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Best Consumer Staple Stocks to Buy Now (2024)
Top consumer staple stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best consumer staple stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the consumer defensive sector.

Sector: Consumer Defensive

Zen Score Price Valuation Financials Forecast Earnings & Revenue Dividends Ownership Technicals

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E
NAPA	DUCKHORN PORTFOLIO INC	NYSE	Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	$944.05M	$8.18	0.62%	$137.34M	14.35x	0.46
ACU	ACME UNITED CORP	NYSEMKT	Household & Personal Products	$149.11M	$40.72	-2.04%	$31.40M	7.91x	0.61
ANDE	ANDERSONS INC	NASDAQ	Food Distribution	$1.82B	$53.40	1.04%	$326.34M	14.83x	1.40
IH	IHUMAN INC	NYSE	Education & Training Services	$96.52M	$1.83	7.65%	$29.64M	3.84x	0.51
SPTN	SPARTANNASH CO	NASDAQ	Food Distribution	$704.48M	$20.35	1.45%	$208.65M	13.30x	2.03
AFYA	AFYA LTD	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$1.71B	$18.27	0.50%	$236.49M	17.89x	1.01
SMPL	SIMPLY GOOD FOODS CO	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$3.77B	$37.71	0.35%	$240.77M	26.74x	0.30
COCO	VITA COCO COMPANY INC	NASDAQ	Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	$1.51B	$26.65	0.23%	$69.35M	27.76x	0.38
AXIL	AXIL BRANDS INC	NYSEMKT	Household & Personal Products	$66.43M	$11.30	4.15%	$2.27M	21.32x	0.45
BON	BON NATURAL LIFE LTD	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$3.26M	$2.78	-6.40%	$7.02M	0.56x	0.30
PFGC	PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP CO	NYSE	Food Distribution	$11.05B	$70.98	-0.01%	$1.35B	26.00x	2.26
KO	COCA COLA CO	NYSE	Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	$272.52B	$63.26	0.60%	$15.42B	25.30x	2.70
MAMA	MAMA's CREATIONS INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$239.23M	$6.42	0.00%	$11.59M	35.67x	1.30
LWAY	LIFEWAY FOODS INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$395.19M	$26.90	-1.50%	$20.20M	34.94x	0.35
LOPE	GRAND CANYON EDUCATION INC	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$4.42B	$148.79	-0.31%	$304.37M	20.72x	0.36
PRMW	PRIMO WATER CORP	NYSE	Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	$3.39B	$21.18	0.91%	$532.30M	13.16x	1.42
VLGEA	VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC	NASDAQ	Grocery Stores	$439.80M	$29.75	-0.20%	$116.81M	7.55x	1.26
STRA	STRATEGIC EDUCATION INC	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$2.97B	$120.75	-0.45%	$198.56M	27.82x	0.31
SPB	SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS INC	NYSE	Household & Personal Products	$2.76B	$94.80	0.20%	$2.19B	1.87x	1.11
INGR	INGREDION INC	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$7.89B	$120.22	0.21%	$1.17B	11.87x	0.94
ELF	ELF BEAUTY INC	NYSE	Household & Personal Products	$9.11B	$164.09	-3.72%	$171.11M	68.95x	0.80
MO	ALTRIA GROUP INC	NYSE	Tobacco	$77.12B	$44.90	0.42%	$12.49B	9.37x	-8.12
CL	COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO	NYSE	Household & Personal Products	$78.02B	$95.10	1.08%	$4.46B	30.00x	69.37
K	KELLANOVA	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$21.15B	$61.86	0.42%	$1.87B	23.00x	3.82
COKE	COCA-COLA CONSOLIDATED INC	NASDAQ	Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	$8.92B	$952.10	0.47%	$771.31M	19.57x	1.68
PRDO	PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$1.56B	$23.76	-0.63%	$213.31M	10.29x	0.22
VITL	VITAL FARMS INC	NASDAQ	Farm Products	$1.54B	$36.41	-4.11%	$61.69M	40.46x	0.41
STZ	CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC	NYSE	Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	$47.93B	$261.95	0.48%	$3.14B	27.81x	1.60
TGT	TARGET CORP	NYSE	Discount Stores	$75.32B	$163.13	-0.72%	$8.60B	18.21x	3.12
WMT	WALMART INC	NYSE	Discount Stores	$487.35B	$60.48	0.07%	$35.63B	31.50x	1.93
MNST	MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP	NASDAQ	Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	$57.77B	$55.46	0.47%	$2.23B	34.66x	0.18
DG	DOLLAR GENERAL CORP	NYSE	Discount Stores	$30.96B	$140.95	0.06%	$3.30B	18.62x	3.56
KHC	KRAFT HEINZ CO	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$44.01B	$36.24	1.48%	$5.50B	15.76x	0.82
PSMT	PRICESMART INC	NASDAQ	Discount Stores	$2.60B	$84.89	-0.60%	$273.81M	21.28x	0.86
FMX	MEXICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INC	NYSE	Beverages - Brewers	$43.28B	$120.97	-0.28%	$7.67B	61.34x	1.41
FIZZ	NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP	NASDAQ	Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	$4.50B	$48.12	0.50%	$253.81M	26.59x	0.41
KMB	KIMBERLY CLARK CORP	NYSE	Household & Personal Products	$46.02B	$136.67	0.01%	$3.35B	24.99x	15.24
STG	SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP	NYSE	Education & Training Services	$116.36M	$8.48	-0.12%	$100.69M	1.32x	6.65
IPAR	INTER PARFUMS INC	NASDAQ	Household & Personal Products	$3.91B	$122.02	1.19%	$232.07M	27.99x	0.62
IMKTA	INGLES MARKETS INC	NASDAQ	Grocery Stores	$1.38B	$72.66	2.38%	$377.85M	7.66x	0.63
OLLI	OLLIE's BARGAIN OUTLET HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Discount Stores	$4.78B	$77.84	-1.12%	$262.74M	26.48x	0.52
CHGG	CHEGG INC	NYSE	Education & Training Services	$478.38M	$4.68	-5.07%	$184.76M	36.00x	0.80
HSY	HERSHEY CO	NYSE	Confectioners	$41.41B	$204.78	2.34%	$2.98B	19.73x	2.02
UVV	UNIVERSAL CORP	NYSE	Tobacco	$1.33B	$54.02	0.04%	$266.42M	10.08x	0.97
JJSF	J&J SNACK FOODS CORP	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$3.17B	$163.39	0.48%	$187.44M	36.55x	0.46
CCEP	COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS PLC	NASDAQ	Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	$33.90B	$73.83	0.26%	$3.31B	18.66x	2.67
BG	BUNGE GLOBAL SA	NYSE	Farm Products	$15.01B	$106.03	0.61%	$3.48B	8.46x	1.36
SYY	SYSCO CORP	NYSE	Food Distribution	$37.93B	$76.17	1.36%	$4.27B	18.49x	10.76
LW	LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS INC	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$12.30B	$85.16	1.59%	$1.76B	11.29x	3.12
NATR	NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$308.48M	$16.47	5.44%	$38.98M	19.15x	0.55
SAM	BOSTON BEER CO INC	NYSE	Beverages - Brewers	$3.48B	$291.16	2.33%	$219.43M	36.30x	0.32
VTRU	VITRU LTD	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$395.43M	$11.69	-0.85%	$132.65M	18.41x	1.57
MDLZ	MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC	NASDAQ	Confectioners	$95.50B	$71.20	1.42%	$7.32B	22.53x	1.72
CELH	CELSIUS HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	$19.30B	$82.81	0.90%	$370.40M	88.76x	1.43
DAR	DARLING INGREDIENTS INC	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$7.41B	$46.35	0.76%	$1.36B	13.63x	1.36
JBSS	SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$1.18B	$102.07	-1.06%	$112.73M	18.23x	0.53
UG	UNITED GUARDIAN INC	NASDAQ	Household & Personal Products	$38.82M	$8.45	5.63%	$3.36M	15.09x	0.14
ABEV	AMBEV SA	NYSE	Beverages - Brewers	$36.55B	$2.32	-0.85%	$5.52B	12.47x	0.67
LRN	STRIDE INC	NYSE	Education & Training Services	$3.08B	$71.22	-0.38%	$382.10M	16.45x	0.72
THS	TREEHOUSE FOODS INC	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$1.82B	$34.64	-2.01%	$254.70M	75.30x	1.46
CHD	CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC	NYSE	Household & Personal Products	$26.24B	$107.31	0.24%	$1.32B	33.64x	1.09
PEP	PEPSICO INC	NASDAQ	Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	$247.17B	$179.79	0.97%	$15.82B	26.91x	4.25
PG	PROCTER & GAMBLE CO	NYSE	Household & Personal Products	$393.79B	$166.85	0.49%	$22.82B	26.53x	1.38
USFD	US FOODS HOLDING CORP	NYSE	Food Distribution	$13.48B	$54.81	0.02%	$1.38B	26.48x	1.78
HIMS	HIMS & HERS HEALTH INC	NYSE	Household & Personal Products	$2.64B	$12.29	-4.88%	$12.96M	-1,229.00x	0.30
CAG	CONAGRA BRANDS INC	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$14.88B	$31.13	1.14%	$2.05B	15.64x	1.39
TR	TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC	NYSE	Confectioners	$2.14B	$29.87	-0.20%	$140.70M	22.68x	0.31
ADM	ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND CO	NYSE	Farm Products	$31.14B	$62.98	0.86%	$5.56B	11.01x	1.36
KDP	KEURIG DR PEPPER INC	NASDAQ	Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	$46.13B	$34.03	0.12%	$3.95B	21.81x	1.12
RLX	RLX TECHNOLOGY INC	NYSE	Tobacco	$3.09B	$1.97	-1.50%	$7.44M	35.18x	0.05
CENT	CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$3.15B	$46.69	0.41%	$388.43M	20.66x	1.34
PM	PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC	NYSE	Tobacco	$154.93B	$99.66	0.20%	$13.15B	19.46x	-7.17
BJ	BJ's WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS INC	NYSE	Discount Stores	$10.38B	$78.08	0.44%	$1.03B	19.82x	3.58
YSG	YATSEN HOLDING LTD	NYSE	Household & Personal Products	$488.99M	$4.54	-1.94%	-$75.74M	-4.82x	0.20
CPB	CAMPBELL SOUP CO	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$13.70B	$45.95	1.55%	$1.61B	17.81x	2.15
EPC	EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE CO	NYSE	Household & Personal Products	$1.98B	$39.97	1.81%	$327.10M	16.18x	1.42
MGPI	MGP INGREDIENTS INC	NASDAQ	Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	$1.83B	$83.07	-0.86%	$158.16M	19.14x	0.61
HRL	HORMEL FOODS CORP	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$19.51B	$35.63	0.68%	$1.38B	24.40x	0.72
AIU	META DATA LTD	NYSE	Education & Training Services	$39.26M	$0.51	-1.92%	$698.32M	0.03x	24.27
FRPT	FRESHPET INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$5.82B	$120.09	1.00%	$83.88M	600.45x	0.51
USNA	USANA HEALTH SCIENCES INC	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$889.85M	$46.71	0.84%	$121.60M	14.55x	0.26
VGR	VECTOR GROUP LTD	NYSE	Tobacco	$1.71B	$10.84	1.31%	$367.16M	9.34x	-2.38
LANC	LANCASTER COLONY CORP	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$5.44B	$197.57	0.68%	$230.59M	40.90x	0.28
NOMD	NOMAD FOODS LTD	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$3.11B	$19.08	0.85%	$523.98M	13.14x	1.47
ALCO	ALICO INC	NASDAQ	Farm Products	$205.93M	$27.01	-2.46%	$72.91M	5.14x	0.52
LAUR	LAUREATE EDUCATION INC	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$2.49B	$16.02	-1.84%	$387.23M	20.28x	1.33
CALM	CAL-MAINE FOODS INC	NASDAQ	Farm Products	$2.81B	$57.28	-1.43%	$421.46M	10.14x	0.24
WMK	WEIS MARKETS INC	NYSE	Grocery Stores	$1.75B	$65.09	-1.15%	$252.25M	17.36x	0.47
DEO	DIAGEO PLC	NYSE	Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	$87.90B	$142.94	0.07%	$7.49B	16.69x	3.37
AGRO	ADECOAGRO SA	NYSE	Farm Products	$1.17B	$11.08	-1.95%	$701.15M	5.24x	1.55
LND	BRASILAGRO - BRAZILIAN AGRICULTURAL REAL ESTATE CO	NYSE	Farm Products	$503.69M	$4.92	-3.15%	$219.85M	9.03x	0.60
KR	KROGER CO	NYSE	Grocery Stores	$40.34B	$55.90	1.64%	$7.02B	18.70x	3.35
NGVC	NATURAL GROCERS BY VITAMIN COTTAGE INC	NYSE	Grocery Stores	$444.90M	$19.52	9.48%	$68.73M	15.49x	3.10
SFM	SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC	NASDAQ	Grocery Stores	$7.61B	$75.73	1.53%	$663.21M	25.93x	1.87
TANH	TANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	NASDAQ	Household & Personal Products	$1.93M	$0.56	-2.95%	$7.20M	0.41x	0.17
DOLE	DOLE PLC	NYSE	Farm Products	$1.17B	$12.31	-0.49%	$352.94M	9.40x	2.51
MKC	MCCORMICK & CO INC	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$20.44B	$76.15	1.08%	$1.24B	28.84x	1.46
ATGE	ADTALEM GLOBAL EDUCATION INC	NYSE	Education & Training Services	$2.44B	$64.80	1.25%	$317.25M	23.82x	1.06
BF.B	BROWN FORMAN CORP	NYSE	Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	$23.21B	$49.12	1.78%	$1.43B	24.44x	1.54
CCU	UNITED BREWERIES CO INC	NYSE	Beverages - Brewers	$2.33B	$12.61	-1.48%	$189.98M	20.91x	1.71

Consumer Staple Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Beverages - Brewers	6	+1.30%	+4.08%	-1.36%	-0.60%	28.91x	1.73x	+11.92%	+5.06%	+11.44%	+12.61%	Buy
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	16	+0.44%	+7.66%	+12.20%	+28.67%	27.36x	7.18x	+39.44%	+10.23%	+18.35%	+6.59%	Strong Buy
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	12	+0.29%	+2.98%	+0.01%	-7.87%	21.02x	6.23x	+35.43%	+9.40%	+15.64%	+20.49%	Strong Buy
Confectioners	4	+1.85%	+2.84%	+5.51%	-21.86%	21.69x	4.16x	+26.09%	+9.36%	+16.70%	+3.51%	Buy
Discount Stores	11	+0.41%	+4.11%	+3.10%	+16.70%	35.26x	7.17x	+23.25%	+7.26%	+19.35%	+4.60%	Buy
Education & Training Services	44	-0.02%	+4.04%	+6.71%	+30.22%	-338.68x	2.20x	+9.75%	+5.02%	+20.55%	+17.77%	Buy
Farm Products	23	-0.60%	+2.55%	+0.85%	-9.90%	-2.78x	1.29x	+8.80%	+4.08%	+10.45%	+3.47%	Buy
Food Distribution	12	+0.71%	+1.70%	-1.48%	-1.17%	22.72x	4.22x	+57.27%	+6.21%	+14.94%	+16.53%	Strong Buy
Grocery Stores	12	+1.28%	+1.20%	+2.34%	+10.05%	15.88x	3.22x	+23.88%	+4.57%	+9.25%	+0.77%	Hold
Household & Personal Products	29	-0.05%	+2.60%	+1.65%	-1.29%	25.72x	7.64x	+172.23%	+10.68%	+21.00%	+10.94%	Buy
Packaged Foods	63	+0.43%	+3.80%	+4.84%	-11.51%	23.24x	2.19x	+12.30%	+5.69%	+11.88%	+9.51%	Buy
Pharmaceutical Retailers	9	-4.28%	-4.92%	-13.90%	-55.50%	-2.63x	1.11x	-32.58%	-6.64%	-13.16%	+60.04%	Buy
Tobacco	12	+0.33%	+2.21%	+11.07%	-37.25%	11.42x	6.04x	-96.45%	+9.36%	+21.68%	+6.31%	Buy

Consumer Staple Stocks FAQ

What are the best consumer staple stocks to buy right now in May 2024?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best consumer staple stocks to buy right now are:

1. Duckhorn Portfolio (NYSE:NAPA)

Duckhorn Portfolio (NYSE:NAPA) is the top consumer staple stock with a Zen Score of 64, which is 33 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 31. It passed 21 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Duckhorn Portfolio has seen its stock lose -43.51% over the past year, underperforming other consumer staple stocks by -46 percentage points.

Duckhorn Portfolio has an average 1 year price target of $11.50, an upside of 40.59% from Duckhorn Portfolio's current stock price of $8.18.

Duckhorn Portfolio stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Duckhorn Portfolio, 37.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 37.5% have issued a Buy, 12.5% have issued a Hold, while 12.5% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU)

Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU) is the second best consumer staple stock with a Zen Score of 63, which is 32 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 31. It passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Acme United has seen its stock return 56.08% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 54 percentage points.

3. Andersons (NASDAQ:ANDE)

Andersons (NASDAQ:ANDE) is the third best consumer staple stock with a Zen Score of 63, which is 32 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 31. It passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Andersons has seen its stock return 47.43% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 45 percentage points.

Andersons has an average 1 year price target of $65.00, an upside of 21.72% from Andersons's current stock price of $53.40.

Andersons stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Andersons, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the consumer staple stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 88 consumer staple stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 consumer staple stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Myndai (NYSEMKT:MYND)

Myndai (NYSEMKT:MYND) has an annual dividend yield of 249.03%, which is 242 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 7.34%.

Myndai's dividend payout ratio of -625.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Trxade Health (NASDAQ:MEDS)

Trxade Health (NASDAQ:MEDS) has an annual dividend yield of 138.89%, which is 132 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 7.34%.

Trxade Health's dividend payout ratio of -34.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Brasilagro Brazilian Agricultural Real Estate Co (NYSE:LND)

Brasilagro Brazilian Agricultural Real Estate Co (NYSE:LND) has an annual dividend yield of 13.03%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 7.34%. Brasilagro Brazilian Agricultural Real Estate Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. Brasilagro Brazilian Agricultural Real Estate Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Brasilagro Brazilian Agricultural Real Estate Co's dividend payout ratio of 117.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are consumer staple stocks up?

Consumer staple stocks were up 0.36% in the last day, and up 3.89% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why consumer staple stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued consumer staple stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued consumer staple stocks right now are:

1. Ingles Markets (NASDAQ:IMKTA)

Ingles Markets (NASDAQ:IMKTA) is the most undervalued consumer staple stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Ingles Markets has a valuation score of 100, which is 72 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 28. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ingles Markets's stock has dropped -9.95% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by -13 percentage points.

2. Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA)

Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) is the second most undervalued consumer staple stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Village Super Market has a valuation score of 100, which is 72 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 28. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Village Super Market's stock has gained 41.4% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 39 percentage points.

3. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)

Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) is the third most undervalued consumer staple stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Natures Sunshine Products has a valuation score of 100, which is 72 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 28. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Natures Sunshine Products's stock has gained 54.94% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 52 percentage points.

Are consumer staple stocks a good buy now?

41.1% of consumer staple stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect consumer staple stocks to rise by 9.64% over the next year.

What is the average p/e ratio of the consumer defensive sector?

The average P/E ratio of the consumer defensive sector is 21.15x.

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