Financial Stocks To Follow Now – February 14th

Coinbase Global, Robinhood Markets, Palo Alto Networks, Visa, and Salesforce are the five Financial stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Financial stocks refer to company shares of firms within the financial sector, such as banks, insurance companies, and investment firms. These stocks represent ownership in companies that provide financial services and products, including banking, wealth management, and insurance. Investors often view financial stocks as a way to directly or indirectly participate in the performance of the overall economy. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Financial stocks within the last several days.

Coinbase Global (COIN)

Coinbase Global, Inc. provides financial infrastructure and technology for the crypto economy in the United States and internationally. The company offers the primary financial account in the crypto economy for consumers; and a marketplace with a pool of liquidity for transacting in crypto assets for institutions.

Shares of COIN stock traded down $20.50 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $277.61. 11,356,699 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,312,529. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $282.36 and its 200 day simple moving average is $237.88. The stock has a market cap of $69.50 billion, a PE ratio of 47.62 and a beta of 3.61. Coinbase Global has a 12 month low of $146.12 and a 12 month high of $349.75. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.

Robinhood Markets (HOOD)

Robinhood Markets, Inc. operates financial services platform in the United States. Its platform allows users to invest in stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), American depository receipts, options, gold, and cryptocurrencies. The company offers fractional trading, recurring investments, fully-paid securities lending, access to investing on margin, cash sweep, instant withdrawals, retirement program, around-the-clock trading, and initial public offerings participation services.

Shares of HOOD stock traded up $0.55 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $64.35. 21,098,618 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 23,692,664. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $44.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $32.13. The stock has a market cap of $56.88 billion, a PE ratio of 109.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 2.13. Robinhood Markets has a 12 month low of $13.04 and a 12 month high of $66.91.

Palo Alto Networks (PANW)

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. provides cybersecurity solutions worldwide. The company offers firewall appliances and software; and Panorama, a security management solution for the global control of network security platform as a virtual or a physical appliance. It also provides subscription services covering the areas of threat prevention, malware and persistent threat, URL filtering, laptop and mobile device protection, DNS security, Internet of Things security, SaaS security API, and SaaS security inline, as well as threat intelligence, and data loss prevention.

Shares of PANW traded down $9.54 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $192.34. 6,751,939 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,110,667. Palo Alto Networks has a fifty-two week low of $130.04 and a fifty-two week high of $207.24. The business has a 50-day moving average of $186.79 and a 200-day moving average of $181.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $126.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.36 and a beta of 1.14.

Visa (V)

Visa Inc. operates as a payment technology company in the United States and internationally. The company operates VisaNet, a transaction processing network that enables authorization, clearing, and settlement of payment transactions. It also offers credit, debit, and prepaid card products; tap to pay, tokenization, and click to pay services; Visa Direct, a solution that facilitates the delivery of funds to eligible cards, deposit accounts, and digital wallets; Visa B2B Connect, a multilateral business-to-business cross-border payments network; Visa Cross-Border Solution, a cross-border consumer payments solution; and Visa DPS that provides a range of value-added services, including fraud mitigation, dispute management, data analytics, campaign management, a suite of digital solutions, and contact center services.

Shares of V traded down $1.43 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $354.20. 2,692,138 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,665,360. Visa has a fifty-two week low of $252.70 and a fifty-two week high of $356.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.28. The business has a 50-day moving average of $324.29 and a 200-day moving average of $298.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $658.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.97.

Salesforce (CRM)

Salesforce, Inc. provides Customer Relationship Management (CRM) technology that brings companies and customers together worldwide. The company's service includes sales to store data, monitor leads and progress, forecast opportunities, gain insights through analytics and artificial intelligence, and deliver quotes, contracts, and invoices; and service that enables companies to deliver trusted and highly personalized customer support at scale.

Shares of CRM traded down $4.96 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $324.89. 2,257,109 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,158,654. Salesforce has a fifty-two week low of $212.00 and a fifty-two week high of $369.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.11. The business has a 50-day moving average of $337.29 and a 200-day moving average of $302.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $310.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 1.31.