Top Leisure Stocks To Consider – April 24th

Pool, Apollo Global Management, and MGM Resorts International are the three Leisure stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Leisure stocks are publicly traded shares of companies that generate most of their revenue from discretionary consumer activities such as travel, entertainment, gaming, theme parks, sports, and recreation. Their performance often correlates with consumer confidence and disposable income, tending to outperform when economic conditions are strong and household spending on non-essential experiences rises. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Leisure stocks within the last several days.

Pool (POOL)

Pool Corporation distributes swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related leisure products in the United States and internationally. The company offers maintenance products, including chemicals, supplies, and pool accessories; repair and replacement parts for pool equipment, such as cleaners, filters, heaters, pumps, and lights; and building materials, such as concrete, plumbing and electrical components, functional and decorative pool surfaces, decking materials, tiles, hardscapes, and natural stones for pool installations and remodeling.

Shares of POOL stock traded down $21.35 on Thursday, reaching $287.96. The stock had a trading volume of 637,405 shares, compared to its average volume of 381,662. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $325.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $345.71. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.13. Pool has a 12 month low of $284.28 and a 12 month high of $395.60.

Apollo Global Management (APO)

Apollo Global Management, Inc. is a private equity firm specializing in investments in credit, private equity, infrastructure, secondaries and real estate markets. The firm prefers to invest in private and public markets. The firm’s private equity investments include traditional buyouts, recapitalization, distressed buyouts and debt investments in real estate, corporate partner buyouts, distressed asset, corporate carve-outs, middle market, growth, venture capital, turnaround, bridge, corporate restructuring, special situation, acquisition, and industry consolidation transactions.

Shares of APO traded up $6.80 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $133.35. The company had a trading volume of 1,096,808 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,802,444. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $135.86 and its 200 day simple moving average is $153.05. Apollo Global Management has a 1-year low of $95.11 and a 1-year high of $189.49. The company has a market capitalization of $76.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 1.44 and a current ratio of 1.44.

MGM Resorts International (MGM)

MGM Resorts International, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates casino, hotel, and entertainment resorts in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Las Vegas Strip Resorts, Regional Operations, and MGM China. Its casino resorts offer gaming, hotel, convention, dining, entertainment, retail, and other resort amenities.

Shares of NYSE:MGM traded up $0.54 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $31.31. 2,779,719 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,645,472. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $31.63 and a 200-day moving average price of $34.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 1.26. The company has a market cap of $8.86 billion, a PE ratio of 13.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.96. MGM Resorts International has a 12 month low of $25.30 and a 12 month high of $47.26.