Top Oil Stocks To Watch Now – March 21st

Procter & Gamble, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, ServiceNow, and Caterpillar are the five Oil stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Oil stocks are shares in companies involved in the exploration, extraction, production, refining, or distribution of crude oil and its by-products. Their value typically fluctuates based on factors such as global oil prices, geopolitical events, and broader energy market trends, making them a distinct category within the energy sector of the stock market. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Oil stocks within the last several days.

Procter & Gamble (PG)

Procter & Gamble Co. engages in the provision of branded consumer packaged goods. It operates through the following segments: Beauty, Grooming, Health Care, Fabric and Home Care, and Baby, Feminine and Family Care. The Beauty segment offers hair, skin, and personal care. The Grooming segment consists of shave care like female and male blades and razors, pre and post shave products, and appliances.

Shares of NYSE:PG traded down $0.79 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $166.76. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 6,036,827 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,437,404. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $167.82 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $169.76. The firm has a market capitalization of $391.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.55, a PEG ratio of 3.76 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a current ratio of 0.76. Procter & Gamble has a fifty-two week low of $153.52 and a fifty-two week high of $180.43.

Chevron (CVX)

Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the integrated energy and chemicals operations in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Upstream and Downstream. The Upstream segment is involved in the exploration, development, production, and transportation of crude oil and natural gas; processing, liquefaction, transportation, and regasification of liquefied natural gas; transportation of crude oil through pipelines; transportation, storage, and marketing of natural gas; and carbon capture and storage, as well as a gas-to-liquids plant.

Chevron stock traded down $1.19 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $163.58. The stock had a trading volume of 5,970,727 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,278,466. Chevron has a 12 month low of $135.37 and a 12 month high of $167.11. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $156.07 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $152.40. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The company has a market capitalization of $288.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.83, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.08.

Exxon Mobil (XOM)

Exxon Mobil Corporation engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States and internationally. It operates through Upstream, Energy Products, Chemical Products, and Specialty Products segments. The Upstream segment explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas.

Shares of NYSE:XOM traded down $1.05 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $114.85. 7,829,331 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 14,846,844. The company has a market cap of $498.33 billion, a PE ratio of 14.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.83. Exxon Mobil has a 12 month low of $103.67 and a 12 month high of $126.34. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $109.92 and a 200-day moving average price of $113.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 0.97.

ServiceNow (NOW)

ServiceNow, Inc. provides end to-end intelligent workflow automation platform solutions for digital businesses in the North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates the Now platform for end-to-end digital transformation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotic process automation, process mining, performance analytics, and collaboration and development tools.

NOW traded down $5.17 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $818.95. 975,574 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,342,386. ServiceNow has a 1 year low of $637.99 and a 1 year high of $1,198.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.10. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $975.24 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $983.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $168.70 billion, a PE ratio of 119.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.51 and a beta of 1.03.

Caterpillar (CAT)

Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives in worldwide. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, compactors, road reclaimers, forestry machines, cold planers, material handlers, track-type tractors, excavators, telehandlers, motor graders, and pipelayers; compact track, wheel, track-type, backhoe, and skid steer loaders; and related parts and tools.

Shares of CAT traded down $2.48 on Friday, reaching $333.77. 1,782,250 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,429,282. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $358.92 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $371.98. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40. Caterpillar has a 52-week low of $307.05 and a 52-week high of $418.50. The stock has a market cap of $159.52 billion, a PE ratio of 15.14, a PEG ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.15.