Top Retail Stocks To Watch Now – April 20th

23 Apr 2025, 11:51 by Doug Wharley · The Cerbat Gem

Tesla, UnitedHealth Group, Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon.com are the five Retail stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Retail stocks are shares of companies that operate in the retail sector, selling goods or services directly to consumers either through physical stores or online platforms. These stocks are subject to changes in consumer spending patterns, economic conditions, and market competition, which can impact their performance and valuation. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Retail 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.

TSLA stock traded down $0.39 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $241.17. 83,173,157 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 96,033,445. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $273.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $322.72. 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 company has a market cap of $775.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 118.22, a PEG ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.58. Tesla has a 1-year low of $138.80 and a 1-year high of $488.54.

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UnitedHealth Group (UNH)

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated operates as a diversified health care company in the United States. The company operates through four segments: UnitedHealthcare, Optum Health, Optum Insight, and Optum Rx. The UnitedHealthcare segment offers consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services for national employers, public sector employers, mid-sized employers, small businesses, and individuals; health care coverage, and health and well-being services to individuals age 50 and older addressing their needs; Medicaid plans, children's health insurance and health care programs; and health and dental benefits, and hospital and clinical services, as well as health care benefits products and services to state programs caring for the economically disadvantaged, medically underserved, and those without the benefit of employer-funded health care coverage.

Shares of UNH traded down $128.94 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $456.10. 29,048,929 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,364,426. The business has a 50-day moving average of $512.95 and a 200 day moving average of $540.29. UnitedHealth Group has a one year low of $438.50 and a one year high of $630.73. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $417.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.43, a PEG ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.61.

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Apple (AAPL)

Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and accessories worldwide. The company offers iPhone, a line of smartphones; Mac, a line of personal computers; iPad, a line of multi-purpose tablets; and wearables, home, and accessories comprising AirPods, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, and HomePod.

Shares of AAPL stock traded up $2.52 on Friday, reaching $196.79. 51,328,536 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 56,825,645. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.88. Apple has a one year low of $164.77 and a one year high of $260.10. The stock has a market cap of $2.96 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.24, a P/E/G ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.26. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $219.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $230.10.

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Microsoft (MSFT)

Microsoft Corporation develops and supports software, services, devices and solutions worldwide. The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers office, exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft viva, and Microsoft 365 copilot; and office consumer services, such as Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions, Office licensed on-premises, and other office services.

MSFT stock traded down $3.83 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $367.78. The stock had a trading volume of 20,940,221 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,246,383. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. Microsoft has a twelve month low of $344.79 and a twelve month high of $468.35. The firm has a market cap of $2.73 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.61, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.00. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $388.25 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $412.73.

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Amazon.com (AMZN)

Amazon.com, Inc. engages in the retail sale of consumer products, advertising, and subscriptions service through online and physical stores in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). It also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, Echo, Ring, Blink, and eero; and develops and produces media content.

Shares of NASDAQ AMZN traded down $1.82 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $172.51. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 44,456,290 shares, compared to its average volume of 41,728,394. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The stock has a market cap of $1.83 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.39. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $198.44 and its 200-day simple moving average is $208.04. Amazon.com has a one year low of $151.61 and a one year high of $242.52.