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Best Consumer Cyclical Stocks to Buy Now (2024)

Top consumer cyclical stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best consumer cyclical stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the consumer cyclical sector.

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

Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) is the top consumer cyclical stock with a Zen Score of 63, which is 32 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 31. It passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sonoco Products Co has seen its stock lose -8.04% over the past year, underperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by -3 percentage points.

Sonoco Products Co has an average 1 year price target of $60.50, an upside of 5.94% from Sonoco Products Co's current stock price of $57.11.

Sonoco Products Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Sonoco Products Co, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Under Armour (NYSE:UAA) is the second best consumer cyclical stock with a Zen Score of 62, which is 31 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 31. It passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Under Armour has seen its stock lose -25.22% over the past year, underperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by -20 percentage points.

Under Armour has an average 1 year price target of $8.10, an upside of 20.36% from Under Armour's current stock price of $6.73.

Under Armour stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Under Armour, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 80% have issued a Hold, while 20% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) is the third best consumer cyclical stock with a Zen Score of 62, which is 31 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 31. It passed 21 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lululemon Athletica has seen its stock lose -4.77% over the past year, overperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by 1 percentage points.

Lululemon Athletica has an average 1 year price target of $489.00, an upside of 38.74% from Lululemon Athletica's current stock price of $352.47.

Lululemon Athletica stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 27 analysts covering Lululemon Athletica, 40.74% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 18.52% have issued a Hold, while 7.41% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 179 consumer cyclical stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 consumer cyclical stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ:BGFV) has an annual dividend yield of 21.84%, which is 19 percentage points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 2.99%. Big 5 Sporting Goods's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. Big 5 Sporting Goods's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Big 5 Sporting Goods's dividend payout ratio of -265.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Dallasnews (NASDAQ:DALN) has an annual dividend yield of 17.16%, which is 14 percentage points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 2.99%. Dallasnews's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Dallasnews's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Dallasnews's dividend payout ratio of -48.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Cato (NYSE:CATO) has an annual dividend yield of 13.49%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 2.99%. Cato's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Cato's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cato's dividend payout ratio of -58.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Consumer cyclical stocks were down -0.08% in the last day, and down -2.03% over the last week. Li Auto was the among the top losers in the consumer cyclical sector, dropping -9.6% yesterday.

Li Auto shares are trading lower amid overall weakness in US-listed Chinese stocks. Markets may be experiencing volatility amid Israel-Iran conflict.

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

Arko (NASDAQ:ARKO) is the most undervalued consumer cyclical stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Arko has a valuation score of 100, which is 69 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 31. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Arko's stock has dropped -47.09% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by -42 percentage points.

Academy Sports & Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) is the second most undervalued consumer cyclical stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Academy Sports & Outdoors has a valuation score of 100, which is 69 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 31. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Academy Sports & Outdoors's stock has dropped -15.51% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by -10 percentage points.

Jdcom (NASDAQ:JD) is the third most undervalued consumer cyclical stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Jdcom has a valuation score of 100, which is 69 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 31. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Jdcom's stock has dropped -31.24% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by -26 percentage points.