Sectors & IndustriesConsumer Defensive
Best Consumer Staple Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top consumer staple stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best consumer staple stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the consumer defensive sector.

Sector: Consumer Defensive

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Momentum Sentiment Forecast Dividends Due Diligence

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
AFYA	AFYA LTD	$1.49B	16.20%	8.20%	16.59%	33.50%	0.92	2.20	64.50%	20.40%	38.03%
JBSS	SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC	$949.20M	19.50%	11.70%	20.79%	18.50%	0.67	2.27	19.10%	6.20%	8.53%
NATR	NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC	$478.66M	11.80%	7.60%	15.87%	26.90%	0.62	2.28	72.40%	4.10%	6.04%
ACU	ACME UNITED CORP	$175.29M	8.90%	6.00%	9.91%	9.90%	0.45	4.21	39.40%	5.20%	7.47%
VLGEA	VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC	$630.06M	11.40%	5.60%	10.23%	8.50%	0.99	1.23	28.30%	2.40%	3.58%
HLF	HERBALIFE LTD	$1.76B	-36.20%	8.40%	27.64%	15.40%	-6.40	1.13	77.90%	4.50%	9.73%
STRA	STRATEGIC EDUCATION INC	$1.89B	7.70%	6.10%	9.74%	55.20%	0.24	1.28	49.00%	10.00%	13.99%
SENEA	SENECA FOODS CORP	$949.18M	13.50%	7.30%	13.38%	10.70%	0.71	4.34	12.60%	5.60%	8.62%
IMKTA	INGLES MARKETS INC	$1.74B	5.90%	3.70%	6.35%	5.90%	0.57	3.36	24.10%	1.80%	2.67%
PRDO	PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP	$2.27B	16.30%	12.50%	20.12%	32.90%	0.28	5.06	76.70%	18.90%	26.39%
FDP	FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC	$1.99B	4.50%	2.90%	5.51%	5.70%	0.51	2.16	9.20%	2.10%	3.22%
EDU	NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$9.41B	10.00%	4.80%	11.63%	15.30%	1.05	1.57	55.30%	7.40%	10.72%
KR	KROGER CO	$41.77B	13.00%	2.00%	5.75%	3.50%	7.43	0.80	23.30%	0.70%	1.24%
CVSA	COVISTA INC	$4.07B	17.80%	9.20%	17.19%	34.20%	0.90	0.68	57.40%	13.40%	19.77%
MH	MCGRAW HILL INC	$2.69B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.28	0.83	N/A	N/A	N/A
USFD	US FOODS HOLDING CORP	$20.66B	15.00%	4.90%	11.62%	13.80%	2.24	1.16	17.40%	1.70%	3.05%
COKE	COCA-COLA CONSOLIDATED INC	$12.66B	56.70%	10.90%	25.69%	19.90%	-6.82	1.26	39.70%	7.90%	11.28%
SFD	SMITHFIELD FOODS INC	$11.41B	15.30%	8.60%	12.56%	15.50%	0.79	2.97	13.50%	6.40%	8.44%
TAL	TAL EDUCATION GROUP	$7.02B	7.80%	4.90%	9.63%	17.80%	0.69	2.07	55.20%	9.90%	13.12%
KOF	COCA COLA FEMSA SAB DE CV	$22.71B	16.50%	7.70%	18.02%	22.60%	1.10	1.12	45.60%	8.20%	15.30%
LGCY	LEGACY EDUCATION INC	$169.65M	19.50%	11.80%	20.57%	28.30%	0.59	2.98	46.50%	11.00%	16.17%
DAR	DARLING INGREDIENTS INC	$9.19B	1.40%	0.60%	2.98%	2.80%	1.16	1.50	24.00%	1.00%	4.49%
COUR	COURSERA INC	$1.07B	-8.10%	-5.20%	-7.15%	27.20%	0.57	2.51	54.60%	-6.70%	-6.06%
USNA	USANA HEALTH SCIENCES INC	$370.25M	2.00%	1.50%	6.78%	23.30%	0.29	2.24	78.30%	1.20%	4.50%
DAO	YOUDAO INC	$1.29B	-5.30%	6.10%	-19.47%	70.10%	-1.98	0.59	44.30%	1.80%	3.16%
POST	POST HOLDINGS INC	$4.87B	8.50%	2.40%	6.73%	7.30%	2.75	1.90	28.50%	3.80%	9.62%
IPAR	INTERPARFUMS INC	$3.17B	19.90%	10.90%	19.24%	24.20%	0.55	2.99	63.60%	11.30%	16.04%
SYY	SYSCO CORP	$36.53B	88.70%	6.70%	17.10%	12.50%	10.91	1.30	18.50%	2.20%	3.64%
NGVC	NATURAL GROCERS BY VITAMIN COTTAGE INC	$651.15M	23.10%	7.20%	12.36%	7.80%	2.04	1.07	29.80%	3.60%	4.74%
MAMA	MAMA's CREATIONS INC	$597.25M	13.40%	7.70%	11.22%	20.40%	0.63	2.17	25.10%	3.10%	4.24%
LAUR	LAUREATE EDUCATION INC	$4.83B	26.40%	13.70%	23.63%	35.80%	0.86	0.67	28.30%	16.50%	24.07%
UNFI	UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC	$2.97B	-5.00%	-1.00%	0.54%	0.30%	3.67	1.33	13.30%	-0.20%	0.08%
DLTR	DOLLAR TREE INC	$20.90B	34.80%	8.70%	17.31%	10.90%	2.59	1.07	36.40%	6.60%	9.13%
FMX	MEXICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INC	$40.92B	8.90%	3.20%	11.13%	11.50%	1.58	1.69	41.10%	3.40%	9.23%
AKO.B	ANDINA BOTTLING CO INC	$4.83B	25.20%	8.00%	16.62%	17.00%	1.92	1.41	39.10%	8.00%	13.37%
SPB	SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS INC	$1.97B	5.50%	3.00%	3.53%	6.00%	0.80	2.22	36.50%	3.80%	3.65%
HITI	HIGH TIDE INC	$213.45M	-40.90%	-15.70%	-9.47%	-15.20%	2.77	1.43	25.80%	-7.40%	-3.80%
APEI	AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC	$1.11B	8.80%	4.70%	10.74%	13.10%	0.77	3.46	54.20%	3.90%	7.39%
FLO	FLOWERS FOODS INC	$1.80B	6.00%	1.90%	5.98%	5.50%	2.21	0.75	48.90%	1.60%	3.65%
PEP	PEPSICO INC	$215.50B	43.90%	8.10%	15.72%	14.60%	4.17	0.90	54.10%	9.10%	12.54%
SJM	J M SMUCKER CO	$10.18B	-21.60%	-7.30%	-5.03%	-6.60%	2.11	0.84	33.60%	-14.10%	-7.84%
PXED	PHOENIX EDUCATION PARTNERS INC	$1.02B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.87	2.01	N/A	N/A	N/A
NUS	NU SKIN ENTERPRISES INC	$380.20M	20.40%	11.30%	18.41%	19.50%	0.75	2.08	69.40%	10.80%	14.15%
MO	ALTRIA GROUP INC	$107.29B	-215.20%	20.10%	40.47%	35.80%	-10.99	0.65	62.50%	29.80%	44.97%
ANDE	ANDERSONS INC	$2.44B	7.40%	2.70%	8.14%	5.90%	1.95	1.41	6.50%	0.90%	1.50%
ABEV	AMBEV SA	$48.07B	16.60%	10.10%	23.47%	74.40%	0.64	0.96	51.40%	17.60%	26.46%
BGS	B&G FOODS INC	$434.24M	-8.90%	-1.50%	3.90%	3.60%	5.26	3.32	21.80%	-2.40%	5.57%
INGR	INGREDION INC	$7.25B	17.50%	9.40%	15.26%	16.50%	0.83	2.66	25.30%	10.10%	13.91%
BG	BUNGE GLOBAL SA	$23.08B	6.10%	2.20%	5.89%	5.30%	1.71	1.61	4.80%	1.20%	2.46%
EL	ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC	$27.56B	-4.40%	-0.90%	4.02%	3.80%	3.87	1.36	74.30%	-1.20%	3.94%
BTI	BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC	$123.96B	16.50%	6.80%	12.32%	30.50%	1.33	0.87	83.50%	30.30%	45.60%
PSMT	PRICESMART INC	$5.00B	12.20%	6.70%	14.25%	14.40%	0.83	1.29	17.60%	2.80%	4.21%
HSY	HERSHEY CO	$39.04B	19.20%	6.40%	13.09%	13.60%	1.96	1.19	33.50%	7.60%	12.01%
LOPE	GRAND CANYON EDUCATION INC	$4.75B	28.20%	21.20%	31.71%	50.70%	0.33	3.65	53.20%	19.50%	25.30%
DG	DOLLAR GENERAL CORP	$27.90B	18.70%	4.80%	9.15%	6.40%	2.64	1.14	30.70%	3.50%	5.14%
CCEP	COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS PLC	$44.37B	24.20%	6.50%	12.90%	19.00%	2.75	0.80	35.60%	9.50%	13.76%
SKIL	SKILLSOFT CORP	$60.10M	-709.20%	-14.50%	-16.11%	-20.80%	-32.86	0.89	73.70%	-27.30%	-18.54%
OLLI	OLLIE's BARGAIN OUTLET HOLDINGS INC	$5.78B	13.30%	8.50%	12.39%	14.10%	0.57	2.41	40.50%	9.10%	11.94%
COST	COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP	$443.60B	28.80%	10.70%	26.92%	34.80%	1.61	1.06	12.90%	3.00%	4.03%
CL	COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO	$68.78B	431.80%	12.50%	33.73%	26.30%	295.65	0.83	60.10%	10.50%	15.69%
BF.B	BROWN FORMAN CORP	$13.37B	19.90%	9.80%	16.26%	16.80%	1.03	2.77	59.30%	20.60%	28.16%
YSG	YATSEN HOLDING LTD	$308.81M	-2.70%	-2.00%	-2.51%	-4.20%	0.28	3.63	78.20%	-1.90%	-1.88%
LWAY	LIFEWAY FOODS INC	$388.74M	17.20%	13.60%	22.21%	40.50%	0.23	2.23	27.40%	6.50%	9.30%
DOLE	DOLE PLC	$1.44B	3.80%	1.10%	6.51%	5.70%	2.12	1.17	7.80%	0.60%	2.06%
LINC	LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP	$1.34B	10.80%	4.40%	7.52%	5.60%	1.47	0.86	60.40%	3.90%	5.69%
TR	TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC	$3.22B	11.00%	8.30%	11.88%	18.00%	0.33	3.27	35.30%	13.70%	18.74%
WMK	WEIS MARKETS INC	$1.76B	6.80%	4.60%	7.40%	7.50%	0.50	1.93	25.00%	1.90%	2.50%
DDL	DINGDONG (CAYMAN) LTD	$587.16M	23.10%	3.20%	11.15%	6.80%	5.61	1.05	29.20%	0.90%	1.02%
TSN	TYSON FOODS INC	$22.82B	1.10%	0.60%	2.75%	3.60%	0.99	1.53	5.90%	0.40%	1.49%
VFF	VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL INC	$343.01M	11.50%	8.00%	12.49%	17.30%	0.38	2.64	40.60%	15.00%	21.08%
ACI	ALBERTSONS COMPANIES INC	$8.58B	28.50%	3.20%	8.26%	5.30%	9.83	0.91	27.20%	1.10%	1.95%
COTY	COTY INC	$2.08B	-15.30%	-4.70%	-5.17%	-7.70%	2.02	0.79	63.70%	-9.40%	-7.34%
ELF	ELF BEAUTY INC	$3.95B	10.80%	5.80%	8.31%	16.70%	1.00	2.76	70.30%	6.80%	11.32%
TGT	TARGET CORP	$57.89B	23.90%	6.30%	13.62%	9.70%	2.68	0.94	27.90%	3.50%	4.97%
MNST	MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP	$75.05B	25.70%	20.80%	29.07%	79.30%	0.21	3.70	55.80%	23.00%	29.93%
FIZZ	NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP	$3.21B	36.00%	25.50%	36.81%	61.20%	0.34	4.41	37.40%	15.70%	20.62%
LRN	STRIDE INC	$4.19B	21.40%	14.00%	20.47%	26.70%	0.49	7.27	39.30%	12.70%	16.95%
BRCC	BRC INC	$219.60M	-41.50%	-5.40%	-3.21%	-2.00%	3.09	1.32	34.60%	-3.00%	-1.07%
WMT	WALMART INC	$1.02T	23.70%	7.90%	18.00%	16.20%	1.80	0.79	24.90%	3.10%	4.47%
KDP	KEURIG DR PEPPER INC	$36.05B	8.30%	3.80%	7.30%	19.30%	1.17	0.64	54.20%	12.50%	20.73%
UVV	UNIVERSAL CORP	$1.31B	5.80%	2.80%	9.15%	6.90%	1.01	2.91	18.20%	2.90%	7.12%
NOMD	NOMAD FOODS LTD	$1.39B	5.30%	2.20%	6.18%	12.80%	1.54	1.07	27.10%	4.50%	10.73%
SNDL	SNDL INC	$388.67M	-1.40%	-1.20%	-1.27%	-1.70%	0.21	4.88	27.30%	-1.70%	-1.67%
CHEF	CHEFS' WAREHOUSE INC	$2.68B	12.70%	3.80%	9.33%	7.90%	2.36	2.05	24.20%	1.70%	3.50%
TAP	MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE CO	$7.94B	-18.20%	-8.70%	-12.79%	-22.20%	1.19	0.55	38.40%	-19.20%	-20.01%
BRBR	BELLRING BRANDS INC	$1.89B	-47.90%	18.60%	45.26%	21.50%	-3.08	2.23	31.50%	7.90%	13.81%
BJ	BJ's WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS INC	$11.94B	27.40%	7.90%	16.87%	13.00%	2.42	0.75	18.60%	2.70%	3.81%
KLC	KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES INC	$365.72M	-12.90%	-3.00%	-0.29%	-0.20%	3.96	0.74	22.10%	-4.10%	-0.34%
PFGC	PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP CO	$14.69B	7.70%	1.90%	6.37%	5.30%	2.91	1.60	11.90%	0.50%	1.31%
MZTI	MARZETTI CO	$3.81B	17.80%	13.80%	19.99%	29.90%	0.29	2.72	24.10%	9.30%	11.80%
CHD	CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC	$22.93B	17.20%	8.20%	14.19%	30.90%	1.23	1.07	44.70%	11.90%	16.96%
MGPI	MGP INGREDIENTS INC	$427.91M	-13.10%	-7.90%	-9.01%	-9.80%	0.72	2.61	37.20%	-19.90%	-17.39%
LND	BRASILAGRO - BRAZILIAN AGRICULTURAL REAL ESTATE CO	$419.98M	6.30%	3.70%	17.07%	13.10%	0.76	1.79	28.70%	11.70%	45.97%
STZ	CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC	$28.14B	15.10%	5.10%	10.26%	9.10%	1.78	1.34	52.00%	11.80%	21.34%
AVO	MISSION PRODUCE INC	$1.01B	5.80%	3.30%	7.21%	6.20%	0.64	1.86	12.00%	2.50%	4.59%
JBS	JBS NV	$18.92B	24.30%	4.70%	13.50%	10.40%	4.09	1.60	13.10%	2.30%	5.26%
KMB	KIMBERLY CLARK CORP	$32.81B	155.30%	12.10%	28.84%	20.00%	10.30	0.75	36.00%	12.30%	17.49%
AGRO	ADECOAGRO SA	$1.78B	-0.60%	-0.20%	2.81%	2.70%	2.09	1.38	17.50%	-0.60%	8.31%
PRMB	PRIMO BRANDS CORP	$7.59B	1.90%	0.60%	4.84%	5.50%	2.54	0.95	30.30%	0.90%	6.77%
SKIN	BEAUTY HEALTH CO	$116.66M	-15.40%	-1.70%	4.27%	3.00%	7.19	1.66	65.30%	-3.20%	4.45%

Consumer Staple Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Beverages - Brewers	6	+0.49%	-2.27%	+6.76%	+2.36%	43.91x	1.93x	+9.22%	+4.20%	+10.89%	+2.65%	Hold
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	17	+1.25%	-1.23%	-3.85%	+9.15%	27.75x	6.88x	+37.57%	+10.94%	+18.85%	+13.85%	Buy
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	14	+0.95%	+1.96%	+9.25%	-27.36%	17.65x	3.25x	+19.23%	+5.51%	+9.96%	+14.73%	Strong Buy
Confectioners	4	+0.75%	-4.12%	-7.95%	+10.87%	34.69x	3.68x	+12.74%	+4.61%	+9.24%	+12.29%	Buy
Discount Stores	9	+1.88%	+1.90%	+0.52%	+10.08%	45.50x	9.61x	+24.88%	+8.52%	+20.05%	+9.06%	Buy
Education & Training Services	46	+2.09%	+4.86%	+6.68%	+10.93%	22.52x	2.37x	+11.32%	+7.40%	+12.65%	+18.78%	Buy
Farm Products	20	-0.77%	-2.19%	-3.37%	+5.06%	43.29x	1.36x	+1.69%	+2.25%	+5.55%	+16.99%	Buy
Food Distribution	12	+3.92%	+3.19%	+0.45%	+21.68%	25.77x	5.13x	+45.29%	+4.85%	+12.47%	+14.01%	Strong Buy
Grocery Stores	11	+2.17%	-1.28%	-0.36%	-19.13%	33.00x	4.17x	+16.49%	+3.31%	+7.53%	+24.99%	Buy
Household & Personal Products	31	+2.29%	+3.51%	-1.60%	-43.28%	13.78x	6.51x	+104.35%	+11.48%	+23.25%	+11.88%	Buy
Packaged Foods	66	+1.78%	-0.79%	+0.25%	-58.26%	13.99x	1.51x	+7.81%	+3.47%	+8.83%	+25.85%	Buy
Pharmaceutical Retailers	8	-0.50%	+1.79%	-95.32%	-91.26%	-3.15x	-1.76x	-33.42%	-23.57%	-538.33%	+209.73%	Strong Buy
Tobacco	9	+1.17%	-2.12%	-8.11%	-79.36%	17.83x	9.14x	-96.66%	+14.81%	+29.68%	+22.59%	Buy

Consumer Staple Stocks FAQ

What are the best consumer staple stocks to buy right now in Apr 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 consumer staple stocks to buy right now are:

1. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) is the #1 top consumer staple stock out of 253 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 Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) has a Due Diligence Score of 64, which is 33 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 31. It passed 25 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Afya has seen its stock lose -12.86% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 16 percentage points.

Afya has an average 1 year price target of $17.75, an upside of 11.92% from Afya's current stock price of $15.86.

Afya stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Afya, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 75% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 25% have issued a Strong Sell.

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

Sanfilippo John B & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) is the #2 top consumer staple stock out of 253 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 9 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 31. It passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Sanfilippo John B & Son has seen its stock return 18.66% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 47 percentage points.

Sanfilippo John B & Son has an average 1 year price target of $109.00, an upside of 34.2% from Sanfilippo John B & Son's current stock price of $81.22.

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.

3. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)

Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) is the #3 top consumer staple stock out of 253 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: C.

Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 4 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 31. It passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Natures Sunshine Products has seen its stock return 131.3% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 160 percentage points.

Natures Sunshine Products has an average 1 year price target of $33.00, an upside of 20.7% from Natures Sunshine Products's current stock price of $27.34.

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.

What are the consumer staple stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 84 consumer staple stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 consumer staple stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS)

B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS) has an annual dividend yield of 14%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 3.23%. 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. Cal Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM)

Cal Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) has an annual dividend yield of 10.31%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 3.23%. Cal Maine Foods's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. Cal Maine Foods's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cal Maine Foods's dividend payout ratio of 54.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG)

Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) has an annual dividend yield of 9.42%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 3.23%. 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 -1,555.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are consumer staple stocks up?

Consumer staple stocks were up 1.74% in the last day, and up 1.17% over the last week. Golden Sun Technology Group was the among the top gainers in the consumer defensive sector, gaining 12.59% yesterday.

Shares of companies within the broader consumer discretionary sector are trading higher amid overall market strength after Iran opened the Strait of Hormuz for the remainder of the ceasefire following a 10-day armistice between Israel and Lebanon. This alleviates the ongoing supply disruption and lessens energy costs.

What are the most undervalued consumer staple 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 consumer staple stocks right now are:

1. Herbalife (NYSE:HLF)

Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) is the most undervalued consumer staple 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 31 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Herbalife's stock has gained 164.29% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 193 percentage points.

2. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) is the second most undervalued consumer staple stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Afya has a valuation score of 100, which is 74 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 26. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Afya's stock has dropped -12.86% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 16 percentage points.

3. Usana Health Sciences (NYSE:USNA)

Usana Health Sciences (NYSE:USNA) is the third most undervalued consumer staple 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 43, which is 17 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 26. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Usana Health Sciences's stock has dropped -15.5% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 13 percentage points.

Are consumer staple stocks a good buy now?

41.73% of consumer staple stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect consumer staple stocks to rise by 15.16% over the next year.

4.22% of consumer staple stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.86% of consumer staple stocks are rated B (Buy), 72.89% are rated C (Hold), 6.63% are rated D (Sell), and 2.41% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the consumer defensive sector?

The average P/E ratio of the consumer defensive sector is 31.4x.

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