Promising Ecommerce Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist – May 1st

Walmart, W.W. Grainger, and Colgate-Palmolive are the three Ecommerce stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Ecommerce stocks are shares of publicly traded companies whose primary business involves selling goods or services online. They include pure-play digital retailers (like Amazon or Shopify) as well as traditional brands with substantial online sales channels. Investors buy ecommerce stocks to gain exposure to the growing consumer shift toward digital shopping. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Ecommerce stocks within the last several days.

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 up $0.27 on Thursday, hitting $97.52. 8,159,411 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 17,814,499. Walmart has a one year low of $58.58 and a one year high of $105.30. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $90.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is $91.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $780.24 billion, a PE ratio of 40.47, a P/E/G ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a current ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40.

W.W. Grainger (GWW)

W.W. Grainger, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes maintenance, repair, and operating products and services primarily in North America, Japan, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, High-Touch Solutions N.A. and Endless Assortment. The company provides safety, security, material handling and storage equipment, pumps and plumbing equipment, cleaning and maintenance, and metalworking and hand tools.

Shares of GWW traded up $33.82 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $1,058.13. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 243,129 shares, compared to its average volume of 252,203. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $986.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1,068.84. W.W. Grainger has a 52-week low of $874.98 and a 52-week high of $1,227.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 2.49 and a quick ratio of 1.49. The company has a market cap of $51.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.35, a PEG ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 1.20.

Colgate-Palmolive (CL)

Colgate-Palmolive Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells consumer products in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments: Oral, Personal and Home Care; and Pet Nutrition. The Oral, Personal and Home Care segment offers toothpaste, toothbrushes, mouthwash, bar and liquid hand soaps, shower gels, shampoos, conditioners, deodorants and antiperspirants, skin health products, dishwashing detergents, fabric conditioners, household cleaners, and other related items.

Colgate-Palmolive stock traded down $1.17 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $91.02. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,782,569 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,657,091. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $92.28 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $92.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.40, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.92. Colgate-Palmolive has a 12-month low of $85.32 and a 12-month high of $109.30. The company has a market capitalization of $73.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.89, a PEG ratio of 4.20 and a beta of 0.40.