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, and other grocery products under the Kraft, Oscar Mayer, Heinz, Philadelphia, Lunchables, Velveeta, Ore-Ida, Maxwell House, Kool-Aid, Jell-O, Heinz, ABC, Master, Quero, Kraft, Golden Circle, Wattie's, Pudliszki, and Plasmon brands.

Shares of NASDAQ KHC traded up $0.21 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $26.82. 7,587,200 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 11,578,316. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $27.15 and a 200 day simple moving average of $28.94. The stock has a market cap of $31.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.24, a PEG ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.25. Kraft Heinz has a 1-year low of $25.44 and a 1-year high of $36.53.

Hilton Worldwide (HLT)

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., a hospitality company, engages in managing, franchising, owning, and leasing hotels and resorts. It operates through two segments, Management and Franchise, and Ownership. The company engages in the hotel management and licensing of its brands. It operates luxury hotels under the Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, LXR Hotels & Resorts, and Conrad Hotels & Resorts brand; lifestyle hotels under the Canopy by Hilton, Curio Collection by Hilton, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, Tempo by Hilton, and Motto by Hilton brand; full service hotels under the Signia by Hilton, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, and DoubleTree by Hilton brand; service hotels under the Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, and Tru by Hilton brand; all-suite hotels under the Embassy Suites by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, and Home2 Suites by Hilton brand; and economy hotel under the Spark by Hilton brand, as well as Hilton Grand Vacations.

HLT traded down $0.46 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $268.50. 450,117 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,096,318. The company has a market cap of $63.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 1.25. Hilton Worldwide has a one year low of $196.04 and a one year high of $275.22. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $246.71 and its 200 day moving average price is $243.73.

Las Vegas Sands (LVS)

Las Vegas Sands Corp., together with its subsidiaries, develops, owns, and operates integrated resorts in Macao and Singapore. It owns and operates The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel, the Londoner Macao, The Parisian Macao, The Plaza Macao and Four Seasons Hotel Macao, Cotai Strip, and the Sands Macao in Macao, the People’s Republic of China; and Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

NYSE LVS traded up $0.15 on Wednesday, reaching $47.53. The company had a trading volume of 2,384,755 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,925,015. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.58. The company’s fifty day moving average is $40.72 and its 200 day moving average is $42.34. Las Vegas Sands has a 52-week low of $30.18 and a 52-week high of $56.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $33.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.41, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.03.

Expedia Group (EXPE)

Expedia Group, Inc. operates as an online travel company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through B2C, B2B, and trivago segments. Its B2C segment includes Brand Expedia, a full-service online travel brand offers various travel products and services; Hotels.com for lodging accommodations; Vrbo, an online marketplace for the alternative accommodations; Orbitz, Travelocity, Wotif Group, ebookers, CheapTickets, Hotwire.com and CarRentals.com.

Shares of EXPE traded down $4.19 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $169.85. 626,631 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,896,733. Expedia Group has a 52 week low of $110.20 and a 52 week high of $207.73. The company has a market cap of $21.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.04, a PEG ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.58. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $165.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $172.99. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.92.