Transportation Stocks To Watch Today – May 29th

Uber Technologies, Berkshire Hathaway, and Booking are the three Transportation stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Transportation stocks are shares of companies that provide the movement of people or goods by air, land or sea. This sector includes airlines, railroads, trucking firms, shipping lines and logistics providers. Because their revenues depend on trade volumes, fuel prices and overall economic activity, transportation stocks are often viewed as a barometer of economic health. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Transportation 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 stock traded down $5.12 during trading on Thursday, hitting $83.14. The company had a trading volume of 28,627,842 shares, compared to its average volume of 23,385,916. The firm has a market capitalization of $173.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.23, a PEG ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $79.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $72.83. Uber Technologies has a 52-week low of $54.84 and a 52-week high of $93.60. The company has a quick ratio of 1.41, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

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 up $1.75 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $504.86. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,158,153 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,913,354. Berkshire Hathaway has a 1 year low of $401.58 and a 1 year high of $542.07. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $518.10 and a 200-day moving average of $489.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.09 trillion, a PE ratio of 10.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 0.88.

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 NASDAQ BKNG traded up $7.82 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $5,483.08. 134,025 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 274,600. The stock has a market capitalization of $178.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.69, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $4,873.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $4,907.67. Booking has a twelve month low of $3,180.00 and a twelve month high of $5,505.00.