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
SENEA	SENECA FOODS CORP	$1.13B	16.50%	9.20%	15.29%	12.90%	0.65	5.06	13.90%	6.90%	10.08%
NATR	NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC	$362.25M	12.10%	7.60%	15.87%	27.10%	0.57	2.50	72.70%	4.10%	6.16%
HELE	HELEN OF TROY LTD	$658.47M	-48.20%	-18.40%	-19.61%	-18.90%	1.47	1.78	45.40%	-22.70%	-17.27%
APEI	AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC	$906.90M	12.30%	6.70%	12.55%	16.60%	0.76	2.98	55.00%	5.40%	8.45%
ANDE	ANDERSONS INC	$2.54B	10.20%	3.60%	10.17%	7.30%	2.06	1.37	6.60%	1.20%	1.90%
HLF	HERBALIFE LTD	$1.26B	-43.00%	8.60%	27.32%	16.00%	-7.50	1.23	77.80%	4.70%	9.86%
KOF	COCA COLA FEMSA SAB DE CV	$23.81B	16.50%	7.70%	18.02%	22.60%	1.10	1.12	45.60%	8.20%	15.30%
ACU	ACME UNITED CORP	$216.54M	8.20%	5.40%	8.07%	9.00%	0.67	4.57	39.60%	4.70%	6.85%
DAR	DARLING INGREDIENTS INC	$9.62B	4.70%	2.10%	4.92%	4.60%	1.17	1.58	24.80%	3.50%	7.49%
ADM	ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND CO	$40.09B	4.80%	2.00%	5.76%	5.40%	1.44	1.31	6.30%	1.30%	2.34%
COKE	COCA-COLA CONSOLIDATED INC	$12.40B	122.90%	11.60%	26.83%	19.70%	-7.83	1.24	39.70%	7.70%	11.38%
PRDO	PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP	$1.99B	17.20%	13.30%	20.71%	31.90%	0.29	4.82	77.10%	19.90%	27.46%
LW	LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS INC	$7.30B	16.10%	4.00%	10.04%	7.00%	3.04	1.42	20.60%	4.40%	9.05%
AFYA	AFYA LTD	$1.33B	16.00%	8.10%	17.16%	33.60%	1.02	1.78	64.30%	20.10%	38.10%
KVUE	KENVUE INC	$37.40B	15.20%	6.00%	12.37%	24.60%	1.53	0.98	58.40%	10.60%	16.96%
IMKTA	INGLES MARKETS INC	$1.67B	6.40%	4.10%	6.88%	6.50%	0.56	3.34	24.50%	1.90%	2.92%
DLTR	DOLLAR TREE INC	$24.13B	35.90%	9.50%	16.69%	10.90%	2.94	1.16	36.70%	6.50%	8.99%
TGT	TARGET CORP	$63.74B	21.70%	5.90%	12.60%	9.00%	2.54	0.93	28.10%	3.20%	4.57%
BRCC	BRC INC	$247.01M	-24.00%	-4.10%	-1.89%	-1.30%	3.13	1.36	33.90%	-2.20%	-0.61%
CHEF	CHEFS' WAREHOUSE INC	$3.90B	13.50%	4.10%	9.96%	8.30%	2.27	2.18	24.30%	1.90%	3.65%
JBSS	SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC	$977.72M	18.10%	10.90%	18.74%	17.20%	0.68	2.30	18.50%	5.80%	8.01%
EDU	NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$7.87B	10.80%	5.20%	11.93%	16.30%	0.94	1.66	55.00%	7.80%	11.03%
RDGT	RIDGETECH INC	$7.20M	48.40%	16.00%	42.65%	55.00%	1.06	1.82	-7.40%	11.10%	11.56%
CCU	UNITED BREWERIES CO INC	$2.20B	9.20%	3.60%	6.67%	5.70%	1.38	1.90	44.40%	4.70%	6.54%
KHC	KRAFT HEINZ CO	$31.09B	-13.80%	-7.00%	-6.15%	-14.00%	0.95	1.20	33.90%	-23.00%	-17.99%
USNA	USANA HEALTH SCIENCES INC	$412.46M	1.70%	1.20%	6.54%	21.40%	0.27	2.51	77.60%	1.00%	4.39%
KR	KROGER CO	$35.52B	14.70%	2.10%	5.93%	3.70%	6.77	0.79	23.20%	0.70%	1.29%
SJM	J M SMUCKER CO	$12.91B	-2.40%	-0.80%	2.33%	3.00%	1.93	0.78	33.50%	-1.50%	3.52%
CVSA	COVISTA INC	$4.09B	16.60%	8.50%	16.51%	33.00%	1.01	0.70	57.30%	12.30%	18.65%
FTLF	FITLIFE BRANDS INC	$90.81M	14.00%	6.30%	12.24%	22.70%	1.30	1.52	37.50%	6.60%	11.24%
PXED	PHOENIX EDUCATION PARTNERS INC	$1.08B	29.00%	15.10%	28.90%	70.80%	0.87	1.92	56.50%	8.20%	11.98%
MH	MCGRAW HILL INC	$1.97B	5.50%	0.60%	5.95%	9.00%	6.55	0.77	80.90%	1.70%	11.94%
BJ	BJ's WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS INC	$12.10B	26.60%	7.60%	16.81%	12.80%	2.73	0.73	18.50%	2.60%	3.74%
LGCY	LEGACY EDUCATION INC	$147.90M	18.80%	11.70%	19.93%	28.70%	0.52	3.36	47.20%	10.90%	15.96%
FMX	MEXICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INC	$45.36B	7.20%	2.40%	10.34%	9.30%	1.90	1.35	40.60%	2.30%	7.21%
TAL	TAL EDUCATION GROUP	$5.84B	14.90%	9.20%	16.43%	31.90%	0.57	2.18	55.40%	17.60%	22.77%
GHC	GRAHAM HOLDINGS CO	$5.08B	6.50%	3.70%	7.18%	8.70%	0.72	1.79	30.20%	6.00%	10.01%
ABEV	AMBEV SA	$48.39B	16.60%	10.10%	23.47%	74.40%	0.64	0.96	51.40%	17.60%	26.46%
DAO	YOUDAO INC	$1.91B	-3.50%	3.80%	-13.53%	57.80%	-1.85	0.52	43.70%	1.20%	2.36%
NWL	NEWELL BRANDS INC	$2.20B	-11.10%	-2.50%	0.32%	0.30%	3.64	1.04	34.00%	-3.90%	0.36%
STRA	STRATEGIC EDUCATION INC	$1.78B	7.90%	6.20%	9.79%	58.30%	0.27	1.16	49.30%	10.20%	13.98%
UNFI	UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC	$2.97B	-2.40%	-0.50%	1.66%	1.00%	3.50	1.33	13.40%	-0.10%	0.25%
COUR	COURSERA INC	$953.16M	-10.10%	-6.40%	-9.20%	33.30%	0.58	2.47	54.80%	-8.20%	-7.58%
COCO	VITA COCO COMPANY INC	$3.87B	31.10%	22.10%	34.40%	94.60%	0.43	3.36	41.10%	15.50%	20.15%
EL	ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC	$30.10B	-6.30%	-1.30%	3.72%	3.40%	3.93	1.27	74.70%	-1.70%	3.45%
MAMA	MAMA's CREATIONS INC	$722.54M	13.00%	7.90%	12.66%	20.60%	0.58	2.32	24.50%	3.20%	4.45%
SPB	SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS INC	$2.06B	6.60%	3.60%	4.36%	7.50%	0.83	2.30	36.60%	4.50%	4.52%
BTI	BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC	$133.01B	16.50%	6.80%	12.32%	30.50%	1.33	0.87	83.50%	30.30%	45.60%
DOLE	DOLE PLC	$1.34B	3.20%	1.00%	6.00%	5.50%	2.13	1.25	7.60%	0.50%	1.92%
HFFG	HF FOODS GROUP INC	$82.08M	-16.50%	-6.40%	-8.08%	-6.80%	1.68	1.11	16.70%	-2.90%	-2.43%
MO	ALTRIA GROUP INC	$121.72B	-255.30%	23.50%	44.47%	39.10%	-11.76	0.62	63.10%	34.30%	49.64%
CL	COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO	$73.60B	475.10%	12.30%	29.36%	25.40%	111.20	1.03	60.10%	10.00%	15.08%
HITI	HIGH TIDE INC	$187.16M	-43.40%	-13.50%	-7.26%	-10.50%	2.77	1.46	26.10%	-6.60%	-2.79%
CCEP	COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS PLC	$48.82B	24.20%	6.50%	12.90%	19.00%	2.75	0.80	35.60%	9.50%	13.76%
MNST	MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP	$93.23B	25.50%	20.70%	29.40%	74.30%	0.24	3.26	55.50%	23.10%	30.19%
LOPE	GRAND CANYON EDUCATION INC	$3.84B	29.50%	21.90%	34.59%	52.40%	0.39	2.75	53.30%	19.50%	25.49%
SYY	SYSCO CORP	$40.21B	81.90%	6.40%	16.47%	12.10%	11.18	1.33	18.50%	2.10%	3.53%
LINC	LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP	$1.29B	11.70%	4.70%	8.22%	5.90%	1.45	0.83	60.30%	4.10%	5.95%
TSN	TYSON FOODS INC	$21.38B	2.50%	1.30%	3.76%	5.00%	0.94	1.83	6.50%	0.80%	2.04%
LRN	STRIDE INC	$3.83B	19.90%	13.10%	19.07%	25.20%	0.49	6.21	38.30%	12.20%	16.27%
TAP	MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE CO	$7.31B	-19.20%	-8.90%	-12.68%	-22.80%	1.19	0.54	38.60%	-18.90%	-19.55%
USFD	US FOODS HOLDING CORP	$21.87B	15.30%	4.80%	11.55%	13.50%	2.27	1.14	17.40%	1.70%	3.01%
WMK	WEIS MARKETS INC	$1.85B	7.50%	5.00%	7.87%	8.00%	0.48	2.04	25.30%	2.00%	2.66%
STZ	CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC	$22.15B	23.10%	8.40%	14.83%	12.80%	1.64	0.91	52.60%	20.10%	30.76%
PSMT	PRICESMART INC	$5.81B	12.20%	6.70%	14.21%	14.20%	0.81	1.28	17.60%	2.80%	4.21%
NGVC	NATURAL GROCERS BY VITAMIN COTTAGE INC	$729.24M	22.30%	7.20%	12.22%	7.90%	1.97	1.05	29.80%	3.60%	4.77%
SMPL	SIMPLY GOOD FOODS CO	$942.99M	-12.30%	-8.80%	-11.93%	-34.30%	0.45	4.80	32.70%	-14.30%	-16.85%
UVV	UNIVERSAL CORP	$1.34B	2.20%	1.10%	6.96%	5.10%	0.92	3.49	17.50%	1.10%	5.24%
COST	COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP	$422.01B	28.30%	10.70%	26.85%	35.50%	1.58	1.07	12.90%	3.00%	4.05%
DG	DOLLAR GENERAL CORP	$27.18B	18.70%	5.00%	9.23%	6.60%	2.59	1.17	30.80%	3.60%	5.24%
VLGEA	VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC	$635.92M	10.70%	5.40%	9.69%	8.00%	0.96	1.17	28.20%	2.30%	3.34%
BG	BUNGE GLOBAL SA	$22.80B	4.70%	1.60%	5.16%	4.20%	1.88	1.60	4.40%	0.80%	1.96%
NUS	NU SKIN ENTERPRISES INC	$249.55M	6.80%	3.90%	7.06%	7.40%	0.73	2.04	69.30%	3.80%	5.49%
HSY	HERSHEY CO	$36.55B	23.70%	8.00%	15.54%	16.60%	1.92	1.24	35.00%	9.10%	14.00%
KDP	KEURIG DR PEPPER INC	$40.98B	7.20%	3.10%	5.18%	16.10%	1.57	2.31	53.80%	10.80%	19.30%
IPAR	INTERPARFUMS INC	$3.99B	19.50%	10.80%	19.41%	23.60%	0.49	3.26	64.00%	11.30%	16.06%
NOMD	NOMAD FOODS LTD	$1.69B	5.30%	2.10%	5.87%	11.90%	1.54	1.06	26.60%	4.40%	10.32%
PEP	PEPSICO INC	$190.80B	50.20%	9.60%	18.44%	17.00%	4.07	0.93	54.00%	10.80%	14.67%
LWAY	LIFEWAY FOODS INC	$465.79M	17.80%	13.80%	20.99%	35.20%	0.33	2.14	28.10%	6.50%	9.20%
KO	COCA COLA CO	$361.71B	43.60%	13.10%	22.15%	20.90%	2.04	1.36	61.70%	27.80%	36.78%
ZVIA	ZEVIA PBC	$121.63M	-14.30%	-11.70%	-20.82%	-93.90%	0.53	2.21	47.60%	-4.20%	-4.20%
MGPI	MGP INGREDIENTS INC	$383.83M	-31.80%	-19.00%	-31.43%	-28.50%	0.78	2.74	36.40%	-45.70%	-51.05%
CHGG	CHEGG INC	$110.39M	-62.90%	-26.30%	-60.82%	-46.10%	1.02	1.04	61.20%	-26.90%	-26.17%
AGRO	ADECOAGRO SA	$1.48B	0.90%	0.30%	4.32%	3.90%	1.87	1.74	19.80%	0.90%	12.87%
SKIL	SKILLSOFT CORP	$58.92M	N/A	-15.70%	-18.36%	-21.40%	-12.72	0.91	75.50%	-30.00%	-20.49%
OLLI	OLLIE's BARGAIN OUTLET HOLDINGS INC	$4.04B	13.50%	8.60%	12.79%	14.30%	0.58	2.32	40.70%	9.10%	12.08%
PFGC	PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP CO	$17.96B	7.10%	1.80%	6.25%	5.20%	2.90	1.52	11.90%	0.50%	1.27%
FLO	FLOWERS FOODS INC	$1.62B	5.30%	1.70%	5.81%	5.50%	2.21	0.77	48.70%	1.40%	3.52%
WMT	WALMART INC	$889.24B	23.90%	8.00%	18.91%	16.30%	2.00	0.77	25.00%	3.10%	4.56%
INGR	INGREDION INC	$6.40B	15.80%	8.60%	14.00%	15.10%	0.79	2.76	24.50%	9.40%	12.93%
POST	POST HOLDINGS INC	$4.14B	9.40%	2.60%	7.16%	7.50%	3.06	1.85	29.10%	4.00%	10.06%
SFD	SMITHFIELD FOODS INC	$10.46B	15.30%	8.60%	13.41%	15.80%	0.75	2.41	13.40%	6.50%	8.55%
ALCO	ALICO INC	$285.90M	-18.10%	-9.40%	-12.33%	-10.10%	0.91	9.63	-270.40%	-115.00%	-145.56%
COTY	COTY INC	$2.39B	-15.80%	-4.80%	-5.56%	-8.50%	2.18	0.82	63.20%	-9.40%	-7.56%
TR	TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC	$2.90B	10.80%	8.10%	11.91%	17.50%	0.32	3.57	35.00%	13.50%	18.74%
PM	PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC	$304.96B	-112.20%	15.90%	35.61%	25.10%	-8.73	0.98	67.50%	25.60%	34.93%
MZTI	MARZETTI CO	$2.95B	17.20%	13.30%	19.53%	29.80%	0.30	2.58	24.20%	9.10%	11.65%
BUD	ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA	$163.30B	8.30%	3.20%	8.05%	17.50%	1.39	0.72	55.90%	11.50%	25.01%
MKC	MCCORMICK & CO INC	$13.61B	24.90%	10.70%	15.55%	33.60%	1.27	0.78	38.60%	21.40%	27.18%
BGS	B&G FOODS INC	$290.58M	-16.80%	-2.70%	2.12%	2.00%	6.03	2.99	21.40%	-4.20%	3.06%

Consumer Staple Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Beverages - Brewers	6	+1.87%	+1.20%	+0.26%	+5.17%	56.15x	2.05x	+8.75%	+3.92%	+10.51%	+9.39%	Hold
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	18	+2.54%	+1.55%	-0.75%	+14.19%	27.34x	7.07x	+37.65%	+11.84%	+20.32%	+13.38%	Buy
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	15	+1.34%	-1.22%	-25.72%	-63.28%	16.64x	3.05x	+21.35%	+6.21%	+10.69%	+28.77%	Buy
Confectioners	4	+2.58%	+3.08%	-0.62%	-4.66%	30.92x	3.73x	+14.28%	+5.15%	+10.23%	+12.16%	Buy
Discount Stores	9	+2.12%	+1.16%	+0.47%	+6.19%	39.71x	8.96x	+24.79%	+8.59%	+20.58%	+15.09%	Buy
Education & Training Services	45	+2.47%	+2.09%	+0.83%	-42.88%	17.82x	2.14x	+12.69%	+8.02%	+13.75%	+30.22%	Buy
Farm Products	20	-0.98%	-1.27%	+4.07%	-69.35%	43.15x	1.44x	+4.29%	+1.99%	+5.34%	+20.19%	Buy
Food Distribution	11	+0.44%	+1.10%	-0.17%	+14.73%	29.46x	5.70x	+42.09%	+4.67%	+12.18%	+7.16%	Strong Buy
Grocery Stores	13	+2.38%	-1.68%	-2.92%	-32.51%	27.94x	3.58x	+14.48%	+3.09%	+7.17%	+98.99%	Buy
Household & Personal Products	29	+2.21%	+1.47%	+3.90%	-13.94%	9.95x	6.71x	+128.05%	+11.31%	+22.91%	+2.29%	Buy
Packaged Foods	62	+1.20%	+1.92%	-0.02%	-98.48%	-18.61x	1.59x	-9.28%	+2.13%	+7.33%	+23.46%	Buy
Pharmaceutical Retailers	8	-0.76%	-0.81%	-7.92%	-94.99%	-3.56x	41.69x	-42.68%	-27.48%	+54.53%	+250.42%	Strong Buy
Tobacco	10	+0.96%	-0.53%	+0.85%	-67.19%	21.69x	10.34x	-113.51%	+15.28%	+31.67%	+16.21%	Buy

Consumer Staple Stocks FAQ

What are the best consumer staple stocks to buy right now in Jul 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. Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA)

Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA) is the #1 top consumer staple stock out of 250 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 17 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 30. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Seneca Foods has seen its stock return 62.82% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 153 percentage points.

2. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)

Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) is the #2 top consumer staple stock out of 250 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 10 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 30. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Natures Sunshine Products has seen its stock return 39.85% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 130 percentage points.

Natures Sunshine Products has an average 1 year price target of $33.00, an upside of 60.19% from Natures Sunshine Products's current stock price of $20.60.

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. Helen Of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE)

Helen Of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) is the #3 top consumer staple stock out of 250 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Helen Of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Helen Of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) has a Due Diligence Score of 13, which is -17 points lower than the consumer staple sector average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates HELE as a "A".It passed 4 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Helen Of Troy has seen its stock return 20.4% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 111 percentage points.

Helen Of Troy has an average 1 year price target of $26.50, a downside of -6.26% from Helen Of Troy's current stock price of $28.27.

Helen Of Troy stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Helen Of Troy, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% 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 91 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 18.58%, which is 15 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 3.22%. B&G Foods's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two 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 -79.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO)

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) has an annual dividend yield of 11.37%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 3.22%. Flowers Foods's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Flowers Foods's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Flowers Foods's dividend payout ratio of 275.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG)

Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) has an annual dividend yield of 9.19%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 3.22%. 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 -35% 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 1.79% in the last day, and up 1.18% over the last week. Kidz Ai was the among the top gainers in the consumer defensive sector, gaining 43.68% yesterday.

KIDZ AI shares are trading higher after CEO Stephanie Luo issued a shareholder letter highlighting the disconnect between the stock price and the company’s balance sheet and contracted pipeline.

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 35 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 22. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Herbalife's stock has gained 24.92% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 115 percentage points.

2. Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS)

Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS) 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.

Nu Skin Enterprises has a valuation score of 43, which is 21 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nu Skin Enterprises's stock has dropped -42.18% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 48 percentage points.

3. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) 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.

Afya has a valuation score of 100, which is 78 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 22. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Afya's stock has gained 2.68% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 93 percentage points.

Are consumer staple stocks a good buy now?

43.48% of consumer staple stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect consumer staple stocks to rise by 18.04% over the next year.

2.33% of consumer staple stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.37% of consumer staple stocks are rated B (Buy), 71.51% are rated C (Hold), 8.72% are rated D (Sell), and 4.07% 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 27.64x.

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1. Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA)

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2. Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO)

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