According to
Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best food stocks to buy right now are:
1. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)
The Component Grade breakdown for Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.
Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) has a Due Diligence Score of 28, which is -1 points lower than the food industry average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NATR as a "A".
NATR passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Natures Sunshine Products has seen its stock return 3.93% over the past year, overperforming other food stocks by 17 percentage points.
Natures Sunshine Products has an average 1 year
price target of $19.00, an upside of 21.87% from Natures Sunshine Products's current stock price of $15.59.
Natures Sunshine Products stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Natures Sunshine Products, 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.
2. Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN)
The Component Grade breakdown for Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.
Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN) has a Due Diligence Score of 57, which is 28 points higher than the food industry average of 29.
LFVN passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lifevantage has seen its stock return 129.05% over the past year, overperforming other food stocks by 142 percentage points.
Lifevantage has an average 1 year
price target of $35.00, an upside of 155.1% from Lifevantage's current stock price of $13.72.
Lifevantage stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Lifevantage, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Ingredion (NYSE:INGR)
Ingredion (NYSE:INGR) is the #3 top food stock out of 65 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Ingredion (NYSE:INGR) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.
Ingredion (NYSE:INGR) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is 1 points higher than the food industry average of 29.
INGR passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ingredion has seen its stock return 21.6% over the past year, overperforming other food stocks by 34 percentage points.
Ingredion has an average 1 year
price target of $145.75, an upside of 6.12% from Ingredion's current stock price of $137.35.
Ingredion stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Ingredion, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 75% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.