Best Leisure Stocks Worth Watching – May 5th

Apollo Global Management, MGM Resorts International, Pool, Trip.com Group, VICI Properties, Gaming and Leisure Properties, and Aramark are the seven Leisure stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Leisure stocks are shares of publicly traded companies that provide travel, hospitality, entertainment and recreation services—such as hotels, resorts, cruise lines, casinos, theme parks and sports or fitness operators. Their revenues and stock performance tend to track consumer discretionary spending and broader economic conditions, rising in periods of strong consumer confidence and falling when travel and leisure budgets are cut. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Leisure stocks within the last several days.

Apollo Global Management (APO)

Apollo Global Management, Inc. is a private equity firm specializing in investments in credit, private equity, infrastructure, secondaries and real estate markets. The firm prefers to invest in private and public markets. The firm’s private equity investments include traditional buyouts, recapitalization, distressed buyouts and debt investments in real estate, corporate partner buyouts, distressed asset, corporate carve-outs, middle market, growth, venture capital, turnaround, bridge, corporate restructuring, special situation, acquisition, and industry consolidation transactions.

APO stock traded up $0.23 during trading on Monday, reaching $135.60. 1,558,564 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,837,705. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.44 and a quick ratio of 1.44. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $133.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $153.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.35 billion, a PE ratio of 18.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.66. Apollo Global Management has a 52-week low of $95.11 and a 52-week high of $189.49.

MGM Resorts International (MGM)

MGM Resorts International, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates casino, hotel, and entertainment resorts in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Las Vegas Strip Resorts, Regional Operations, and MGM China. Its casino resorts offer gaming, hotel, convention, dining, entertainment, retail, and other resort amenities.

MGM Resorts International stock traded up $0.40 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $32.37. 1,800,197 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,683,316. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $30.81 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $34.24. The firm has a market cap of $8.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.50, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.78. MGM Resorts International has a fifty-two week low of $25.30 and a fifty-two week high of $47.26. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73.

Pool (POOL)

Pool Corporation distributes swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related leisure products in the United States and internationally. The company offers maintenance products, including chemicals, supplies, and pool accessories; repair and replacement parts for pool equipment, such as cleaners, filters, heaters, pumps, and lights; and building materials, such as concrete, plumbing and electrical components, functional and decorative pool surfaces, decking materials, tiles, hardscapes, and natural stones for pool installations and remodeling.

POOL stock traded down $1.90 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $304.79. The company had a trading volume of 190,923 shares, compared to its average volume of 384,006. The company has a 50 day moving average of $318.71 and a two-hundred day moving average of $341.92. The company has a current ratio of 2.05, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. Pool has a 1 year low of $284.28 and a 1 year high of $395.60. The company has a market capitalization of $11.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.07, a PEG ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.20.

Trip.com Group (TCOM)

Trip.com Group Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates as a travel service provider for accommodation reservation, transportation ticketing, packaged tours and in-destination, corporate travel management, and other travel-related services in China and internationally. The company acts as an agent for hotel-related transactions and selling air tickets, as well as provides train, long-distance bus, and ferry tickets; travel insurance products, such as flight delay, air accident, and baggage loss coverage; and air-ticket delivery, online check-in and seat selection, express security screening, real-time flight status tracker, and airport VIP lounge services.

Shares of NASDAQ:TCOM traded up $0.39 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $60.56. 946,075 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,085,749. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $59.61 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $64.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a current ratio of 1.42. Trip.com Group has a 12 month low of $38.23 and a 12 month high of $77.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.56 billion, a PE ratio of 18.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 0.08.

VICI Properties (VICI)

VICI Properties Inc. is an S&P 500 experiential real estate investment trust that owns one of the largest portfolios of market-leading gaming, hospitality and entertainment destinations, including Caesars Palace Las Vegas, MGM Grand and the Venetian Resort Las Vegas, three of the most iconic entertainment facilities on the Las Vegas Strip.

Shares of NYSE VICI traded up $0.25 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $31.94. 1,588,766 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,016,008. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $31.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $31.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 2.61 and a quick ratio of 2.61. VICI Properties has a 12 month low of $27.53 and a 12 month high of $34.29. The company has a market capitalization of $33.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.49, a P/E/G ratio of 3.88 and a beta of 0.74.

Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI)

Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc. engages in the provision of acquiring, financing, and owning real estate property to be leased to gaming operators in triple-net lease arrangements. The company was founded on February 13, 2013 and is headquartered in Wyomissing, PA.

Shares of NASDAQ GLPI traded down $0.80 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $46.41. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 898,943 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,260,155. Gaming and Leisure Properties has a fifty-two week low of $42.86 and a fifty-two week high of $52.60. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $49.28 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $49.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 11.35 and a current ratio of 11.35. The company has a market cap of $12.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.20, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.72.

Aramark (ARMK)

Aramark provides food and facilities services to education, healthcare, business and industry, sports, leisure, and corrections clients in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Food and Support Services United States, and Food and Support Services International. The company offers food-related managed services, including dining, catering, food service management, and convenience-oriented retail services; non-clinical food and food-related support services, such as patient food and nutrition, retail food, environmental services, and procurement services; and plant operations and maintenance, custodial/housekeeping, energy management, grounds keeping, and capital project management services.

Shares of Aramark stock traded up $0.39 during trading on Monday, hitting $34.02. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,147,175 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,081,320. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $33.91 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $36.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.84. Aramark has a 52 week low of $29.82 and a 52 week high of $42.49. The stock has a market cap of $9.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.82 and a beta of 1.37.