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Best Consumer Staple Stocks to Buy Now (2022)

Top consumer staple stocks in 2022 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best consumer staple stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the consumer defensive sector.

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

Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR) is the top consumer staple stock with a Zen Score of 74, which is 39 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 35. It passed 25 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Darling Ingredients has seen its stock lose -10.98% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 5 percentage points.

Darling Ingredients has an average 1 year price target of $100.00, an upside of 50.56% from Darling Ingredients's current stock price of $66.42.

Darling Ingredients stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Darling Ingredients, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 28.57% have issued a Buy, 14.29% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) is the second best consumer staple stock with a Zen Score of 65, which is 30 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 35. It passed 22 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Afya has seen its stock lose -30.49% over the past year, underperforming other consumer staple stocks by -15 percentage points.

Afya has an average 1 year price target of $20.00, an upside of 43.37% from Afya's current stock price of $13.95.

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

Pilgrims Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) is the third best consumer staple stock with a Zen Score of 65, which is 30 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 35. It passed 21 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Pilgrims Pride has seen its stock lose -18.93% over the past year, underperforming other consumer staple stocks by -3 percentage points.

Pilgrims Pride has an average 1 year price target of $33.67, an upside of 43.94% from Pilgrims Pride's current stock price of $23.39.

Pilgrims Pride stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Pilgrims Pride, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 98 consumer staple stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 consumer staple stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Andina Bottling Co (NYSE:AKO.B) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the consumer staple sector average of 3.53%. Andina Bottling Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. Andina Bottling Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Andina Bottling Co's dividend payout ratio of 38.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Brown Forman (NYSE:BF.B) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the consumer staple sector average of 3.53%. Brown Forman's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Brown Forman's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Brown Forman's dividend payout ratio of 9.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

United Breweries Co (NYSE:CCU) has an annual dividend yield of 21.7%, which is 18 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 3.53%. United Breweries Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% seven times in the last 10 years. United Breweries Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

United Breweries Co's dividend payout ratio of 165.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Consumer staple stocks were down -1.1% in the last day, and down -4.33% over the last week. Keurig Dr Pepper was the among the top losers in the consumer defensive sector, dropping -3.51% yesterday.

Keurig Dr Pepper shares are trading lower after Goldman Sachs downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral and lowered its price target from $39 to $37.

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

Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) is the most undervalued consumer staple stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Natures Sunshine Products has a valuation score of 100, which is 62 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 38. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Natures Sunshine Products's stock has dropped -42.9% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by -27 percentage points.

Natural Alternatives International (NASDAQ:NAII) is the second most undervalued consumer staple stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Natural Alternatives International has a valuation score of 100, which is 62 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 38. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Natural Alternatives International's stock has dropped -31.98% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by -16 percentage points.

Mannatech (NASDAQ:MTEX) is the third most undervalued consumer staple stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Mannatech has a valuation score of 100, which is 62 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 38. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mannatech's stock has dropped -38.66% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by -23 percentage points.