Restaurant Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist – February 09th

Uber Technologies, Alibaba Group, Booking, Berkshire Hathaway, and Coca-Cola are the five Restaurant stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Restaurant stocks are publicly traded companies that operate in the food service industry, such as fast food chains, casual dining restaurants, and fine dining establishments. Investors can purchase shares of these companies to participate in the financial performance of the restaurant industry and potentially earn a return on their investment. Factors that can affect restaurant stocks include consumer trends, food costs, economic conditions, and competition within the industry. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Restaurant stocks within the last several days.

Uber Technologies (UBER)

Uber Technologies, Inc. develops and operates proprietary technology applications in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia excluding China and Southeast Asia. It operates through three segments: Mobility, Delivery, and Freight. The Mobility segment connects consumers with a range of transportation modalities, such as ridesharing, carsharing, micromobility, rentals, public transit, taxis, and other modalities; and offers riders in a variety of vehicle types, as well as financial partnerships products and advertising services.

UBER traded up $4.77 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $74.76. The company had a trading volume of 81,720,795 shares, compared to its average volume of 27,054,076. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $65.34 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $70.12. Uber Technologies has a 12-month low of $54.84 and a 12-month high of $87.00. The stock has a market cap of $157.43 billion, a PE ratio of 16.40, a P/E/G ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 1.41 and a current ratio of 1.07.

Alibaba Group (BABA)

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides technology infrastructure and marketing reach to help merchants, brands, retailers, and other businesses to engage with their users and customers in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company operates through seven segments: China Commerce, International Commerce, Local Consumer Services, Cainiao, Cloud, Digital Media and Entertainment, and Innovation Initiatives and Others.

Shares of NYSE BABA traded up $3.33 during trading on Friday, reaching $103.71. 39,472,659 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 21,722,708. The stock has a market capitalization of $246.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 0.31. Alibaba Group has a 52-week low of $68.36 and a 52-week high of $117.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 1.37. The company has a 50-day moving average of $88.04 and a 200-day moving average of $89.69.

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 BKNG traded up $107.76 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $4,887.47. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 430,598 shares, compared to its average volume of 263,793. Booking has a 52-week low of $3,180.00 and a 52-week high of $5,337.24. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $4,947.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $4,461.75. The company has a market cap of $161.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.16, a PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.39.

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.

NYSE:BRK.B traded down $4.30 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $472.92. 3,198,016 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,973,708. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $460.77 and its 200 day moving average price is $457.35. The company has a market cap 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. Berkshire Hathaway has a 12-month low of $392.10 and a 12-month high of $491.67.

Coca-Cola (KO)

The Coca-Cola Company, a beverage company, manufactures, markets, and sells various nonalcoholic beverages worldwide. The company provides sparkling soft drinks, sparkling flavors; water, sports, coffee, and tea; juice, value-added dairy, and plant-based beverages; and other beverages. It also offers beverage concentrates and syrups, as well as fountain syrups to fountain retailers, such as restaurants and convenience stores.

Shares of NYSE KO traded up $0.48 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $63.84. 13,180,140 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 15,089,333. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $62.53 and its 200 day moving average price is $66.32. Coca-Cola has a 52 week low of $57.93 and a 52 week high of $73.53. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $275.03 billion, a PE ratio of 26.38, a PEG ratio of 3.55 and a beta of 0.61.