Sectors & IndustriesConsumer Defensive
Best Consumer Staple Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top consumer staple stocks in 2025 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
POST	POST HOLDINGS INC	$5.36B	8.70%	2.60%	6.54%	7.50%	2.60	1.67	28.70%	4.10%	9.88%
KHC	KRAFT HEINZ CO	$30.30B	-9.60%	-5.10%	-7.75%	-17.50%	0.97	1.13	33.70%	-17.40%	-22.44%
CHD	CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC	$20.30B	17.90%	8.70%	14.60%	31.80%	1.17	1.09	44.40%	12.70%	18.17%
PRMB	PRIMO BRANDS CORP	$5.79B	-0.70%	-0.20%	6.25%	7.30%	2.47	1.02	25.80%	-0.30%	6.75%
YSG	YATSEN HOLDING LTD	$588.47M	-15.50%	-11.90%	-14.68%	-24.40%	0.33	3.06	78.30%	-11.60%	-11.73%
SMPL	SIMPLY GOOD FOODS CO	$1.97B	5.70%	4.30%	7.01%	27.00%	0.33	3.64	36.20%	7.10%	10.97%
JBS	JBS NV	$16.33B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.98	1.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
MO	ALTRIA GROUP INC	$98.52B	-304.50%	25.70%	43.87%	40.50%	-14.21	0.62	62.00%	37.90%	50.08%
FRPT	FRESHPET INC	$2.75B	11.30%	7.60%	3.61%	3.40%	0.48	5.52	40.60%	11.40%	5.58%
BRCC	BRC INC	$318.08M	-54.30%	-5.00%	-0.42%	-0.30%	3.09	1.34	36.30%	-2.90%	-0.15%
SAM	BOSTON BEER CO INC	$2.08B	10.10%	7.40%	13.12%	18.40%	0.37	1.83	47.70%	4.70%	6.58%
POM	POMDOCTOR LTD	N/A	N/A	N/A	18.34%	N/A	-0.24	0.21	13.90%	-41.90%	-7.12%
FLO	FLOWERS FOODS INC	$2.29B	13.70%	4.70%	9.54%	9.60%	2.06	0.79	48.90%	3.80%	6.30%
PFGC	PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP CO	$15.07B	7.40%	1.80%	6.01%	5.20%	3.01	1.67	11.80%	0.50%	1.28%
AGRZ	AGROZ INC	N/A	36.80%	9.50%	36.31%	39.90%	2.72	1.29	36.30%	8.60%	19.63%
BG	BUNGE GLOBAL SA	$18.66B	11.20%	4.10%	7.41%	8.10%	1.84	1.66	5.80%	2.20%	3.72%
BRBR	BELLRING BRANDS INC	$3.66B	-74.30%	23.00%	54.30%	25.50%	-3.07	2.35	33.30%	9.30%	15.43%
YOUL	YOULIFE GROUP INC	$120.92M	N/A	-2.00%	2.32%	3.30%	-1.10	1.82	14.30%	-0.60%	0.61%
UNFI	UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC	$2.28B	-7.30%	-1.50%	-0.22%	-0.10%	3.90	1.32	13.30%	-0.40%	-0.03%
TAP	MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE CO	$8.76B	-16.70%	-8.20%	-12.39%	-20.80%	1.18	0.60	38.70%	-18.60%	-19.36%
WYHG	WING YIP FOOD HOLDINGS GROUP LTD	$42.38M	4.50%	3.60%	5.41%	10.10%	0.25	3.63	28.90%	4.90%	6.32%
K	KELLANOVA	$29.09B	31.90%	8.20%	17.74%	21.40%	2.70	0.68	34.80%	10.10%	14.75%
SNDL	SNDL INC	$447.87M	-8.30%	-7.00%	-8.02%	-10.30%	0.20	5.04	27.00%	-9.70%	-10.39%
IPAR	INTERPARFUMS INC	$2.59B	20.30%	11.00%	18.82%	24.70%	0.53	3.27	64.40%	11.20%	16.22%
FTLF	FITLIFE BRANDS INC	$174.02M	17.10%	9.20%	14.07%	42.50%	1.63	1.13	40.70%	9.60%	15.35%
DDL	DINGDONG (CAYMAN) LTD	$372.88M	31.20%	4.00%	14.09%	8.40%	5.65	1.05	29.40%	1.20%	1.30%
BHST	BIOHARVEST SCIENCES INC	$132.41M	-1,198.90%	-41.50%	-27.92%	-24.60%	3.55	1.35	59.20%	-36.30%	-18.77%
AGCC	AGENCIA COMERCIAL SPIRITS LTD	N/A	N/A	N/A	51.24%	N/A	1.06	1.91	49.90%	30.70%	40.19%
ABVE	ABOVE FOOD INGREDIENTS INC	$75.04M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-1.98	0.23	N/A	N/A	N/A
CALM	CAL-MAINE FOODS INC	$4.02B	52.40%	42.80%	56.99%	75.80%	0.18	6.84	43.50%	28.90%	37.91%
XXII	22ND CENTURY GROUP INC	$7.27M	-118.80%	-38.40%	-23.48%	-72.10%	0.61	2.17	-19.70%	-52.00%	-28.35%
CAG	CONAGRA BRANDS INC	$8.52B	9.60%	4.10%	8.68%	13.00%	1.38	1.06	25.40%	7.40%	13.29%
STZ	CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC	$23.61B	16.60%	5.50%	11.04%	9.40%	1.82	1.08	51.70%	12.70%	21.52%
CCU	UNITED BREWERIES CO INC	$2.45B	12.90%	4.80%	8.39%	7.90%	1.52	2.06	45.20%	6.10%	9.04%
TGT	TARGET CORP	$40.66B	24.90%	6.50%	13.68%	9.90%	2.87	0.98	27.70%	3.60%	5.04%
NWL	NEWELL BRANDS INC	$1.50B	-0.90%	-0.20%	3.31%	3.30%	3.19	1.14	34.00%	-0.30%	3.97%
EPSM	EPSIUM ENTERPRISE LTD	$50.88M	N/A	N/A	4.82%	N/A	0.30	4.44	12.80%	2.20%	3.19%
IPST	HERITAGE DISTILLING HOLDING COMPANY INC	$58.25M	173.40%	128.40%	49.30%	166.20%	0.15	0.48	31.40%	2,133.20%	2,741.54%
GIS	GENERAL MILLS INC	$25.16B	31.40%	8.80%	17.08%	26.30%	2.47	0.66	34.30%	15.20%	22.34%
HSY	HERSHEY CO	$38.16B	29.40%	10.00%	16.91%	17.30%	1.98	1.36	37.70%	11.80%	15.23%
GO	GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP	$1.08B	-0.40%	-0.10%	0.82%	0.70%	1.81	1.30	30.20%	-0.10%	0.54%
CPB	CAMPBELL's CO	$9.01B	15.50%	3.90%	9.52%	11.80%	2.82	0.77	30.40%	5.90%	11.13%
HAIN	HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC	$96.91M	-87.80%	-30.40%	-35.85%	-34.90%	2.56	1.89	20.90%	-34.70%	-30.55%
MKC	MCCORMICK & CO INC	$18.06B	12.80%	5.40%	10.92%	19.40%	1.30	0.71	38.20%	10.40%	16.29%
EPC	EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE CO	$828.46M	1.70%	0.70%	3.03%	4.40%	1.42	1.76	41.60%	1.10%	4.35%
GOTU	GAOTU TECHEDU INC	$580.92M	-21.80%	-6.80%	-18.26%	-19.80%	2.62	1.03	67.50%	-6.40%	-6.46%
KLC	KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES INC	$459.08M	-7.70%	-1.80%	1.92%	1.60%	3.17	0.71	22.30%	-2.60%	2.43%
COTY	COTY INC	$2.89B	-11.00%	-3.40%	-1.97%	-3.20%	2.20	0.85	64.60%	-6.80%	-3.23%
RAY	RAYTECH HOLDING LTD	$5.01M	15.30%	10.80%	13.68%	-165.80%	0.23	5.29	22.60%	10.50%	13.37%
BUD	ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA	$124.89B	8.90%	3.40%	8.75%	16.60%	1.48	0.64	55.70%	12.20%	26.64%
DNUT	KRISPY KREME INC	$704.04M	-56.70%	-17.90%	-22.03%	-21.50%	2.84	0.36	22.80%	-33.30%	-30.89%
RLX	RLX TECHNOLOGY INC	$3.80B	4.70%	4.40%	2.00%	2.90%	0.08	9.30	28.80%	21.00%	9.03%
CHGG	CHEGG INC	$105.99M	-45.00%	-14.70%	-41.32%	-19.60%	1.59	0.95	62.80%	-17.10%	-15.10%
IBG	INNOVATION BEVERAGE GROUP LTD	$4.77M	-159.30%	-52.00%	-105.10%	-134.30%	0.89	1.14	76.10%	-87.70%	-95.98%
DEO	DIAGEO PLC	$55.12B	22.30%	5.00%	8.68%	7.50%	3.26	1.63	60.10%	11.60%	16.56%
OTLY	OATLY GROUP AB	$367.74M	-265.00%	-28.30%	-52.70%	-16.50%	40.65	0.42	30.60%	-26.70%	-10.58%
BF.B	BROWN FORMAN CORP	$13.54B	21.80%	10.30%	17.43%	17.30%	1.05	2.79	59.00%	21.40%	29.46%
HRL	HORMEL FOODS CORP	$12.78B	9.40%	5.60%	8.59%	13.80%	0.67	2.47	16.30%	6.30%	8.65%
HNST	HONEST COMPANY INC	$300.72M	3.90%	2.80%	3.70%	5.70%	0.27	4.82	38.80%	1.80%	1.90%
HELE	HELEN OF TROY LTD	$438.93M	-48.20%	-23.60%	-34.70%	-37.20%	1.60	1.71	47.30%	-36.20%	-35.41%
SCNX	SCIENTURE HOLDINGS INC	$24.05M	-25.60%	-19.60%	-17.38%	-673.40%	0.27	0.19	88.50%	-3,145.80%	-2,593.64%
BLNE	BEELINE HOLDINGS INC	$50.51M	-43.50%	-33.40%	-34.88%	-84.00%	0.22	1.05	60.80%	-284.80%	-239.22%
CLX	CLOROX CO	$13.14B	1,110.20%	14.30%	32.97%	24.00%	-245.00	0.76	44.30%	11.70%	16.04%
GNS	GENIUS GROUP LTD	$48.29M	-62.30%	-42.40%	-48.58%	-73.60%	0.28	2.16	28.10%	-602.30%	-612.67%
MDLZ	MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC	$73.82B	13.40%	5.00%	9.09%	17.80%	1.72	0.61	31.10%	9.40%	12.03%
WEST	WESTROCK COFFEE CO	$413.44M	-185.60%	-8.10%	-4.66%	-3.10%	78.04	1.02	13.90%	-8.50%	-3.43%
ELF	ELF BEAUTY INC	$4.49B	9.40%	5.30%	6.59%	16.00%	1.04	2.70	70.30%	5.90%	9.79%
ALCO	ALICO INC	$263.69M	-100.40%	-56.00%	-92.40%	-56.60%	0.91	9.56	-436.20%	-334.30%	-410.54%
TBBB	BBB FOODS INC	$3.67B	-43.90%	-7.40%	-4.60%	-2.90%	5.34	0.65	16.20%	-2.50%	-0.87%
BTCT	BTC DIGITAL LTD	$14.21M	-19.10%	-17.40%	-14.35%	-21.00%	0.02	75.21	-6.90%	-43.40%	-42.93%
BOF	BRANCHOUT FOOD INC	$38.15M	-150.10%	-40.80%	-40.50%	-34.10%	1.87	1.63	16.30%	-49.80%	-40.85%
PETS	PETMED EXPRESS INC	$37.20M	-6.80%	-4.20%	-0.68%	-24.40%	0.75	1.26	30.50%	-2.80%	-0.26%
AGRO	ADECOAGRO SA	$805.43M	1.70%	0.70%	4.55%	3.70%	1.61	2.80	17.80%	1.70%	10.38%
AVX	AVAX ONE TECHNOLOGY LTD	$2.50M	-291.20%	-126.20%	-405.35%	-2,803.60%	2.76	0.13	32.00%	-2,056.10%	-2,056.12%
HIMS	HIMS & HERS HEALTH INC	$8.74B	24.70%	9.40%	7.17%	13.40%	2.84	1.88	75.00%	6.10%	5.78%
YHC	LQR HOUSE INC	$11.89M	-312.30%	-219.50%	-132.23%	-785.90%	0.28	1.41	4.60%	-1,719.90%	-1,719.89%
GSUN	GOLDEN SUN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	$2.93M	-144.10%	-20.30%	-98.10%	-49.00%	23.24	0.76	23.30%	-36.50%	-33.90%
WGRX	WELLGISTICS HEALTH INC	$56.71M	-1,645.90%	-139.80%	-366.10%	-3,427.50%	6.79	0.39	7.90%	-228.20%	-215.27%
LMNR	LIMONEIRA CO	$246.36M	-5.50%	-3.20%	-3.55%	-3.10%	0.64	1.80	5.60%	-6.00%	-6.05%
BYND	BEYOND MEAT INC	$462.64M	N/A	-36.40%	-42.77%	-13.30%	-1.77	4.54	8.50%	-81.80%	-78.89%
THS	TREEHOUSE FOODS INC	$1.19B	-16.50%	-6.10%	-5.33%	-6.10%	1.99	1.29	17.70%	-7.20%	-4.84%
AFRI	FORAFRIC GLOBAL PLC	$262.29M	-230.30%	-8.80%	-25.40%	-6.10%	-143.91	0.37	10.00%	-8.90%	-3.60%
BRFH	BARFRESH FOOD GROUP INC	$53.66M	-151.80%	-57.90%	-119.50%	-173.90%	2.54	1.25	31.90%	-24.00%	-23.24%
EDBL	EDIBLE GARDEN AG INC	$6.15M	-549.50%	-180.80%	-92.67%	-112.90%	0.56	0.80	8.10%	-224.60%	-103.56%
EEIQ	EPICQUEST EDUCATION GROUP INTERNATIONAL LTD	$4.18M	-48.50%	-14.90%	-23.14%	-39.00%	1.67	0.38	67.60%	-32.20%	-33.67%
EDTK	SKILLFUL CRAFTSMAN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY LTD	$16.41M	-32.60%	-19.30%	-19.99%	-23.10%	0.81	8.50	-159.20%	-1,167.80%	-1,044.31%
FAMI	FARMMI INC	$2.01M	-3.20%	-2.60%	-2.75%	-2.70%	0.39	1.88	5.80%	-12.20%	-10.79%
FCHL	FITNESS CHAMPS HOLDINGS LTD	N/A	N/A	N/A	47.46%	N/A	156.60	0.86	36.10%	4.10%	4.65%
GROV	GROVE COLLABORATIVE HOLDINGS INC	$55.46M	N/A	-40.90%	-74.41%	-54.90%	-2.85	1.26	53.50%	-13.40%	-11.17%
IH	IHUMAN INC	$141.71M	11.60%	7.90%	12.23%	156.40%	0.38	3.55	68.00%	12.50%	13.57%
DTCK	DAVIS COMMODITIES LTD	$11.76M	-41.60%	-14.20%	-40.24%	-35.90%	1.93	1.04	1.80%	-2.70%	-2.43%
PFAI	PINNACLE FOOD GROUP LTD	$23.27M	-46.00%	6.10%	17.98%	39.50%	6.55	1.34	47.30%	8.70%	14.76%
HCWC	HEALTHY CHOICE WELLNESS CORP	$9.14M	-69.90%	-8.20%	-8.82%	-5.20%	4.70	0.98	39.70%	-3.60%	-2.26%
HFFG	HF FOODS GROUP INC	$134.73M	-19.20%	-7.90%	-8.10%	-7.80%	1.48	1.19	17.00%	-3.70%	-2.78%
PLAG	PLANET GREEN HOLDINGS CORP	$23.46M	-212.30%	-74.20%	11,405.61%	-232.00%	-22.44	0.56	7.80%	-430.80%	-438.11%
JZ	JIANZHI EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD	$4.02M	-84,640.80%	-26.50%	-65.58%	-1,334.80%	3.04	1.02	18.80%	-13.50%	-8.08%
NCRA	NOCERA INC	$15.81M	-82.20%	-69.10%	-67.69%	-232.40%	0.21	2.47	2.10%	-24.60%	-23.56%
HKPD	HONG KONG PHARMA DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD	$10.60M	-0.60%	-0.30%	2.06%	1.80%	0.89	2.99	11.90%	-0.10%	0.66%
PTNM	PITANIUM LTD	$236.37M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.17	1.26	N/A	N/A	N/A
JVA	COFFEE HOLDING CO INC	$20.95M	6.90%	4.70%	11.02%	9.60%	0.71	2.23	20.10%	2.10%	3.54%

Consumer Staple Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Beverages - Brewers	6	+1.06%	+1.29%	-7.12%	-21.72%	34.82x	1.68x	+9.28%	+4.14%	+10.56%	+11.97%	Hold
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	16	+0.91%	+1.99%	+2.24%	+9.19%	31.19x	6.74x	+36.49%	+10.46%	+17.83%	+14.90%	Buy
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	14	+1.12%	+3.55%	-9.97%	-49.70%	16.53x	3.25x	+20.50%	+5.82%	+10.38%	+21.66%	Buy
Confectioners	4	+0.59%	+2.25%	+1.99%	+4.67%	23.54x	3.63x	+18.64%	+6.73%	+11.77%	+5.61%	Buy
Discount Stores	9	+1.74%	+3.86%	-0.53%	+2.80%	41.08x	9.13x	+24.28%	+8.33%	+19.78%	+15.05%	Buy
Education & Training Services	48	+0.36%	+0.44%	-10.77%	+2.54%	14.54x	2.07x	+4.74%	+7.42%	+13.06%	+46.93%	Buy
Farm Products	20	+1.04%	+3.23%	-2.10%	-9.10%	25.58x	1.22x	+7.26%	+4.42%	+8.30%	+18.01%	Hold
Food Distribution	12	+0.05%	+3.57%	+0.99%	+2.22%	27.30x	4.90x	+48.27%	+4.77%	+12.93%	+17.94%	Strong Buy
Grocery Stores	11	+0.79%	+0.86%	-7.90%	-21.30%	11.04x	3.54x	+26.82%	+5.41%	+11.06%	+37.53%	Buy
Household & Personal Products	31	+1.12%	+4.60%	-9.66%	-26.91%	19.26x	6.53x	+99.62%	+10.75%	+21.62%	+23.65%	Buy
Packaged Foods	67	+0.27%	+1.49%	-0.78%	-28.86%	13.35x	1.73x	+9.16%	+4.07%	+10.22%	+22.38%	Buy
Pharmaceutical Retailers	8	-3.86%	-9.63%	-11.24%	-45.55%	-27.07x	-4.05x	-237.85%	-23.16%	-49.89%	+130.26%	Strong Buy
Tobacco	10	+0.28%	+0.51%	+3.52%	-78.94%	25.31x	9.22x	-100.08%	+12.86%	+26.62%	+15.54%	Strong Buy

Consumer Staple Stocks FAQ

What are the best consumer staple stocks to buy right now in Nov 2025?

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. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)

Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) is the #1 top consumer staple stock out of 256 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: A, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 5 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 32. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Natures Sunshine Products has seen its stock return 24.04% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 48 percentage points.

Natures Sunshine Products has an average 1 year price target of $21.33, an upside of 4.42% from Natures Sunshine Products's current stock price of $20.43.

Natures Sunshine Products stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 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.

2. Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF)

Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF) is the #2 top consumer staple stock out of 256 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 Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 7 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 32. It passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Village Farms International has seen its stock return 412.16% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 436 percentage points.

3. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) is the #3 top consumer staple stock out of 256 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: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) has a Due Diligence Score of 66, which is 34 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 32. It passed 26 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Afya has seen its stock lose -12.08% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 11 percentage points.

Afya has an average 1 year price target of $19.17, an upside of 27.87% from Afya's current stock price of $14.99.

Afya stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Afya, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% 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 81 consumer staple stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 consumer staple stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Brasilagro Brazilian Agricultural Real Estate Co (NYSE:LND)

Brasilagro Brazilian Agricultural Real Estate Co (NYSE:LND) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the consumer staple sector average of 2.91%. Brasilagro Brazilian Agricultural Real Estate Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. Brasilagro Brazilian Agricultural Real Estate Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Brasilagro Brazilian Agricultural Real Estate Co's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS)

B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS) has an annual dividend yield of 12.64%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 2.91%. 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 -24.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Cal Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM)

Cal Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) has an annual dividend yield of 8.65%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 2.91%. 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 31.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are consumer staple stocks up?

Consumer staple stocks were up 0.78% in the last day, and up 2.24% over the last week. DDC Enterprise was the among the top gainers in the consumer defensive sector, gaining 22.07% yesterday.

DDC Enterprise shares are trading higher after the company announced it acquired 100 Bitcoin.

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. Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN)

Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN) 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.

Lifevantage 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.

Lifevantage's stock has dropped -50.84% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by -27 percentage points.

2. Herbalife (NYSE:HLF)

Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) 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.

Herbalife has a valuation score of 29, which is 3 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 26. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Herbalife's stock has gained 68.86% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 92 percentage points.

3. Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI)

Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) 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.

Albertsons Companies has a valuation score of 71, which is 45 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Albertsons Companies's stock has dropped -7.16% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 16 percentage points.

Are consumer staple stocks a good buy now?

35.82% of consumer staple stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect consumer staple stocks to rise by 21.09% over the next year.

4.44% of consumer staple stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.44% of consumer staple stocks are rated B (Buy), 71.67% are rated C (Hold), 6.67% are rated D (Sell), and 2.78% 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 29.68x.

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