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Best Food Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top food stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best food stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Packaged Foods

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Food is Zen Rated D and is the 88th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
JBSS	SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC	$74.45	-2.22%	-2.39%	-10.28%	1.29%	15.88%	5.17%	-24.02%	-16.07%	9.44%	$85.15	$58.47	12.57%	27.33%	0.32	149,000	47.52%
NATR	NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC	$23.73	-1.21%	-3.10%	-11.72%	7.96%	42.78%	88.48%	121.16%	15.93%	167.53%	$28.14	$11.01	15.67%	115.53%	0.64	149,000	3.47%
HLF	HERBALIFE LTD	$14.71	-1.21%	-4.42%	-26.30%	7.77%	61.47%	84.11%	-12.80%	-68.23%	-53.28%	$20.40	$6.20	27.89%	137.45%	0.97	3,388,000	169.96%
SENEA	SENECA FOODS CORP	$140.72	-2.05%	-2.13%	7.37%	26.68%	34.88%	62.23%	170.98%	169.42%	318.68%	$148.97	$81.00	5.54%	73.73%	0.43	121,000	16.35%
POST	POST HOLDINGS INC	$96.72	-0.71%	-1.76%	-9.40%	-4.24%	-5.79%	-13.59%	11.02%	-8.32%	38.41%	$119.85	$95.07	19.30%	1.74%	0.42	873,000	-31.37%
USNA	USANA HEALTH SCIENCES INC	$16.91	-1.34%	-2.48%	-21.97%	-14.12%	-43.04%	-38.08%	-72.59%	-82.91%	-71.96%	$38.32	$16.72	55.87%	1.17%	0.71	200,000	31.58%
FLO	FLOWERS FOODS INC	$8.18	-2.27%	-6.94%	-18.77%	-25.30%	-37.70%	-54.96%	-69.75%	-65.99%	-56.42%	$20.23	$8.17	59.57%	0.12%	0.29	9,221,000	119.18%
SJM	J M SMUCKER CO	$99.37	-1.04%	-6.33%	-9.97%	0.22%	-8.06%	-9.13%	-35.67%	-21.91%	-22.57%	$120.76	$93.30	17.71%	6.51%	0.20	2,969,000	47.56%
DAR	DARLING INGREDIENTS INC	$55.14	-2.92%	0.62%	6.86%	58.81%	76.62%	81.44%	1.27%	-22.52%	339.01%	$57.96	$26.00	4.87%	112.08%	1.05	3,020,000	16.42%
MAMA	MAMA's CREATIONS INC	$14.23	-5.01%	-10.90%	-10.45%	3.79%	29.95%	122.69%	713.14%	402.83%	3,248.24%	$17.85	$6.07	20.28%	134.43%	0.60	514,000	105.60%
INGR	INGREDION INC	$109.16	-0.98%	-2.82%	-6.83%	-1.70%	-10.59%	-17.15%	10.95%	21.01%	2.54%	$141.78	$103.24	23.01%	5.73%	0.49	2,362,000	157.02%
BGS	B&G FOODS INC	$4.85	-2.02%	-7.44%	-8.14%	7.54%	6.59%	-29.71%	-67.73%	-85.47%	-85.91%	$7.24	$3.67	32.96%	32.15%	0.41	2,866,000	84.19%
JBS	JBS NV	$14.25	-5.19%	-5.50%	-12.52%	-1.52%	-6.86%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16.95	$12.37	15.93%	15.20%	0.51	4,431,000	12.86%
SFD	SMITHFIELD FOODS INC	$23.12	0.04%	-1.28%	-7.67%	1.85%	-3.71%	17.66%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$26.07	$18.55	11.30%	24.64%	0.45	2,486,000	139.27%
SMPL	SIMPLY GOOD FOODS CO	$14.13	-3.09%	-1.98%	-16.44%	-28.13%	-46.07%	-57.59%	-62.25%	-55.52%	N/A	$38.15	$14.06	62.96%	0.50%	0.72	3,951,000	151.50%
DDC	DDC ENTERPRISE LTD	$2.05	-5.53%	-7.24%	-20.54%	-10.87%	-81.18%	-62.25%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$20.83	$1.62	90.16%	26.54%	1.67	18,800	-68.14%
NOMD	NOMAD FOODS LTD	$9.75	-1.02%	-0.91%	-25.23%	-22.50%	-26.25%	-50.13%	-45.04%	-64.25%	16.35%	$20.29	$9.54	51.95%	2.20%	0.47	1,123,000	-32.10%
BRCC	BRC INC	$0.85	-1.28%	-6.59%	24.27%	-29.75%	-45.16%	-60.65%	-83.27%	-91.47%	N/A	$2.40	$0.60	64.51%	41.67%	0.84	705,000	51.94%
BRBR	BELLRING BRANDS INC	$17.22	-0.69%	2.32%	-9.56%	-41.63%	-52.73%	-75.54%	-43.21%	-30.42%	N/A	$79.57	$15.97	78.36%	7.83%	0.81	5,513,000	59.01%
LWAY	LIFEWAY FOODS INC	$17.80	-0.17%	-14.87%	-19.02%	-26.66%	-33.06%	-24.86%	189.43%	164.09%	61.23%	$34.20	$17.31	47.95%	2.83%	0.74	74,500	18.25%
HRL	HORMEL FOODS CORP	$22.14	-1.03%	-2.21%	-11.40%	-8.21%	-8.93%	-25.40%	-42.88%	-54.40%	-49.26%	$32.07	$21.03	30.96%	5.28%	0.17	3,242,000	-11.47%
LW	LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS INC	$40.00	-1.57%	-1.36%	-17.13%	-6.54%	-27.76%	-24.17%	-59.63%	-49.53%	N/A	$67.06	$39.60	40.35%	1.01%	0.66	37,314,000	1,730.01%
MZTI	MARZETTI CO	$144.08	1.64%	-4.87%	-13.11%	-13.68%	-18.04%	-17.28%	-28.20%	-21.66%	34.48%	$193.40	$138.44	25.50%	4.08%	0.40	747,000	180.83%
MKC	MCCORMICK & CO INC	$53.23	-1.52%	-8.68%	-22.29%	-22.77%	-17.64%	-34.04%	-27.36%	-39.41%	13.09%	$83.15	$52.63	35.98%	1.14%	0.35	10,768,000	153.36%
PPC	PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP	$35.23	-1.23%	-2.76%	-15.60%	-10.63%	-14.47%	-32.16%	52.78%	43.15%	42.34%	$56.73	$34.98	37.90%	0.71%	0.48	995,000	97.42%
LFVN	LIFEVANTAGE CORP	$4.67	-1.27%	-10.02%	-3.71%	-22.04%	-55.73%	-71.31%	35.36%	-50.69%	-49.57%	$16.30	$3.92	71.35%	19.28%	0.81	82,000	12.33%
FTLF	FITLIFE BRANDS INC	$12.69	-3.72%	-8.11%	-17.28%	-25.22%	-33.94%	-6.96%	N/A	-56.92%	17.50%	$20.98	$9.83	39.51%	29.09%	0.72	37,700	242.73%
KHC	KRAFT HEINZ CO	$21.57	-0.87%	-4.47%	-11.60%	-10.68%	-18.23%	-27.40%	-43.15%	-45.46%	-71.84%	$31.15	$21.51	30.75%	0.28%	0.27	19,597,000	28.55%
FRPT	FRESHPET INC	$64.54	2.17%	-15.74%	-13.38%	0.89%	26.50%	-25.32%	9.30%	-56.85%	740.36%	$89.80	$46.76	28.13%	38.02%	1.20	1,724,000	-23.45%
JJSF	J&J SNACK FOODS CORP	$74.54	-0.17%	-9.41%	-11.94%	-18.98%	-24.42%	-41.77%	-47.83%	-51.72%	-29.41%	$142.69	$73.76	47.76%	1.06%	0.37	614,000	139.84%
ABVE	ABOVE FOOD INGREDIENTS INC	$0.70	-33.33%	-39.66%	-53.64%	-60.45%	-54.25%	58.73%	-93.15%	-92.96%	N/A	$6.56	$0.32	89.33%	120.82%	0.57	6,741,000	497.08%
UTZ	UTZ BRANDS INC	$7.54	-2.08%	-0.26%	-22.27%	-27.15%	-40.77%	-44.52%	-53.74%	-70.93%	N/A	$14.67	$7.26	48.60%	3.93%	0.54	2,778,000	58.65%
WEST	WESTROCK COFFEE CO	$4.24	-2.08%	-0.47%	-14.00%	3.16%	-16.04%	-34.97%	-64.67%	N/A	N/A	$7.92	$3.59	46.46%	18.11%	0.58	533,000	48.47%
CPB	CAMPBELL's CO	$21.07	0.19%	-2.95%	-21.47%	-26.20%	-36.61%	-44.52%	-61.04%	-58.70%	-67.24%	$40.59	$20.80	48.09%	1.30%	0.15	11,274,000	15.65%
CAG	CONAGRA BRANDS INC	$15.16	-1.56%	-7.62%	-17.92%	-12.17%	-17.25%	-41.47%	-58.06%	-60.39%	-64.86%	$27.68	$15.07	45.23%	0.63%	0.21	24,494,000	18.25%
ATPC	AGAPE ATP CORP	$2.19	-8.37%	-50.68%	2.82%	-63.50%	-96.55%	-95.71%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$128.25	$1.72	98.29%	27.25%	0.04	55,000	-25.07%
GIS	GENERAL MILLS INC	$37.01	-1.31%	-6.02%	-17.06%	-21.92%	-26.08%	-36.53%	-54.11%	-39.77%	-39.62%	$62.61	$37.01	40.89%	0.00%	0.12	28,159,000	154.51%
MICC	MAGNUM ICE CREAM CO NV	$14.85	-1.72%	-4.19%	-10.81%	-6.19%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.93	$14.45	25.49%	2.77%	1.09	1,735,000	-19.75%
OFRM	ONCE UPON A FARM PBC	$17.10	-1.50%	-9.38%	-29.02%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$26.97	$15.76	36.60%	8.50%	1.28	346,000	-44.10%
HAIN	HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC	$0.58	-13.43%	-12.78%	-32.08%	-51.26%	-64.85%	-84.49%	-96.55%	-98.71%	-98.60%	$4.27	$0.58	86.42%	0.00%	0.80	2,816,000	271.99%
ORIS	ORIENTAL RISE HOLDINGS LTD	$0.51	-2.85%	-21.95%	-57.33%	-69.74%	-88.77%	-97.67%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$26.60	$0.28	98.08%	82.21%	0.35	697,000	-94.27%
BOF	BRANCHOUT FOOD INC	$3.48	-4.92%	-5.18%	-16.75%	-2.25%	56.05%	78.46%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.95	$1.53	29.70%	127.45%	0.78	99,000	280.77%
LSF	LAIRD SUPERFOOD INC	$2.39	-4.02%	-0.42%	-18.43%	-5.53%	-61.82%	-60.17%	198.75%	-93.47%	N/A	$7.94	$1.98	69.90%	20.71%	1.00	81,000	307.04%
BYND	BEYOND MEAT INC	$0.70	-2.11%	-8.42%	-4.00%	-34.95%	-75.49%	-79.94%	-95.41%	-99.50%	N/A	$7.69	$0.50	90.95%	39.20%	1.88	18,658,000	1.85%
WYHG	WING YIP FOOD HOLDINGS GROUP LTD	$0.42	-6.67%	-11.58%	1.94%	-41.67%	-68.66%	-95.30%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$12.00	$0.39	96.50%	7.69%	0.11	16,400	-43.45%
STKL	SUNOPTA INC	$6.50	0.78%	0.93%	1.09%	74.73%	6.56%	21.04%	-13.79%	-57.93%	32.92%	$6.94	$3.32	6.34%	95.78%	1.14	2,607,000	143.42%
BHST	BIOHARVEST SCIENCES INC	$4.27	-2.95%	2.89%	-9.34%	-23.06%	-54.04%	-33.17%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$12.80	$4.10	66.64%	4.15%	0.81	4,100	32.26%
BON	BON NATURAL LIFE LTD	$1.43	-1.38%	-3.38%	-10.06%	-8.92%	-29.56%	-78.00%	-99.61%	N/A	N/A	$4.75	$1.14	69.89%	25.44%	0.25	25,500	84.78%
BRLS	BOREALIS FOODS INC	$1.60	0.00%	-1.23%	0.00%	-5.33%	-37.50%	-73.55%	-84.69%	N/A	N/A	$7.00	$0.60	77.14%	166.67%	0.24	7,400	-28.16%
CENT	CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO	$35.19	-2.76%	-4.22%	-11.29%	9.15%	3.64%	-3.16%	10.83%	-16.45%	180.18%	$41.25	$28.77	14.70%	22.31%	0.69	309,000	267.86%
BRID	BRIDGFORD FOODS CORP	$7.95	8.43%	6.00%	6.35%	7.58%	-1.24%	-20.42%	-41.93%	-48.11%	-27.33%	$9.68	$7.00	17.83%	13.57%	0.17	15,400	4,300.00%
COOT	AUSTRALIAN OILSEEDS HOLDINGS LTD	$0.61	-7.58%	-16.89%	5.17%	-1.45%	8.54%	-55.11%	-94.35%	-93.91%	N/A	$4.50	$0.41	86.44%	48.78%	0.25	195,000	-26.14%
FARM	FARMER BROTHERS CO	$1.24	-0.80%	1.64%	-15.07%	-15.65%	-34.04%	-42.59%	-66.12%	-88.91%	-95.24%	$2.50	$1.21	50.40%	2.48%	0.80	178,000	-31.80%
PETZ	TDH HOLDINGS INC	$1.23	3.11%	6.60%	7.63%	22.09%	8.58%	-9.78%	10.54%	-97.96%	N/A	$1.68	$0.65	26.96%	88.77%	0.98	4,400	131.58%
NAII	NATURAL ALTERNATIVES INTERNATIONAL INC	$2.56	-2.29%	-5.19%	-2.66%	-18.73%	-15.51%	-29.09%	-71.90%	-84.97%	-78.30%	$4.96	$2.33	48.39%	9.87%	0.42	57,000	11.76%
PLAG	PLANET GREEN HOLDINGS CORP	$1.69	8.33%	-19.91%	-38.10%	-19.79%	-13.78%	4.32%	-66.35%	-93.40%	-99.42%	$4.49	$0.47	62.36%	259.57%	0.86	140,000	-65.35%
PAVS	PARANOVUS ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY LTD	$0.31	9.64%	-81.05%	-75.04%	-84.88%	-99.67%	-99.77%	-99.94%	-99.99%	N/A	$140.00	$0.24	99.78%	25.82%	0.30	1,301,000	88.28%
NCRA	NOCERA INC	$0.24	2.13%	-10.11%	-36.84%	-72.25%	-83.89%	-74.47%	-79.13%	N/A	N/A	$2.40	$0.18	90.00%	33.33%	0.40	189,000	281.82%
RKDA	ARCADIA BIOSCIENCES INC	$1.75	6.06%	-2.78%	-7.41%	-50.98%	-53.58%	-46.97%	-75.86%	-98.44%	-99.92%	$6.71	$1.53	73.92%	14.45%	0.83	47,500	-52.50%
STKH	STEAKHOLDER FOODS LTD	$1.21	-3.20%	4.31%	-15.97%	-53.28%	-74.74%	-97.71%	-99.53%	-99.97%	N/A	$53.62	$1.12	97.74%	8.04%	0.89	2,900	-75.83%
MEHA	FUNCTIONAL BRANDS INC	$0.16	1.26%	-16.58%	-25.46%	-29.39%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.00	$0.13	97.99%	23.85%	3.76	847,000	-16.80%
UCFI	CN HEALTHY FOOD TECH GROUP CORP	$5.51	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	-45.45%	-47.67%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$14.13	$3.41	61.00%	61.58%	-0.00	0	N/A
JVA	COFFEE HOLDING CO INC	$4.38	1.39%	39.94%	36.88%	19.67%	-12.75%	0.92%	141.99%	-16.73%	12.14%	$5.63	$2.75	22.22%	59.27%	0.90	218,000	-31.01%
SOWG	SOW GOOD INC	$0.48	0.84%	4.35%	9.09%	-6.25%	-40.00%	-82.55%	N/A	-92.50%	-98.40%	$2.12	$0.23	77.36%	106.90%	1.86	133,000	-54.45%
HCWC	HEALTHY CHOICE WELLNESS CORP	$0.29	3.23%	0.35%	-1.37%	13.39%	-60.76%	-57.83%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.98	$0.22	70.61%	30.32%	0.41	290,000	31.82%
FAMI	FARMMI INC	$1.26	0.80%	2.44%	-3.08%	-13.10%	-31.52%	-37.00%	-96.88%	-99.95%	N/A	$2.22	$1.11	43.24%	13.51%	0.80	1,000	-84.38%

Food Stocks FAQ

What are the best food stocks to buy right now in Mar 2026?

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. Sanfilippo John B & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS)

Sanfilippo John B & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) is the #1 top food stock out of 66 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Sanfilippo John B & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Sanfilippo John B & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 11 points higher than the food industry average of 29.

JBSS passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Sanfilippo John B & Son has seen its stock return 5.17% over the past year, overperforming other food stocks by 35 percentage points.

Sanfilippo John B & Son has an average 1 year price target of $109.00, an upside of 46.41% from Sanfilippo John B & Son's current stock price of $74.45.

Sanfilippo John B & Son stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Sanfilippo John B & Son, 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.

2. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)

Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) is the #2 top food stock out of 66 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 6 points higher than the food industry average of 29.

NATR passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Natures Sunshine Products has seen its stock return 88.48% over the past year, overperforming other food stocks by 119 percentage points.

Natures Sunshine Products has an average 1 year price target of $33.00, an upside of 39.06% from Natures Sunshine Products's current stock price of $23.73.

Natures Sunshine Products stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts 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.

3. Herbalife (NYSE:HLF)

Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) is the #3 top food stock out of 66 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is 2 points higher than the food industry average of 29.

HLF passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Herbalife has seen its stock return 84.11% over the past year, overperforming other food stocks by 114 percentage points.

Herbalife has an average 1 year price target of $18.00, an upside of 22.37% from Herbalife's current stock price of $14.71.

Herbalife stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Herbalife, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% 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 18 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 15.67%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the food industry average of 5.72%. B&G Foods's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. B&G Foods's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

B&G Foods's dividend payout ratio of -140.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG)

Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) has an annual dividend yield of 9.23%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the food industry average of 5.72%. 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 -666.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO)

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) has an annual dividend yield of 9.09%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the food industry average of 5.72%. Flowers Foods's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Flowers Foods's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Flowers Foods's dividend payout ratio of 246% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are food stocks down?

Food stocks were down -0.99% in the last day, and down -4.88% over the last week. Mccormick & Co was the among the top losers in the packaged foods industry, dropping -1.52% yesterday.

McCormick & Company shares are trading higher after the company confirmed that it's engaged in discussions with Unilever regarding a potential strategic transaction involving its Foods business.

What are the most undervalued food stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued food stocks right now are:

1. Herbalife (NYSE:HLF)

Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) is the most undervalued food stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Herbalife has a valuation score of 57, which is 33 points higher than the food industry average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Herbalife's stock has gained 84.11% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the food industry by 114 percentage points.

2. Usana Health Sciences (NYSE:USNA)

Usana Health Sciences (NYSE:USNA) is the second most undervalued food stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Usana Health Sciences has a valuation score of 57, which is 33 points higher than the food industry average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Usana Health Sciences's stock has dropped -38.08% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the food industry by -8 percentage points.

3. Ingredion (NYSE:INGR)

Ingredion (NYSE:INGR) is the third most undervalued food stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Ingredion has a valuation score of 29, which is 5 points higher than the food industry average of 24. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ingredion's stock has dropped -17.15% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the food industry by 13 percentage points.

Are food stocks a good buy now?

42.11% of food stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect food stocks to rise by 32.35% over the next year.

4.55% of food stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 11.36% of food stocks are rated B (Buy), 70.45% are rated C (Hold), 11.36% are rated D (Sell), and 2.27% are rated F (Strong Sell).

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

The average P/E ratio of the packaged foods industry is 16.74x.

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1. Sanfilippo John B & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS)

2. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)

3. Herbalife (NYSE:HLF)

1. B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS)

2. Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG)

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2. Usana Health Sciences (NYSE:USNA)

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Sectors & Industries Consumer DefensivePackaged Foods
Best Food Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top food stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best food stocks to buy now. Learn More.