Meta Platforms, GameStop, Best Buy, EPAM Systems, and Unity Software are the five Virtual Reality stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Virtual reality stocks refer to shares of companies that develop or primarily utilize virtual reality technology in their products and services. These companies may produce VR hardware such as headsets, develop immersive software, or integrate VR into various industries like gaming, education, and healthcare, often presenting investors both unique growth opportunities and risks as the technology evolves. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Virtual Reality stocks within the last several days.
Meta Platforms (META)
Meta Platforms, Inc. engages in the development of products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets, and wearables worldwide. It operates in two segments, Family of Apps and Reality Labs. The Family of Apps segment offers Facebook, which enables people to share, discuss, discover, and connect with interests; Instagram, a community for sharing photos, videos, and private messages, as well as feed, stories, reels, video, live, and shops; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, communities, and businesses across platforms and devices through text, audio, and video calls; and WhatsApp, a messaging application that is used by people and businesses to communicate and transact privately.
META traded down $10.06 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $511.46. The stock had a trading volume of 8,367,698 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,758,664. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $621.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $608.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.30 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.98. Meta Platforms has a 1-year low of $414.50 and a 1-year high of $740.91.
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GameStop (GME)
GameStop Corp., a specialty retailer, provides games and entertainment products through its stores and ecommerce platforms in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe. The company sells new and pre-owned gaming platforms; accessories, such as controllers, gaming headsets, and virtual reality products; new and pre-owned gaming software; and in-game digital currency, digital downloadable content, and full-game downloads.
Shares of NYSE GME traded down $0.54 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $26.16. 3,089,165 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 20,323,081. GameStop has a twelve month low of $9.95 and a twelve month high of $64.83. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $24.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $25.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 145.34 and a beta of -0.44.
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Best Buy (BBY)
Best Buy Co., Inc. engages in the retail of technology products in the United States, Canada, and international. Its stores provide computing and mobile phone products, such as desktops, notebooks, and peripherals; mobile phones comprising related mobile network carrier commissions; networking products; tablets covering e-readers; smartwatches; and consumer electronics consisting of digital imaging, health and fitness products, portable audio comprising headphones and portable speakers, and smart home products, as well as home theaters, which includes home theater accessories, soundbars, and televisions.
Shares of NYSE:BBY traded down $0.94 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $60.20. 1,144,083 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,249,209. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.29, a P/E/G ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.42. Best Buy has a 12 month low of $54.99 and a 12 month high of $103.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a current ratio of 1.00. The business's 50-day moving average price is $76.47 and its 200 day moving average price is $84.90.
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EPAM Systems (EPAM)
EPAM Systems, Inc. provides digital platform engineering and software development services worldwide. The company offers engineering services, including requirements analysis and platform selection, customization, cross-platform migration, implementation, and integration; infrastructure management services, such as software development, testing, performance tuning, deployment, maintenance, and support services.
Shares of EPAM Systems stock traded down $2.20 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $149.35. The company's stock had a trading volume of 307,103 shares, compared to its average volume of 694,897. EPAM Systems has a one year low of $138.15 and a one year high of $269.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 4.56 and a current ratio of 2.96. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $194.04 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $215.97. The company has a market capitalization of $8.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.05, a P/E/G ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 1.69.
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Unity Software (U)
Unity Software Inc. operates a real-time 3D development platform. Its platform provides software solutions to create, run, and monetize interactive, real-time 2D and 3D content for mobile phones, tablets, PCs, consoles, and augmented and virtual reality devices. The company offers its solutions directly through its online store and field sales operations in North America, Denmark, Finland, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, China, Singapore, and South Korea, as well as indirectly through independent distributors and resellers worldwide.
Shares of U stock traded up $0.11 on Wednesday, hitting $18.93. 2,099,902 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,843,035. Unity Software has a one year low of $13.90 and a one year high of $30.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.75 billion, a PE ratio of -11.27 and a beta of 2.31. The company has a current ratio of 2.41, a quick ratio of 2.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The firm's 50 day moving average is $21.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.07.
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