Best Travel Stocks To Research – May 21st

Baidu, Alibaba Group, Costco Wholesale, SoFi Technologies, and American Express are the five Travel stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Travel stocks are shares of publicly traded companies operating in the travel and tourism industry, including airlines, hotels, cruise lines, car rental firms and online booking platforms. Their performance is driven by factors such as consumer spending power, economic cycles, seasonality, fuel costs and geopolitical developments. Investors often track travel stocks to gauge broader tourism trends and the health of the global economy. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Travel stocks within the last several days.

Baidu (BIDU)

Baidu, Inc. engages in the provision of internet search services in China. It operates through two segments: Baidu Core and iQIYI. The company offers Baidu App to access search, feed, and other services using mobile devices; Baidu Search to access its search and other services; Baidu Feed that provides users with personalized timeline based on their demographics and interests; Baidu Health that helps users to find the doctor and hospital for healthcare needs; and Haokan, a short video app.

Shares of BIDU traded down $3.52 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $85.82. 14,643,429 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,987,708. The company has a quick ratio of 2.19, a current ratio of 2.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The company has a market cap of $29.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.35, a PEG ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 0.37. Baidu has a twelve month low of $74.71 and a twelve month high of $116.25. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $88.87 and its 200 day simple moving average is $87.98.

Alibaba Group (BABA)

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides technology infrastructure and marketing reach to help merchants, brands, retailers, and other businesses to engage with their users and customers in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company operates through seven segments: China Commerce, International Commerce, Local Consumer Services, Cainiao, Cloud, Digital Media and Entertainment, and Innovation Initiatives and Others.

NYSE:BABA traded down $2.05 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $123.11. 6,540,910 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 26,542,135. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 1.48 and a quick ratio of 1.48. Alibaba Group has a 1-year low of $71.80 and a 1-year high of $148.43. The company has a market capitalization of $293.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.78, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 0.24. The business has a 50 day moving average of $122.84 and a 200 day moving average of $107.63.

Costco Wholesale (COST)

Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden. The company offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories.

Shares of NASDAQ:COST traded down $10.29 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $1,026.53. The stock had a trading volume of 770,848 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,043,348. Costco Wholesale has a fifty-two week low of $788.20 and a fifty-two week high of $1,078.24. The company has a market capitalization of $455.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 60.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.15 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a quick ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $966.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $969.95.

SoFi Technologies (SOFI)

SoFi Technologies, Inc. provides various financial services in the United States, Latin America, and Canada. It operates through three segments: Lending, Technology Platform, and Financial Services. The company offers lending and financial services and products that allows its members to borrow, save, spend, invest, and protect money.

Shares of SOFI stock traded down $0.49 on Wednesday, hitting $12.79. 50,534,245 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 53,499,586. The company has a 50 day moving average of $12.15 and a 200 day moving average of $13.99. SoFi Technologies has a 12 month low of $6.01 and a 12 month high of $18.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 0.49 and a quick ratio of 0.18. The stock has a market cap of $14.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.84.

American Express (AXP)

American Express Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as integrated payments company in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, Canada, the Caribbean, and Internationally. It operates through four segments: U.S. Consumer Services, Commercial Services, International Card Services, and Global Merchant and Network Services.

AXP stock traded down $10.02 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $286.15. 1,466,027 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,114,969. The company has a market capitalization of $200.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.42, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64, a current ratio of 1.58 and a quick ratio of 1.57. The company has a 50-day moving average of $267.75 and a two-hundred day moving average of $288.48. American Express has a twelve month low of $220.43 and a twelve month high of $326.27.