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Utility Stocks To Research - April 22nd

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Tesla, Berkshire Hathaway, and Ford Motor are the three Utility stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Utility stocks are shares of companies that provide essential services such as water, electricity, natural gas, and waste management. These stocks are often considered stable and defensive investments because their services remain in demand regardless of economic conditions, typically resulting in consistent dividends and steady returns. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Utility stocks within the last several days.

Tesla (TSLA)

Tesla, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles, and energy generation and storage systems in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Automotive, and Energy Generation and Storage. The Automotive segment offers electric vehicles, as well as sells automotive regulatory credits; and non-warranty after-sales vehicle, used vehicles, body shop and parts, supercharging, retail merchandise, and vehicle insurance services.

NASDAQ TSLA traded up $9.24 on Tuesday, reaching $236.74. The company had a trading volume of 69,786,059 shares, compared to its average volume of 95,949,329. The company has a quick ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $761.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 115.46, a P/E/G ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.58. The company's fifty day moving average is $271.75 and its 200 day moving average is $323.14. Tesla has a 52-week low of $138.80 and a 52-week high of $488.54.

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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.

Shares of BRK.B stock traded up $9.59 on Tuesday, hitting $516.51. The stock had a trading volume of 2,375,927 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,106,577. Berkshire Hathaway has a 12-month low of $396.35 and a 12-month high of $539.00. The stock has a market cap of $1.11 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 0.80. The business has a 50 day moving average of $509.11 and a 200 day moving average of $478.63.

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Ford Motor (F)

Ford Motor Company develops, delivers, and services a range of Ford trucks, commercial cars and vans, sport utility vehicles, and Lincoln luxury vehicles worldwide. It operates through Ford Blue, Ford Model e, and Ford Pro; Ford Next; and Ford Credit segments. The company sells Ford and Lincoln vehicles, service parts, and accessories through distributors and dealers, as well as through dealerships to commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments.

Shares of NYSE F traded up $0.14 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $9.61. The company's stock had a trading volume of 76,885,050 shares, compared to its average volume of 71,907,564. Ford Motor has a 12-month low of $8.44 and a 12-month high of $14.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $38.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.55, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.41. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $9.60 and a 200-day moving average price of $10.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.02.

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