Best Financial Stocks To Follow Now – May 15th

UnitedHealth Group, Coinbase Global, Walmart, Fiserv, ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ, Robinhood Markets, and Visa are the seven Financial stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Financial stocks are shares issued by companies operating in the financial sector—such as banks, insurance firms, asset managers and brokerage houses. They represent ownership stakes in businesses whose primary activities involve lending, underwriting, investment management and other financial services. Investors buy financial stocks to gain exposure to the performance and profitability of these institutions. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Financial stocks within the last several days.

UnitedHealth Group (UNH)

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated operates as a diversified health care company in the United States. The company operates through four segments: UnitedHealthcare, Optum Health, Optum Insight, and Optum Rx. The UnitedHealthcare segment offers consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services for national employers, public sector employers, mid-sized employers, small businesses, and individuals; health care coverage, and health and well-being services to individuals age 50 and older addressing their needs; Medicaid plans, children's health insurance and health care programs; and health and dental benefits, and hospital and clinical services, as well as health care benefits products and services to state programs caring for the economically disadvantaged, medically underserved, and those without the benefit of employer-funded health care coverage.

Shares of NYSE:UNH traded down $45.01 during trading on Thursday, reaching $263.00. 76,461,551 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,412,784. The business’s fifty day moving average is $478.83 and its 200-day moving average is $517.83. UnitedHealth Group has a 52-week low of $249.12 and a 52-week high of $630.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $238.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.99, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74.

Coinbase Global (COIN)

Coinbase Global, Inc. provides financial infrastructure and technology for the crypto economy in the United States and internationally. The company offers the primary financial account in the crypto economy for consumers; and a marketplace with a pool of liquidity for transacting in crypto assets for institutions.

COIN traded down $11.55 during trading on Thursday, reaching $251.86. The stock had a trading volume of 11,035,085 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,863,512. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $188.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is $243.55. The company has a current ratio of 2.28, a quick ratio of 2.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The company has a market capitalization of $63.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.51 and a beta of 3.62. Coinbase Global has a one year low of $142.58 and a one year high of $349.75.

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 NYSE:WMT traded down $0.70 on Thursday, hitting $96.13. 25,468,820 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 17,946,330. Walmart has a 52 week low of $59.47 and a 52 week high of $105.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $90.80 and a 200-day simple moving average of $92.19. The company has a market cap of $769.14 billion, a PE ratio of 39.84, a PEG ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 0.70.

Fiserv (FI)

Fiserv, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides payments and financial services technology services in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Latin America, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. It operates through Merchant Acceptance, Financial Technology, and Payments and Network segments.

NYSE FI traded down $24.77 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $165.09. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 11,062,731 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,900,756. The company has a market cap of $91.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 1.07. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $204.31 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $210.78. Fiserv has a 12 month low of $146.25 and a 12 month high of $238.59.

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ)

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (the Fund) seeks daily investment results, which corresponds to three times the inverse of the daily performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index (the Index). The Index includes 100 of the non-financial domestic and international issues listed on National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ) Stock Market.

SQQQ stock traded down $0.13 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $23.61. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 55,939,880 shares, compared to its average volume of 53,959,678. ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ has a 12 month low of $23.54 and a 12 month high of $57.95. The company has a 50 day moving average of $35.86 and a two-hundred day moving average of $32.56.

Robinhood Markets (HOOD)

Robinhood Markets, Inc. operates financial services platform in the United States. Its platform allows users to invest in stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), American depository receipts, options, gold, and cryptocurrencies. The company offers fractional trading, recurring investments, fully-paid securities lending, access to investing on margin, cash sweep, instant withdrawals, retirement program, around-the-clock trading, and initial public offerings participation services.

Shares of HOOD traded down $1.91 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $59.49. 18,623,100 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 26,291,723. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $44.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of $43.08. Robinhood Markets has a 52-week low of $13.98 and a 52-week high of $66.91. The company has a market cap of $52.67 billion, a PE ratio of 37.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 2.15.

Visa (V)

Visa Inc. operates as a payment technology company in the United States and internationally. The company operates VisaNet, a transaction processing network that enables authorization, clearing, and settlement of payment transactions. It also offers credit, debit, and prepaid card products; tap to pay, tokenization, and click to pay services; Visa Direct, a solution that facilitates the delivery of funds to eligible cards, deposit accounts, and digital wallets; Visa B2B Connect, a multilateral business-to-business cross-border payments network; Visa Cross-Border Solution, a cross-border consumer payments solution; and Visa DPS that provides a range of value-added services, including fraud mitigation, dispute management, data analytics, campaign management, a suite of digital solutions, and contact center services.

V stock traded up $6.65 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $363.11. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,912,593 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,086,599. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $337.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $328.23. Visa has a 1 year low of $252.70 and a 1 year high of $366.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $674.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.62, a PEG ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 0.96.