Top Mining Stocks To Consider – February 14th

ServiceNow, Berkshire Hathaway, and Freeport-McMoRan are the three Mining stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Mining stocks refer to stocks of companies that are involved in the exploration, development, and production of minerals and metals. Investors can buy shares of these companies to gain exposure to the fluctuations in commodity prices and the overall performance of the mining industry. Mining stocks can offer investors the potential for high returns, but they are also subject to various risks such as commodity price volatility, changes in government regulations, and operational challenges. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Mining stocks within the last several days.

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.

Shares of NYSE NOW traded down $9.10 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $980.38. The company had a trading volume of 779,302 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,614,449. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The stock has a market cap of $201.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 143.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.76 and a beta of 0.99. The business’s 50-day moving average is $1,073.31 and its 200-day moving average is $969.70. ServiceNow has a 52 week low of $637.99 and a 52 week high of $1,198.09.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses worldwide. The company provides property, casualty, life, accident, and health insurance and reinsurance; and operates railroad systems in North America. It also generates, transmits, stores, and distributes electricity from natural gas, coal, wind, solar, hydroelectric, nuclear, and geothermal sources; operates natural gas distribution and storage facilities, interstate pipelines, liquefied natural gas facilities, and compressor and meter stations; and holds interest in coal mining assets.

Shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock traded up $1.46 during trading on Friday, hitting $481.95. 1,226,043 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,792,857. The firm has a market cap of $1.04 trillion, a P/E ratio of 9.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.42 and a beta of 0.88. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $460.95 and its 200 day simple moving average is $458.44. Berkshire Hathaway has a 52-week low of $395.66 and a 52-week high of $491.67.

Freeport-McMoRan (FCX)

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. engages in the mining of mineral properties in North America, South America, and Indonesia. It primarily explores for copper, gold, molybdenum, silver, and other metals. The company's assets include the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia; Morenci, Bagdad, Safford, Sierrita, and Miami in Arizona; Chino and Tyrone in New Mexico; and Henderson and Climax in Colorado, North America, as well as Cerro Verde in Peru and El Abra in Chile.

Shares of FCX traded down $0.52 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $39.71. 10,129,248 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 14,791,136. The business has a 50 day moving average of $38.98 and a 200 day moving average of $42.90. The company has a market capitalization of $57.05 billion, a PE ratio of 30.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.85. Freeport-McMoRan has a 1-year low of $34.89 and a 1-year high of $55.24. The company has a quick ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 2.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31.