Oil Stocks Worth Watching – May 15th

Procter & Gamble, Exxon Mobil, ServiceNow, Chevron, and Howmet Aerospace are the five Oil stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Oil stocks are shares of publicly traded companies whose business involves the exploration, production, refining, transportation or marketing of crude oil and petroleum products. By buying oil stocks, investors gain exposure to the profitability of the energy sector, which can be influenced by factors such as global supply and demand, geopolitical events and changes in regulatory policy. The performance of oil stocks often correlates with fluctuations in crude oil prices and broader economic indicators. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Oil stocks within the last several days.

Procter & Gamble (PG)

Procter & Gamble Co. engages in the provision of branded consumer packaged goods. It operates through the following segments: Beauty, Grooming, Health Care, Fabric and Home Care, and Baby, Feminine and Family Care. The Beauty segment offers hair, skin, and personal care. The Grooming segment consists of shave care like female and male blades and razors, pre and post shave products, and appliances.

Shares of PG traded up $3.83 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $161.85. 3,661,357 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,197,121. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $164.97 and a 200-day moving average of $167.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 0.76 and a quick ratio of 0.55. Procter & Gamble has a one year low of $156.58 and a one year high of $180.43. The firm has a market cap of $379.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.76, a PEG ratio of 3.76 and a beta of 0.41.

Exxon Mobil (XOM)

Exxon Mobil Corporation engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States and internationally. It operates through Upstream, Energy Products, Chemical Products, and Specialty Products segments. The Upstream segment explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas.

NYSE:XOM traded up $0.46 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $107.95. The stock had a trading volume of 5,280,798 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,539,378. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $109.07 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $110.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 0.97. Exxon Mobil has a one year low of $97.80 and a one year high of $126.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $465.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.76, a P/E/G ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.51.

ServiceNow (NOW)

ServiceNow, Inc. provides end to-end intelligent workflow automation platform solutions for digital businesses in the North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates the Now platform for end-to-end digital transformation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotic process automation, process mining, performance analytics, and collaboration and development tools.

NYSE:NOW traded up $12.06 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $1,038.88. The stock had a trading volume of 425,834 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,515,318. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $853.85 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $971.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 1.10. ServiceNow has a one year low of $637.99 and a one year high of $1,198.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $215.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 152.12, a P/E/G ratio of 4.51 and a beta of 0.97.

Chevron (CVX)

Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the integrated energy and chemicals operations in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Upstream and Downstream. The Upstream segment is involved in the exploration, development, production, and transportation of crude oil and natural gas; processing, liquefaction, transportation, and regasification of liquefied natural gas; transportation of crude oil through pipelines; transportation, storage, and marketing of natural gas; and carbon capture and storage, as well as a gas-to-liquids plant.

NYSE:CVX traded down $0.07 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $141.60. The stock had a trading volume of 2,845,094 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,996,255. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $147.20 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $151.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.80. Chevron has a one year low of $132.04 and a one year high of $168.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $247.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.83.

Howmet Aerospace (HWM)

Howmet Aerospace Inc. provides advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries in the United States, Japan, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Italy, Canada, Poland, China, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Engine Products, Fastening Systems, Engineered Structures, and Forged Wheels.

NYSE:HWM traded up $1.82 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $161.28. The stock had a trading volume of 1,741,754 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,686,233. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $133.35 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $123.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 2.17 and a quick ratio of 0.98. Howmet Aerospace has a one year low of $76.83 and a one year high of $161.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $65.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.20, a P/E/G ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.37.