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Best Food Stocks to Buy Now (2022)
Top food stocks in 2022 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best food stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the packaged foods industry.

Industry: Packaged Foods

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

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E
DAR	DARLING INGREDIENTS INC	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$10.61B	$66.15	-0.32%	$1.25B	15.38x	1.28
BON	BON NATURAL LIFE LTD	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$18.06M	$2.16	0.60%	$6.53M	3.61x	0.33
PPC	PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$5.50B	$23.02	-0.90%	$1.50B	7.52x	2.26
THRN	THORNE HEALTHTECH INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$249.47M	$4.73	-1.05%	$12.67M	39.42x	0.52
NAII	NATURAL ALTERNATIVES INTERNATIONAL INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$56.46M	$9.27	-2.11%	$17.91M	5.30x	0.65
HAIN	HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$1.51B	$16.88	-1.97%	$160.01M	20.10x	1.27
SMPL	SIMPLY GOOD FOODS CO	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$3.21B	$31.99	-0.37%	$189.72M	32.31x	0.47
FREE	WHOLE EARTH BRANDS INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$161.18M	$3.84	-4.24%	$65.03M	12.00x	1.80
GIS	GENERAL MILLS INC	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$45.47B	$76.61	-1.42%	$4.46B	15.96x	1.92
INGR	INGREDION INC	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$5.28B	$80.52	-1.91%	$907.00M	11.77x	1.31
RGF	REAL GOOD FOOD COMPANY INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$166.33M	$6.46	-1.22%	$797.00k	0.04x	2.83
K	KELLOGG CO	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$23.69B	$69.66	-2.60%	$2.61B	15.94x	3.52
JBSS	SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$872.93M	$75.73	-0.86%	$101.90M	14.13x	0.60
BRBR	BELLRING BRANDS INC	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$2.81B	$20.61	1.03%	$143.60M	26.77x	-2.84
JJSF	J&J SNACK FOODS CORP	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$2.48B	$129.47	-1.42%	$115.48M	50.77x	0.51
MGPI	MGP INGREDIENTS INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$2.33B	$106.16	2.09%	$183.68M	19.73x	0.57
BRID	BRIDGFORD FOODS CORP	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$128.44M	$14.15	-1.74%	$62.89M	3.33x	0.54
FLO	FLOWERS FOODS INC	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$5.23B	$24.69	-1.63%	$452.06M	24.45x	1.31
NOMD	NOMAD FOODS LTD	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$2.47B	$14.20	-4.05%	$443.57M	10.87x	1.57
SJM	J M SMUCKER CO	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$14.64B	$137.41	-1.14%	$1.39B	25.21x	1.00
CPB	CAMPBELL SOUP CO	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$14.11B	$47.12	0.23%	$1.50B	18.77x	2.57
BRFS	BRF SA	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$1.90B	$2.34	-2.50%	$1.15B	18.87x	5.56
CYAN	CYANOTECH CORP	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$13.41M	$2.16	-1.82%	$3.49M	12.00x	0.61
LANC	LANCASTER COLONY CORP	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$4.14B	$150.28	-1.17%	$158.27M	46.10x	0.29
SENEA	SENECA FOODS CORP	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$399.96M	$50.44	1.53%	$97.78M	10.27x	0.80
LW	LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS INC	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$11.12B	$77.38	-0.90%	$625.80M	56.07x	10.48
CENT	CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$1.96B	$36.04	0.03%	$380.61M	12.73x	1.48
HRL	HORMEL FOODS CORP	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$24.82B	$45.44	-1.00%	$1.59B	24.70x	0.78
MMMB	MAMAMANCINI's HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$39.59M	$1.09	-1.80%	-$557.97k	-18.17x	3.00
TWNK	HOSTESS BRANDS INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$3.17B	$23.24	-2.60%	$265.92M	24.46x	1.00
BGS	B&G FOODS INC	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$1.18B	$16.49	-2.19%	$262.45M	28.43x	3.17
POST	POST HOLDINGS INC	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$4.89B	$81.91	-1.05%	$1.49B	7.19x	2.31
FRPT	FRESHPET INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$2.40B	$50.09	-0.14%	-$14.07M	-45.13x	0.14
BSFC	BLUE STAR FOODS CORP	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$15.80M	$0.63	-2.33%	-$2.97M	-3.50x	1.38
NUZE	NUZEE INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$7.74M	$0.33	-0.91%	-$11.49M	-0.49x	0.22
KHC	KRAFT HEINZ CO	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$40.87B	$33.35	-0.63%	$4.13B	26.90x	0.88
CLXT	CALYXT INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$8.05M	$0.17	-3.37%	-$19.80M	-0.31x	1.33
CAG	CONAGRA BRANDS INC	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$15.67B	$32.63	-1.89%	$1.93B	17.64x	1.55
CVGW	CALAVO GROWERS INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$562.98M	$31.75	-1.49%	-$3.90M	-35.28x	0.91
LSF	LAIRD SUPERFOOD INC	NYSEMKT	Packaged Foods	$16.70M	$1.82	1.11%	-$30.14M	-0.53x	0.21
RIBT	RICEBRAN TECHNOLOGIES	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$9.42M	$1.80	-3.74%	-$8.85M	-0.75x	1.03
BTTR	BETTER CHOICE CO INC	NYSEMKT	Packaged Foods	$23.37M	$0.80	-6.02%	-$14.90M	-1.08x	0.36
PETZ	TDH HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$20.45M	$3.24	2.86%	-$9.07M	-1.62x	1.44
TTCF	TATTOOED CHEF INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$410.65M	$4.98	-0.60%	-$60.27M	-5.93x	0.38
MKC	MCCORMICK & CO INC	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$19.12B	$71.27	-3.05%	$1.12B	27.95x	1.81
FARM	FARMER BROTHERS CO	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$88.29M	$4.69	1.08%	$17.36M	-5.27x	2.34
DTEA	DAVIDSTEA INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$19.39M	$0.73	7.35%	-$2.82M	-2.70x	0.68
STKL	SUNOPTA INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$980.30M	$9.10	-0.76%	$41.96M	-182.00x	1.59
JVA	COFFEE HOLDING CO INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$14.27M	$2.50	3.09%	$1.16M	35.71x	0.53
FAMI	FARMMI INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$13.32M	$0.56	0.00%	$610.98k	-0.44x	0.02
SNAX	STRYVE FOODS INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$15.52M	$0.53	1.92%	-$40.95M	-0.29x	0.56
BYND	BEYOND MEAT INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$902.17M	$14.17	-1.80%	-$297.41M	-2.70x	-26.41
BTOG	BIT ORIGIN LTD	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$35.73M	$0.39	5.99%	$3.57M	-9.73x	0.01
PLAG	PLANET GREEN HOLDINGS CORP	NYSEMKT	Packaged Foods	$47.57M	$0.66	0.00%	-$6.56M	-2.06x	0.61
LWAY	LIFEWAY FOODS INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$88.64M	$5.72	0.70%	$3.56M	-190.67x	0.41
HLF	HERBALIFE NUTRITION LTD	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$2.15B	$19.89	-4.05%	$699.70M	5.88x	-2.98
BRCC	BRC INC	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$1.64B	$7.73	1.84%	-$86.70M	N/A	1.92
LNDC	LANDEC CORP	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$263.10M	$8.89	0.00%	-$68.03M	-2.69x	1.73
VGFC	VERY GOOD FOOD CO INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$16.27M	$0.12	-3.91%	N/A	-0.43x	2.55
STKH	STEAKHOLDER FOODS LTD	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$24.67M	$1.95	-2.99%	-$16.94M	-1.26x	0.25
UTZ	UTZ BRANDS INC	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$2.12B	$15.10	-1.63%	$140.20M	100.67x	1.89
SOVO	SOVOS BRANDS INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$1.44B	$14.24	3.41%	$29.22M	-37.47x	1.35
THS	TREEHOUSE FOODS INC	NYSE	Packaged Foods	$2.38B	$42.42	0.71%	$229.70M	-43.29x	1.90
SMFL	SMART FOR LIFE INC	NASDAQ	Packaged Foods	$12.16M	$0.38	0.79%	N/A	N/A	5.56

Food Stocks FAQ

What are the best food stocks to buy right now in Oct 2022?

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

1. Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR)

Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR) is the top food stock with a Zen Score of 74, which is 37 points higher than the food industry average of 37. It passed 25 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Darling Ingredients has seen its stock lose -8% over the past year, overperforming other food stocks by 10 percentage points.

Darling Ingredients has an average 1 year price target of $100.00, an upside of 51.17% from Darling Ingredients's current stock price of $66.15.

Darling Ingredients stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Darling Ingredients, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 28.57% have issued a Buy, 14.29% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Bon Natural Life (NASDAQ:BON)

Bon Natural Life (NASDAQ:BON) is the second best food stock with a Zen Score of 70, which is 33 points higher than the food industry average of 37. It passed 23 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Bon Natural Life has seen its stock lose -74.46% over the past year, underperforming other food stocks by -56 percentage points.

3. Pilgrims Pride (NASDAQ:PPC)

Pilgrims Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) is the third best food stock with a Zen Score of 65, which is 28 points higher than the food industry average of 37. It passed 21 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Pilgrims Pride has seen its stock lose -20.84% over the past year, underperforming other food stocks by -2 percentage points.

Pilgrims Pride has an average 1 year price target of $33.67, an upside of 46.25% from Pilgrims Pride's current stock price of $23.02.

Pilgrims Pride stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Pilgrims Pride, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% 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 food stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 19 food stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 food stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS)

B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS) has an annual dividend yield of 11.52%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the food industry average of 3.11%. B&G Foods's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. B&G Foods's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

B&G Foods's dividend payout ratio of 327.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC)

Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.8%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the food industry average of 3.11%. Kraft Heinz Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Kraft Heinz Co's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Kraft Heinz Co's dividend payout ratio of 129% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG)

Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) has an annual dividend yield of 3.88%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the food industry average of 3.11%. Conagra Brands's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Conagra Brands's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Conagra Brands's dividend payout ratio of 67.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are food stocks down?

Food stocks were down -0.92% in the last day, and down -2.41% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why food stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued food stocks?

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

1. Natural Alternatives International (NASDAQ:NAII)

Natural Alternatives International (NASDAQ:NAII) is the most undervalued food stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Natural Alternatives International has a valuation score of 100, which is 61 points higher than the food industry average of 39. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Natural Alternatives International's stock has dropped -31.33% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the food industry by -13 percentage points.

2. Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA)

Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA) is the second most undervalued food stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Seneca Foods has a valuation score of 86, which is 47 points higher than the food industry average of 39. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Seneca Foods's stock has gained 4.6% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the food industry by 23 percentage points.

3. Whole Earth Brands (NASDAQ:FREE)

Whole Earth Brands (NASDAQ:FREE) is the third most undervalued food stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Whole Earth Brands has a valuation score of 86, which is 47 points higher than the food industry average of 39. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Whole Earth Brands's stock has dropped -66.75% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the food industry by -48 percentage points.

Are food stocks a good buy now?

47.06% of food stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect food stocks to rise by 26.05% over the next year.

What is the average p/e ratio of the packaged foods industry?

The average P/E ratio of the packaged foods industry is 20.47x.

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