Best Food Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top food stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best food stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the packaged foods industry.

Industry: Packaged Foods
Ticker
Company
Forecast Score
Market Cap
Price
Price Target
Upside/Downside
Top Analysts Upside/Downside
Consensus
Top Analysts Consensus
Analysts
Top Analysts
Fore. Revenue Growth
Fore. Earnings Growth
Forecast ROE
Forecast ROA
NATR
NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC
$265.31M$14.36$19.5035.79%Strong Buy2N/AN/AN/AN/A
FARM
FARMER BROTHERS CO
$44.20M$2.07$4.50117.39%Strong Buy12.71%N/A-20.59%-4.77%
LSF
LAIRD SUPERFOOD INC
$76.31M$7.43$12.0061.51%Strong Buy128.86%N/A0.79%0.55%
JJSF
J&J SNACK FOODS CORP
$2.44B$125.09$200.0059.88%Strong Buy13.27%18.46%13.96%9.81%
CENT
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO
$2.52B$38.45$42.5010.53%Strong Buy21.01%12.13%10.28%4.42%
STKL
SUNOPTA INC
$869.91M$7.44$9.5027.69%Strong Buy2N/AN/A16.68%3.85%
BTTR
BETTER CHOICE CO INC
$3.90M$2.02$10.00395.05%Strong Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
FTLF
FITLIFE BRANDS INC
$138.04M$15.01$20.0033.24%Strong Buy110.78%73.52%88.58%51.64%
UTZ
UTZ BRANDS INC
$1.93B$13.67$18.2533.50%Strong Buy42.54%N/A19.31%5.01%
MAMA
MAMA's CREATIONS INC
$283.41M$7.54$10.6741.47%Strong Buy316.08%111.11%31.05%14.91%
NOMD
NOMAD FOODS LTD
$2.96B$17.41$22.0026.36%Strong Buy32.17%27.43%13.93%5.76%
SMPL
SIMPLY GOOD FOODS CO
$3.81B$37.69$43.3314.97%Strong Buy36.19%14.78%N/AN/A
DAR
DARLING INGREDIENTS INC
$6.30B$39.60$48.6722.90%Strong Buy61.61%56.37%11.18%4.81%
WEST
WESTROCK COFFEE CO
$626.35M$6.65$11.5072.93%Strong Buy224.23%N/A6.83%0.70%
LFVN
LIFEVANTAGE CORP
$260.06M$20.72$30.5047.20%Strong Buy2N/AN/AN/AN/A
FRPT
FRESHPET INC
$6.33B$130.35$171.5531.60%Strong Buy1125.24%46.62%15.58%10.39%
HRL
HORMEL FOODS CORP
$15.85B$28.87$34.0017.77%Strong Buy31.30%12.17%13.94%8.30%
BRBR
BELLRING BRANDS INC
$9.68B$75.48$80.506.65%Strong Buy1410.32%10.29%-300.38%49.75%
BRFS
BRF SA
$6.24B$3.72$14.50289.78%Buy24.15%N/A22.33%5.82%
HLF
HERBALIFE LTD
$528.15M$5.24$10.3898.00%Buy4N/AN/A-17.96%6.46%
BRCC
BRC INC
$531.86M$2.50$5.00100.00%Buy37.67%N/AN/AN/A
POST
POST HOLDINGS INC
$6.20B$109.81$129.3317.78%Buy31.02%4.37%11.86%3.60%
LWAY
LIFEWAY FOODS INC
$316.18M$21.34$25.0017.15%Buy1N/AN/A21.54%16.88%
INGR
INGREDION INC
$8.31B$127.56$158.2024.02%Buy5-0.21%6.96%19.50%10.23%
RKDA
ARCADIA BIOSCIENCES INC
$6.55M$4.80$6.0025.00%Buy1N/AN/A1.59%1.07%
LW
LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS INC
$8.34B$58.49$75.5529.16%Buy111.43%17.73%42.89%9.40%
MKC
MCCORMICK & CO INC
$20.56B$76.67$85.5011.52%Buy62.67%6.55%18.99%7.69%
LANC
LANCASTER COLONY CORP
$5.14B$186.58$211.3313.27%Buy31.98%12.01%20.96%16.57%
SJM
J M SMUCKER CO
$10.96B$103.00$125.4321.78%Buy70.86%31.08%15.39%5.87%
CAG
CONAGRA BRANDS INC
$11.71B$24.53$30.1422.88%Buy70.60%37.35%15.04%6.30%
GIS
GENERAL MILLS INC
$32.02B$58.08$69.9120.37%Buy11-0.82%1.49%29.97%8.26%
PPC
PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP
$12.21B$51.50$47.40-7.96%Hold5N/AN/A28.90%11.36%
CPB
CAMPBELL's CO
$11.15B$37.39$50.2734.46%Hold112.16%23.82%27.87%6.65%
KHC
KRAFT HEINZ CO
$35.02B$28.96$33.7716.61%Hold130.04%42.13%8.04%4.39%
K
KELLANOVA
$28.36B$82.28$81.14-1.38%Hold77.89%12.69%41.79%9.68%
USNA
USANA HEALTH SCIENCES INC
$591.42M$31.03$38.0022.46%Hold113.67%8.80%12.98%10.31%
FLO
FLOWERS FOODS INC
$3.89B$18.46$20.5011.05%Hold22.60%7.47%22.11%9.07%
HAIN
HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC
$378.13M$4.19$6.8062.29%Hold51.28%N/A6.84%2.81%
THS
TREEHOUSE FOODS INC
$1.72B$33.53$35.004.38%Hold41.29%N/A9.41%3.68%
BGS
B&G FOODS INC
$444.90M$5.62$7.8339.38%Sell3-1.90%N/A7.83%1.73%
BYND
BEYOND MEAT INC
$258.21M$3.96$5.0026.26%Sell13.55%N/AN/A-8.94%
KLG
WK KELLOGG CO
$1.40B$16.31$16.501.16%Sell4-0.92%79.06%45.52%7.57%
FAMI
FARMMI INC
$2.74M$0.26N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
IMG
CIMG INC
$3.26M$0.65N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
STKH
STEAKHOLDER FOODS LTD
$4.43M$1.57N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SENEA
SENECA FOODS CORP
$528.36M$76.80N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BRLS
BOREALIS FOODS INC
$128.27M$6.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PETZ
TDH HOLDINGS INC
$11.97M$1.16N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
DDC
DDC ENTERPRISE LTD
$3.54M$0.16N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ABVE
ABOVE FOOD INGREDIENTS INC
$15.85M$0.57N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PLAG
PLANET GREEN HOLDINGS CORP
$16.46M$2.26N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
WYHG
WING YIP FOOD HOLDINGS GROUP LTD
$385.18M$7.70N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SOWG
SOW GOOD INC
$28.58M$2.79N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-9.99%-5.69%
PAVS
PARANOVUS ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY LTD
$9.98M$1.36N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ORIS
ORIENTAL RISE HOLDINGS LTD
$22.88M$1.04N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
NAII
NATURAL ALTERNATIVES INTERNATIONAL INC
$26.10M$4.21N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ATPC
AGAPE ATP CORP
$4.15M$1.04N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
HCWC
HEALTHY CHOICE WELLNESS CORP
$6.97M$0.71N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
NCRA
NOCERA INC
$11.20M$0.80N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SFD
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC
N/A$21.26N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
JBSS
SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC
$808.85M$69.50N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BON
BON NATURAL LIFE LTD
$5.56M$1.33N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BRID
BRIDGFORD FOODS CORP
$95.40M$10.51N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BOF
BRANCHOUT FOOD INC
$19.63M$2.50N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
JVA
COFFEE HOLDING CO INC
$29.63M$5.19N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Food Stocks FAQ

What are the best food stocks to buy right now in Feb 2025?

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

1. Fitlife Brands (NASDAQ:FTLF)


Fitlife Brands (NASDAQ:FTLF) is the top food stock with a Due Diligence Score of 78, which is 48 points higher than the food industry average of 30. It passed 26 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Fitlife Brands has seen its stock return 36.45% over the past year, overperforming other food stocks by 39 percentage points.

Fitlife Brands has an average 1 year price target of $20.00, an upside of 33.24% from Fitlife Brands's current stock price of $15.01.

Fitlife Brands stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Fitlife Brands, 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. Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY)


Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY) is the second best food stock with a Due Diligence Score of 58, which is 28 points higher than the food industry average of 30. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lifeway Foods has seen its stock return 90.37% over the past year, overperforming other food stocks by 93 percentage points.

Lifeway Foods has an average 1 year price target of $25.00, an upside of 17.15% from Lifeway Foods's current stock price of $21.34.

Lifeway Foods stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Lifeway Foods, 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. Freshpet (NASDAQ:FRPT)


Freshpet (NASDAQ:FRPT) is the third best food stock with a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 26 points higher than the food industry average of 30. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Freshpet has seen its stock return 47.12% over the past year, overperforming other food stocks by 50 percentage points.

Freshpet has an average 1 year price target of $171.55, an upside of 31.6% from Freshpet's current stock price of $130.35.

Freshpet stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Freshpet, 63.64% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 18.18% have issued a Buy, 18.18% 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 17 food stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 food stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG)


Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) has an annual dividend yield of 5.71%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the food industry average of 3.25%. 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 135.9% 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 5.52%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the food industry average of 3.25%. 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 142.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

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


Sanfilippo John B & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) has an annual dividend yield of 4.46%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the food industry average of 3.25%. Sanfilippo John B & Son's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. Sanfilippo John B & Son's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Sanfilippo John B & Son's dividend payout ratio of 74% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are food stocks down?

Food stocks were down -1.13% in the last day, and down -1.38% over the last week. Hain Celestial Group was the among the top losers in the packaged foods industry, dropping -10.66% yesterday.

Hain Celestial shares are trading lower after the company missed Q2 earnings and revenue expectations.

What are the most undervalued food stocks?

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

1. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)


Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) is the most undervalued food stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Natures Sunshine Products has a valuation score of 86, which is 63 points higher than the food industry average of 23. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Natures Sunshine Products's stock has dropped -23.58% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the food industry by -21 percentage points.

2. Coffee Holding Co (NASDAQ:JVA)


Coffee Holding Co (NASDAQ:JVA) is the second most undervalued food stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Coffee Holding Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 48 points higher than the food industry average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Coffee Holding Co's stock has gained 367.57% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the food industry by 371 percentage points.

3. Central Garden & Pet Co (NASDAQ:CENT)


Central Garden & Pet Co (NASDAQ:CENT) is the third most undervalued food stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Central Garden & Pet Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 48 points higher than the food industry average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Central Garden & Pet Co's stock has dropped -11.3% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the food industry by -8 percentage points.

Are food stocks a good buy now?

42.86% of food stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect food stocks to rise by 23.26% 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 22.02x.
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