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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 C and is the 84th 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	$76.12	-0.37%	-0.64%	-4.59%	-0.65%	18.52%	6.70%	-20.82%	-15.06%	10.61%	$85.15	$58.47	10.60%	30.19%	0.32	53,000	37.66%
NATR	NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC	$23.99	-1.40%	-4.35%	-10.05%	7.24%	45.48%	82.43%	132.46%	20.73%	168.95%	$28.14	$11.01	14.75%	117.89%	0.64	113,000	-39.89%
SENEA	SENECA FOODS CORP	$143.34	-2.30%	0.13%	15.61%	28.44%	35.51%	67.63%	178.17%	153.74%	322.21%	$148.97	$81.00	3.78%	76.96%	0.42	83,000	-32.52%
HLF	HERBALIFE LTD	$15.55	1.70%	-5.13%	-2.45%	8.74%	67.02%	84.02%	-8.64%	-66.49%	-49.55%	$20.40	$6.20	23.77%	151.01%	0.96	769,000	-29.64%
POST	POST HOLDINGS INC	$96.93	-0.77%	-6.85%	-10.66%	-4.21%	-5.78%	-14.94%	13.91%	-7.76%	36.83%	$119.85	$95.07	19.12%	1.96%	0.42	849,000	21.98%
USNA	USANA HEALTH SCIENCES INC	$17.66	0.68%	-0.95%	-14.52%	-13.77%	-41.48%	-36.88%	-71.16%	-82.29%	-70.50%	$38.32	$16.72	53.91%	5.65%	0.70	119,000	-23.23%
SJM	J M SMUCKER CO	$102.64	-2.24%	-5.37%	-3.37%	2.24%	-2.42%	-8.25%	-32.42%	-17.31%	-20.99%	$120.76	$93.30	15.00%	10.01%	0.20	1,955,000	-9.07%
DAR	DARLING INGREDIENTS INC	$56.91	3.08%	8.19%	11.65%	64.48%	71.83%	92.20%	7.58%	-24.87%	359.32%	$57.71	$26.00	1.39%	118.88%	1.05	3,470,000	-26.11%
SFD	SMITHFIELD FOODS INC	$23.64	-0.21%	-0.51%	-5.21%	3.73%	-2.84%	20.98%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$26.07	$18.55	9.30%	27.44%	0.45	840,000	-14.37%
LWAY	LIFEWAY FOODS INC	$19.22	-7.19%	-10.52%	-11.75%	-20.38%	-43.17%	-16.65%	214.57%	205.08%	69.34%	$34.20	$19.10	43.80%	0.63%	0.74	108,000	100.00%
FLO	FLOWERS FOODS INC	$8.73	-1.80%	0.81%	-9.63%	-21.35%	-34.70%	-53.51%	-67.28%	-63.35%	-53.59%	$20.23	$8.46	56.85%	3.19%	0.29	4,018,000	-6.06%
MAMA	MAMA's CREATIONS INC	$16.47	-1.96%	1.98%	9.95%	17.56%	61.63%	155.75%	790.27%	521.51%	4,017.50%	$17.85	$6.05	7.73%	172.23%	0.59	230,000	-57.09%
INGR	INGREDION INC	$113.11	0.97%	0.47%	-2.88%	1.22%	-8.73%	-15.10%	17.09%	22.41%	5.28%	$141.78	$103.24	20.22%	9.56%	0.49	491,000	-32.65%
BGS	B&G FOODS INC	$5.05	-0.39%	-7.17%	-0.39%	6.99%	11.23%	-31.76%	-66.13%	-84.33%	-85.34%	$7.31	$3.67	30.87%	37.60%	0.40	1,773,000	8.24%
DDC	DDC ENTERPRISE LTD	$2.30	0.00%	-8.00%	-18.44%	9.52%	-79.05%	-52.82%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$20.83	$1.62	88.96%	41.98%	1.65	82,000	7.89%
SMPL	SIMPLY GOOD FOODS CO	$15.11	-0.72%	0.67%	-2.58%	-23.14%	-43.05%	-56.14%	-59.00%	-56.47%	N/A	$38.15	$14.28	60.39%	5.81%	0.72	1,603,000	-44.17%
JBS	JBS NV	$15.37	0.52%	-1.09%	-4.71%	8.85%	-1.47%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16.95	$12.37	9.32%	24.25%	0.41	3,036,000	39.84%
BRCC	BRC INC	$0.93	1.53%	-2.62%	34.01%	-23.14%	-45.93%	-56.13%	-82.01%	-90.70%	N/A	$2.40	$0.60	61.17%	55.00%	0.84	709,000	21.82%
NOMD	NOMAD FOODS LTD	$10.00	2.46%	-1.57%	-21.14%	-21.69%	-26.36%	-49.57%	-44.10%	-62.89%	28.21%	$20.29	$9.54	50.71%	4.82%	0.47	1,029,000	-24.67%
BRBR	BELLRING BRANDS INC	$18.51	-0.91%	8.31%	2.38%	-38.22%	-49.47%	-73.26%	-37.40%	-28.64%	N/A	$79.57	$15.97	76.74%	15.90%	0.81	4,367,000	-27.34%
MICC	MAGNUM ICE CREAM CO NV	$15.61	-0.26%	2.09%	-1.89%	-1.45%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.93	$14.45	21.68%	8.03%	1.06	1,345,000	43.39%
HRL	HORMEL FOODS CORP	$22.92	1.01%	-1.80%	-2.22%	-4.46%	-7.91%	-23.50%	-40.23%	-52.21%	-47.97%	$32.07	$21.03	28.53%	8.99%	0.17	3,470,000	-9.78%
LW	LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS INC	$40.92	2.63%	-8.00%	-15.07%	-31.18%	-26.47%	-23.66%	-57.95%	-49.33%	N/A	$67.06	$39.69	38.98%	3.10%	0.66	2,746,000	-15.19%
MZTI	MARZETTI CO	$142.08	-2.96%	-9.85%	-10.29%	-17.88%	-21.28%	-22.45%	-28.30%	-22.53%	31.93%	$193.40	$141.37	26.54%	0.50%	0.40	327,000	-14.62%
PPC	PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP	$37.33	1.61%	-3.39%	-14.14%	-5.76%	-11.79%	-24.74%	61.32%	50.58%	48.96%	$56.73	$35.73	34.20%	4.49%	0.48	610,000	-36.26%
MKC	MCCORMICK & CO INC	$57.08	-1.06%	-9.95%	-17.50%	-16.85%	-14.56%	-30.27%	-21.40%	-34.13%	19.24%	$83.15	$56.68	31.35%	0.71%	0.34	2,442,000	-32.95%
LFVN	LIFEVANTAGE CORP	$4.77	-7.38%	-8.27%	-3.44%	-25.12%	-55.63%	-72.01%	40.29%	-49.52%	-48.43%	$16.86	$3.92	71.71%	21.84%	0.81	85,500	8.23%
ABVE	ABOVE FOOD INGREDIENTS INC	$1.09	-2.24%	-8.40%	-33.13%	-38.07%	-27.81%	146.05%	-89.33%	-89.08%	N/A	$6.56	$0.32	83.38%	243.85%	0.53	866,000	-12.88%
JJSF	J&J SNACK FOODS CORP	$77.60	-5.96%	-7.96%	-8.92%	-17.98%	-23.70%	-41.86%	-44.89%	-52.75%	-27.67%	$142.69	$76.90	45.62%	0.91%	0.36	451,000	56.60%
FRPT	FRESHPET INC	$67.42	-10.55%	-17.57%	-5.96%	3.91%	26.21%	-24.52%	13.08%	-56.66%	798.93%	$89.80	$46.76	24.92%	44.18%	1.20	5,180,000	320.80%
CPB	CAMPBELL's CO	$21.58	0.89%	-12.56%	-22.29%	-24.83%	-34.47%	-44.68%	-59.57%	-55.92%	-66.48%	$40.59	$21.19	46.83%	1.84%	0.15	8,809,000	-25.78%
WEST	WESTROCK COFFEE CO	$4.54	0.44%	12.38%	-8.10%	8.10%	-14.98%	-34.86%	-61.82%	N/A	N/A	$7.92	$3.59	42.68%	26.46%	0.58	564,000	-9.76%
FTLF	FITLIFE BRANDS INC	$13.78	-1.99%	-5.62%	-8.19%	-22.06%	-25.99%	0.73%	N/A	-53.29%	18.79%	$20.98	$9.83	34.32%	40.18%	0.71	21,000	46.85%
ATPC	AGAPE ATP CORP	$2.66	-32.83%	-29.63%	31.03%	-62.27%	-95.84%	-94.78%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$128.25	$1.72	97.93%	54.56%	0.02	284,000	-4.70%
CAG	CONAGRA BRANDS INC	$16.19	1.00%	-10.45%	-14.29%	-9.65%	-14.29%	-37.90%	-54.42%	-56.30%	-62.93%	$27.68	$15.96	41.51%	1.44%	0.20	14,824,000	-13.89%
KHC	KRAFT HEINZ CO	$22.89	0.79%	-3.25%	-3.74%	-7.52%	-11.04%	-25.34%	-39.17%	-41.43%	-70.66%	$31.15	$21.99	26.52%	4.12%	0.26	14,081,000	-2.58%
GIS	GENERAL MILLS INC	$38.74	-0.62%	-8.37%	-13.83%	-20.30%	-21.23%	-36.43%	-51.45%	-34.77%	-37.29%	$62.61	$38.59	38.12%	0.39%	0.12	12,076,000	18.65%
UTZ	UTZ BRANDS INC	$7.61	-0.91%	-3.43%	-15.44%	-28.88%	-38.83%	-43.50%	-52.79%	-71.06%	N/A	$14.67	$7.26	48.13%	4.89%	0.54	1,401,000	32.92%
OFRM	ONCE UPON A FARM PBC	$18.30	1.10%	-14.17%	-23.59%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$26.97	$15.76	32.15%	16.12%	1.45	501,000	-46.13%
HAIN	HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC	$0.71	6.79%	12.03%	-19.73%	-39.49%	-50.83%	-82.39%	-95.77%	-98.41%	-98.27%	$4.27	$0.60	83.42%	18.59%	0.78	877,000	-11.59%
BOF	BRANCHOUT FOOD INC	$3.99	-0.99%	2.05%	23.91%	26.27%	75.00%	110.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.95	$1.53	19.39%	160.78%	0.75	77,000	-1.91%
LSF	LAIRD SUPERFOOD INC	$2.42	-6.20%	-0.62%	-15.97%	19.80%	-57.47%	-51.98%	211.86%	-93.35%	N/A	$7.94	$1.98	69.52%	22.22%	1.00	27,100	-31.57%
BYND	BEYOND MEAT INC	$0.75	-7.30%	-0.93%	7.15%	-28.67%	-72.56%	-78.72%	-95.18%	-99.46%	N/A	$7.69	$0.50	90.26%	49.80%	1.88	27,682,000	4.49%
JVA	COFFEE HOLDING CO INC	$4.12	29.97%	30.38%	34.20%	12.88%	-19.06%	-14.88%	121.51%	-20.31%	8.99%	$5.63	$2.75	26.83%	49.82%	0.91	2,744,000	439.10%
SOWG	SOW GOOD INC	$0.41	-0.96%	6.48%	-6.59%	-23.18%	-48.37%	-85.63%	N/A	-93.73%	-98.48%	$2.89	$0.23	85.78%	77.16%	1.89	252,000	-74.93%
HCWC	HEALTHY CHOICE WELLNESS CORP	$0.30	1.71%	4.93%	13.31%	5.30%	-64.44%	-44.51%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.98	$0.22	69.59%	34.84%	0.41	133,000	-80.09%
FAMI	FARMMI INC	$1.23	-12.14%	-6.82%	0.00%	-12.77%	-30.90%	-37.37%	-97.02%	-99.97%	N/A	$2.22	$1.11	44.59%	10.81%	0.79	26,000	-73.74%
WYHG	WING YIP FOOD HOLDINGS GROUP LTD	$0.47	0.85%	4.87%	12.06%	-41.41%	-64.63%	-94.88%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$12.00	$0.39	96.05%	21.54%	0.09	2,100	-90.37%
PLAG	PLANET GREEN HOLDINGS CORP	$1.49	-43.56%	-38.17%	-43.98%	-26.60%	-20.32%	-17.22%	-71.24%	-94.29%	-99.48%	$4.49	$0.47	66.82%	217.02%	0.87	317,000	-24.52%
STKL	SUNOPTA INC	$6.45	0.00%	0.16%	0.62%	68.85%	1.90%	20.56%	-14.80%	-57.57%	30.04%	$6.94	$3.32	7.06%	94.28%	1.15	962,000	-11.25%
NAII	NATURAL ALTERNATIVES INTERNATIONAL INC	$2.63	-0.75%	-4.36%	2.94%	-16.24%	-12.62%	-24.21%	-71.72%	-83.85%	-78.70%	$4.96	$2.33	46.98%	12.88%	0.42	9,500	-10.38%
NCRA	NOCERA INC	$0.24	-5.51%	-30.64%	-44.19%	-74.19%	-84.21%	-75.51%	-79.13%	N/A	N/A	$2.40	$0.22	90.00%	7.14%	0.40	175,000	-56.36%
BON	BON NATURAL LIFE LTD	$1.49	0.68%	0.00%	-8.59%	-16.76%	-19.02%	-90.27%	-99.61%	N/A	N/A	$10.25	$1.14	85.46%	30.70%	0.24	11,000	-16.03%
BRLS	BOREALIS FOODS INC	$1.67	5.03%	-0.60%	25.56%	-9.24%	-39.05%	-71.21%	-84.02%	N/A	N/A	$7.05	$0.60	76.31%	178.33%	0.24	32,200	73.12%
CENT	CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO	$36.12	-2.33%	-1.50%	-6.45%	6.99%	1.72%	-1.53%	15.95%	-13.75%	188.50%	$41.25	$28.77	12.44%	25.55%	0.69	156,000	67.74%
PETZ	TDH HOLDINGS INC	$1.21	0.00%	5.22%	9.01%	18.05%	13.08%	-11.68%	-1.22%	-97.96%	N/A	$1.68	$0.65	27.98%	86.15%	0.99	3,800	-70.77%
BRID	BRIDGFORD FOODS CORP	$7.24	-2.29%	-3.01%	-3.84%	-4.86%	-8.35%	-28.03%	-47.73%	-53.08%	-32.84%	$10.12	$7.00	28.46%	3.43%	0.18	2,100	-8.70%
COOT	AUSTRALIAN OILSEEDS HOLDINGS LTD	$0.70	0.29%	4.48%	25.00%	3.40%	20.69%	-48.91%	-93.46%	-93.01%	N/A	$4.50	$0.41	84.44%	70.73%	0.24	226,000	-48.17%
FARM	FARMER BROTHERS CO	$1.23	0.00%	-0.81%	-16.33%	-15.75%	-34.22%	-46.05%	-67.02%	-86.86%	-95.23%	$2.50	$1.21	50.80%	1.65%	0.81	621,000	7.25%
BHST	BIOHARVEST SCIENCES INC	$4.36	-4.60%	2.59%	-0.91%	-15.59%	-51.56%	-26.60%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$12.80	$4.10	65.94%	6.34%	0.81	7,000	-86.79%
ORIS	ORIENTAL RISE HOLDINGS LTD	$0.40	-21.29%	-40.74%	-64.65%	-80.05%	-85.61%	-98.25%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$26.60	$0.35	98.48%	14.16%	0.38	7,945,000	2,216.33%
PAVS	PARANOVUS ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY LTD	$0.32	-32.06%	-76.81%	-74.40%	-83.92%	-99.62%	-99.77%	-99.93%	-99.99%	N/A	$140.00	$0.24	99.77%	31.15%	0.30	4,800,000	-93.04%
RKDA	ARCADIA BIOSCIENCES INC	$1.72	-2.27%	-15.69%	7.50%	-54.74%	-50.93%	-46.75%	-76.76%	-98.62%	-99.93%	$6.71	$1.54	74.37%	11.69%	0.83	41,300	166.45%
STKH	STEAKHOLDER FOODS LTD	$1.30	-4.41%	7.44%	-3.70%	-49.02%	-73.42%	-97.27%	-99.52%	-99.97%	N/A	$53.62	$1.12	97.58%	16.07%	0.88	9,400	-72.11%
MEHA	FUNCTIONAL BRANDS INC	$0.17	1.18%	-14.93%	-14.50%	-28.15%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.00	$0.16	97.86%	9.62%	4.00	2,184,000	-54.57%
UCFI	CN HEALTHY FOOD TECH GROUP CORP	$5.51	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	-49.36%	-47.56%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$14.13	$3.41	61.00%	61.58%	-0.00	0	N/A

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 6.7% over the past year, overperforming other food stocks by 36 percentage points.

Sanfilippo John B & Son has an average 1 year price target of $109.00, an upside of 43.19% from Sanfilippo John B & Son's current stock price of $76.12.

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 82.43% over the past year, overperforming other food stocks by 112 percentage points.

Natures Sunshine Products has an average 1 year price target of $33.00, an upside of 37.56% from Natures Sunshine Products's current stock price of $23.99.

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. Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA)

Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA) 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 Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 12 points higher than the food industry average of 29.

SENEA passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Seneca Foods has seen its stock return 67.63% over the past year, overperforming other food stocks by 97 percentage points.

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 15.05%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the food industry average of 5.5%. 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 8.65%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the food industry average of 5.5%. 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 8.52%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the food industry average of 5.5%. 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 -1.69% in the last day, and down -4.91% over the last week. Freshpet was the among the top losers in the packaged foods industry, dropping -10.55% yesterday.

Freshpet shares are trading lower after the BBB National Programs' National Advertising Division recommended that the company's advertising claims that indicate its dog food is "human grade" be discontinued.

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 84.02% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the food industry by 113 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 -36.88% 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 -15.1% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the food industry by 14 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 28.61% over the next year.

4.65% of food stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 11.63% of food stocks are rated B (Buy), 72.09% are rated C (Hold), 9.3% are rated D (Sell), and 2.33% 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 16.68x.

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