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
PG	PROCTER & GAMBLE CO	$379.10B	29.60%	12.40%	24.03%	41.60%	1.41	0.72	49.80%	18.20%	24.08%
GO	GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP	$1.31B	-40.10%	-12.30%	-14.42%	-9.80%	2.67	1.29	30.00%	-8.00%	-7.89%
CCU	UNITED BREWERIES CO INC	$1.91B	9.20%	3.60%	6.67%	5.70%	1.38	1.90	44.40%	4.70%	6.54%
GIS	GENERAL MILLS INC	$18.58B	-10.70%	-2.90%	-0.95%	-1.50%	3.06	0.70	33.60%	-4.90%	-1.21%
SKIL	SKILLSOFT CORP	$41.95M	N/A	-18.80%	-21.22%	-23.70%	-9.22	0.87	77.80%	-36.10%	-24.46%
LND	BRASILAGRO - BRAZILIAN AGRICULTURAL REAL ESTATE CO	$328.59M	-4.30%	-2.40%	14.78%	10.30%	0.83	1.54	10.40%	-9.70%	47.88%
KHC	KRAFT HEINZ CO	$29.56B	-8.40%	-4.30%	-4.62%	-9.60%	1.03	1.06	33.40%	-13.60%	-11.95%
UL	UNILEVER PLC	$143.07B	54.60%	12.10%	26.78%	32.20%	3.62	0.74	18.70%	20.20%	27.97%
TAL	TAL EDUCATION GROUP	$5.57B	19.00%	11.60%	23.42%	46.70%	0.60	1.84	56.90%	22.10%	33.31%
MNST	MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP	$94.07B	25.00%	20.30%	28.73%	68.20%	0.22	3.73	55.50%	23.10%	30.11%
BRBR	BELLRING BRANDS INC	$1.10B	-35.50%	16.80%	44.19%	19.50%	-3.25	2.25	28.60%	7.30%	13.25%
BG	BUNGE GLOBAL SA	$18.10B	7.20%	2.50%	7.77%	5.50%	1.96	1.50	5.10%	1.20%	2.51%
NOMD	NOMAD FOODS LTD	$1.73B	4.90%	2.00%	5.84%	11.60%	1.53	1.10	26.90%	4.20%	10.44%
BGS	B&G FOODS INC	$195.87M	-16.50%	-2.40%	2.62%	2.40%	7.50	1.62	21.50%	-4.00%	3.86%
JBSS	SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC	$629.93M	14.90%	8.70%	15.52%	13.50%	0.82	1.96	17.70%	4.80%	6.66%
FLO	FLOWERS FOODS INC	$1.44B	4.10%	1.30%	5.06%	5.00%	2.16	0.77	48.60%	1.10%	3.07%
PM	PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC	$324.65B	-119.70%	15.70%	35.87%	25.40%	-9.16	1.02	67.70%	24.80%	34.54%
SFM	SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC	$5.09B	33.80%	11.50%	17.93%	14.00%	1.92	0.97	38.60%	5.40%	7.28%
TAP	MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE CO	$7.64B	-22.60%	-10.00%	-12.80%	-25.90%	1.38	0.88	37.00%	-20.80%	-22.11%
BF.B	BROWN FORMAN CORP	$13.77B	17.80%	8.90%	15.08%	15.50%	0.97	3.26	46.80%	14.20%	19.66%
XXI	TWENTY ONE CAPITAL INC	$3.06B	-72.70%	-61.70%	-55.91%	-55.30%	0.22	71.05	N/A	N/A	N/A
SKIN	SKINHEALTH SYSTEMS INC	$67.54M	-47.90%	-5.80%	0.50%	0.50%	7.76	1.76	66.40%	-9.80%	0.55%
COE	51TALK ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP	$68.23M	N/A	-25.60%	42.86%	23.40%	-2.88	0.62	73.30%	-14.10%	-12.47%
ALCO	ALICO INC	$276.93M	1.50%	0.80%	2.23%	1.90%	0.90	7.96	-72.10%	9.00%	24.99%
MKC	MCCORMICK & CO INC	$13.14B	22.00%	9.40%	15.74%	32.40%	1.29	0.66	39.10%	19.20%	25.05%
CHD	CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC	$26.07B	18.20%	8.50%	14.50%	34.70%	1.08	0.96	46.10%	12.40%	17.38%
HRL	HORMEL FOODS CORP	$11.82B	4.30%	2.60%	5.26%	8.20%	0.69	1.88	15.70%	2.80%	4.95%
TSN	TYSON FOODS INC	$20.08B	3.20%	1.60%	4.14%	5.40%	0.96	1.43	6.10%	1.00%	2.16%
WEST	WESTROCK COFFEE CO	$946.99M	N/A	-5.60%	-1.20%	-0.80%	-26.98	0.97	12.50%	-4.90%	-0.68%
UVV	UNIVERSAL CORP	$1.01B	1.30%	0.60%	5.95%	4.30%	1.16	2.57	16.80%	0.70%	4.51%
TR	TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC	$2.87B	10.20%	7.60%	11.26%	15.90%	0.33	2.89	34.50%	13.00%	17.68%
ACI	ALBERTSONS COMPANIES INC	$6.46B	-2.80%	-0.20%	2.49%	1.50%	18.00	0.82	27.00%	-0.10%	0.56%
HOST	HOST DIGITAL INC	$2.50M	-179.40%	-30.90%	-62.42%	-33.10%	6.92	0.51	38.60%	-13.30%	-12.17%
HIMS	HIMS & HERS HEALTH INC	$5.89B	-30.00%	-5.50%	-7.63%	-8.40%	10.20	0.93	68.40%	-5.50%	-6.35%
CLX	CLOROX CO	$10.87B	-1,893.50%	9.30%	18.06%	17.70%	83.80	0.66	42.30%	8.70%	13.50%
UTI	UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC	$1.20B	10.20%	4.00%	7.02%	6.30%	1.61	1.30	48.10%	3.90%	5.56%
PPC	PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP	$6.82B	8.50%	3.10%	8.06%	8.00%	1.82	1.55	7.90%	1.70%	3.54%
SFD	SMITHFIELD FOODS INC	$7.29B	13.00%	7.40%	11.72%	14.20%	0.73	2.39	12.60%	5.90%	7.74%
CELH	CELSIUS HOLDINGS INC	$7.58B	5.00%	1.20%	4.75%	10.50%	1.84	1.80	48.80%	2.00%	6.43%
MZTI	MARZETTI CO	$3.03B	18.50%	13.60%	17.75%	30.00%	0.52	1.56	24.70%	9.90%	12.63%
KIDZ	KIDZ AI INC	$1.23M	-167.80%	-59.30%	-82.48%	-75.50%	0.41	3.89	58.80%	-338.50%	-341.72%
YSG	YATSEN HOLDING LTD	$167.90M	-7.20%	-5.40%	-5.97%	-9.80%	0.47	3.70	77.40%	-4.60%	-4.36%
RLX	RLX TECHNOLOGY INC	$2.03B	6.20%	5.60%	3.87%	5.60%	0.08	10.61	32.30%	20.20%	12.58%
DDL	DINGDONG (CAYMAN) LTD	$416.20M	47.00%	7.50%	34.29%	25.40%	4.67	1.23	28.70%	4.20%	4.26%
DNUT	KRISPY KREME INC	$588.17M	-14.10%	-3.60%	-1.41%	-1.40%	2.82	0.36	24.90%	-6.20%	-1.83%
TWG	TOP WEALTH GROUP HOLDING LTD	$696.05k	6.30%	6.10%	3.87%	11.10%	0.02	17.44	72.50%	32.30%	32.33%
SUJA	SUJA LIFE INC	$247.64M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.96	1.53	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZVIA	ZEVIA PBC	$86.63M	-19.70%	-15.30%	-28.16%	-167.30%	0.70	1.90	47.70%	-5.50%	-5.52%
VYLR	VYLOR INC	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.28	2.01	N/A	N/A	N/A
OTLY	OATLY GROUP AB	$246.05M	N/A	-12.00%	-27.69%	-6.70%	-15.01	0.40	34.00%	-9.50%	-3.99%
LMNR	LIMONEIRA CO	$192.92M	-29.60%	-14.10%	-18.72%	-14.20%	1.05	1.51	-5.10%	-33.20%	-39.72%
TPB	TURNING POINT BRANDS INC	$1.33B	11.90%	5.70%	9.22%	12.00%	0.93	5.67	59.20%	8.80%	13.94%
CPB	CAMPBELL's CO	$6.60B	10.20%	2.60%	6.97%	8.90%	2.99	0.82	28.10%	4.10%	8.81%
JBS	JBS NV	$13.32B	13.20%	2.50%	10.90%	8.10%	4.47	1.53	11.80%	1.20%	4.09%
LWAY	LIFEWAY FOODS INC	$336.50M	12.70%	9.30%	14.38%	20.70%	0.57	2.09	25.60%	4.50%	6.52%
BYND	BEYOND MEAT INC	$121.22M	-132.40%	42.20%	70.02%	30.70%	8.86	2.63	3.10%	95.80%	121.08%
MF	MINDFORGE INC	$38.28M	-167.20%	-110.80%	-157.10%	-379.20%	0.88	1.14	-0.50%	-222.90%	-223.22%
OFRM	ONCE UPON A FARM PBC	$396.39M	-91.60%	-6.10%	-4.45%	-8.80%	0.31	4.01	41.20%	-3.30%	-2.41%
MSS	MAISON SOLUTIONS INC	$615.12k	-116.90%	-16.10%	-19.32%	-13.30%	8.38	0.67	20.20%	-10.60%	-9.05%
IPST	IP STRATEGY HOLDINGS INC	$2.21M	-147.20%	-126.30%	-1,055.98%	-130.10%	0.61	0.31	65.40%	-2,064.00%	-2,058.67%
KLC	KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES INC	$242.96M	-71.80%	-13.00%	-13.45%	-9.40%	6.30	0.75	19.20%	-17.20%	-14.48%
MINE	MAYFAIR GOLD CORP	$164.35M	-42.80%	-41.10%	-52.48%	-142.70%	0.07	8.90	N/A	N/A	N/A
SNDL	SNDL INC	$310.87M	-5.60%	-4.60%	-5.46%	-6.30%	0.22	3.92	25.70%	-6.40%	-6.76%
MEDS	DATAMEDS AI INC	$2.92M	N/A	-241.60%	1,237.41%	-6,490.40%	-2.68	0.14	-90.60%	-1,100.30%	-1,026.33%
CALM	CAL-MAINE FOODS INC	$3.08B	2.20%	1.90%	1.00%	1.10%	0.17	7.70	14.30%	2.30%	1.11%
JZ	JIANZHI EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD	$3.54M	-40.60%	-22.70%	-21.98%	-42.50%	0.36	3.58	16.30%	-28.30%	-27.97%
TANH	TANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$1.59M	-26.00%	-23.50%	-29.51%	-36.10%	0.12	6.59	18.60%	-81.90%	-86.73%
VITL	VITAL FARMS INC	$394.11M	0.00%	0.00%	0.78%	0.70%	0.77	1.10	28.10%	0.00%	0.36%
ENHA	ENHANCED GROUP INC	$283.88M	N/A	-53.00%	-2,839.72%	-58.70%	13.82	0.89	-194.00%	-492.30%	-491.12%
BIOT	INSTINCT BIO TECHNICAL CO INC	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.41	2.19	N/A	N/A	N/A
TULP	BLOOMIA HOLDINGS INC	$10.92M	-124.90%	-11.20%	-10.98%	-6.30%	5.31	1.69	16.40%	-23.20%	-16.84%
BHST	BIOHARVEST SCIENCES INC	$35.59M	-58.30%	-25.60%	-18.60%	-20.10%	1.26	2.24	59.00%	-31.20%	-17.24%
UCFI	CN HEALTHY FOOD TECH GROUP CORP	$287.81M	36.90%	17.00%	54.68%	-145.00%	0.51	2.35	72.60%	24.60%	42.30%
BRFH	BARFRESH FOOD GROUP INC	$9.21M	-295.10%	-30.30%	-42.12%	-31.20%	-152.46	0.71	13.00%	-17.90%	-15.55%
AMBO	AMBOW EDUCATION HOLDING LTD	$3.86M	-2.90%	-1.20%	-2.12%	-2.30%	1.23	2.44	55.20%	-2.60%	-3.40%
UTZ	UTZ BRANDS INC	$2.06B	-4.10%	-1.00%	0.97%	1.60%	2.10	1.06	20.70%	-2.00%	1.62%
HFFG	HF FOODS GROUP INC	$79.23M	-16.10%	-6.10%	-7.60%	-6.40%	1.69	1.11	16.60%	-2.70%	-2.26%
YQ	17 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$30.70M	-39.90%	-21.30%	-41.68%	-393.90%	1.20	1.77	61.20%	-46.60%	-46.59%
BON	BON NATURAL LIFE LTD	$9.11M	-21.80%	-15.00%	-20.53%	-21.00%	0.58	1.83	22.10%	-60.40%	-57.12%
AQB	AQUABOUNTY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$6.18M	-665.20%	-130.00%	-195.75%	-195.70%	3.17	4.26	N/A	N/A	N/A
BNKK	BONK INC	$8.48M	-198.40%	-177.00%	-303.95%	-356.00%	0.15	1.05	55.40%	-909.60%	-895.42%
VSA	VISIONSYS AI INC	$367.57k	-202.20%	1,659.30%	1,673.11%	-223.60%	0.04	14.43	22.00%	165,436.90%	165,446.13%
EDBL	EDIBLE GARDEN AG INC	$1.36M	-236.80%	-109.80%	-105.11%	-109.00%	3.97	0.73	-10.00%	-170.40%	-139.77%
ATPC	AGAPE ATP CORP	$1.32M	-5.10%	-4.60%	-5.14%	-5.10%	0.14	8.45	60.90%	-107.70%	-107.48%
YI	111 INC	$25.68M	N/A	-5.00%	-38.25%	-278.50%	-2.16	1.07	5.70%	-1.00%	-0.67%
YHC	LQR HOUSE INC	$3.12M	-65.90%	-32.40%	-14.53%	-72.50%	1.60	0.96	6.50%	-1,589.20%	-1,567.39%
YOUL	YOULIFE GROUP INC	$18.55M	16.90%	2.80%	5.47%	6.60%	0.77	1.79	8.00%	1.20%	1.64%
DSY	BIG TREE CLOUD HOLDINGS LTD	$15.44M	-241.30%	-33.60%	-59.91%	-71.60%	2.57	0.96	7.00%	-551.30%	-590.05%
AMSS	AMASS BRANDS	$3.31M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-20.37	0.70	N/A	N/A	N/A
IBG	INNOVATION BEVERAGE GROUP LTD	$1.11M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.60	3.02	N/A	N/A	N/A
WVVI	WILLAMETTE VALLEY VINEYARDS INC	$9.06M	-6.80%	-4.30%	-1.70%	-1.30%	0.55	2.92	59.10%	-12.10%	-4.07%
AIIR	AIR GLOBAL PLC	$1.20B	N/A	-6.70%	4.65%	6.40%	-1.52	1.41	56.20%	-5.80%	4.22%
AGRZ	AGROZ INC	$2.31M	26.70%	9.50%	34.48%	43.70%	1.46	1.44	29.90%	9.00%	17.90%
ISPR	ISPIRE TECHNOLOGY INC	$84.90M	N/A	-41.40%	-161.26%	-440.00%	-3.20	1.02	12.80%	-34.60%	-33.00%
AGCC	AGENCIA COMERCIAL SPIRITS LTD	$472.68M	10.40%	3.80%	7.93%	17.80%	1.86	1.53	30.40%	9.80%	12.77%
XXII	22ND CENTURY GROUP INC	$52.84k	-186.70%	-119.20%	-16.97%	-36.00%	0.40	2.61	-19.40%	-237.80%	-23.05%
LSF	LAIRD SUPERFOOD INC	$28.32M	-34.40%	-6.50%	-6.40%	-52.20%	2.22	3.05	32.40%	-5.10%	-9.76%
AACG	ATA CREATIVITY GLOBAL	$19.17M	-90.20%	-10.80%	-82.00%	32.00%	11.74	0.32	48.60%	-17.90%	-19.49%
MTEX	MANNATECH INC	$16.09M	N/A	-24.40%	51.41%	45.30%	-6.53	1.15	76.10%	-6.90%	5.08%
MGPI	MGP INGREDIENTS INC	$380.02M	-40.10%	-22.90%	-28.95%	-27.60%	0.73	6.91	34.70%	-51.20%	-57.05%

Consumer Staple Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Beverages - Brewers	6	+6.06%	+5.90%	+20.09%	+16.73%	49.63x	1.95x	+9.93%	+4.41%	+11.07%	+0.87%	Hold
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	18	+1.39%	+2.16%	+10.25%	+19.17%	28.63x	7.36x	+22.31%	+12.11%	+20.77%	+7.14%	Buy
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	13	+3.28%	+3.41%	+18.24%	-49.76%	21.45x	3.42x	+17.65%	+5.47%	+9.39%	+1.30%	Hold
Confectioners	4	+3.15%	+3.79%	+7.56%	+7.87%	20.52x	3.74x	+21.85%	+7.79%	+14.75%	+7.71%	Buy
Discount Stores	9	+2.44%	+3.84%	+11.33%	+20.47%	44.41x	9.58x	+24.27%	+8.45%	+20.02%	+2.67%	Buy
Education & Training Services	43	+1.80%	-2.64%	+0.77%	-75.14%	16.07x	1.86x	+9.92%	+5.18%	+10.86%	+36.99%	Buy
Farm Products	21	+0.12%	-1.80%	-2.15%	-66.17%	19.85x	1.00x	+5.69%	+2.35%	+6.39%	+34.51%	Buy
Food Distribution	10	+0.24%	-0.05%	-1.90%	-43.81%	33.71x	5.32x	+40.38%	+4.92%	+12.79%	+20.07%	Strong Buy
Grocery Stores	13	+3.90%	-3.17%	+0.55%	-14.76%	-45.77x	4.13x	+13.92%	+2.48%	+6.50%	+8.89%	Buy
Household & Personal Products	30	+1.08%	+1.97%	+9.81%	-5.01%	27.09x	7.20x	+118.82%	+10.86%	+22.76%	+5.27%	Buy
Packaged Foods	62	+0.76%	+0.97%	+3.20%	-98.13%	9.80x	1.56x	+2.92%	+1.56%	+1.76%	+29.10%	Buy
Pharmaceutical Retailers	8	+1.10%	+1.56%	-21.81%	-97.60%	-6.51x	28.32x	-35.89%	-42.27%	+7.42%	+16.67%	Strong Sell
Tobacco	10	-0.58%	+3.12%	+11.25%	-48.34%	23.94x	10.66x	-122.90%	+15.06%	+31.65%	+12.63%	Buy

Consumer Staple Stocks FAQ

What are the best consumer staple stocks to buy right now in Nov 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. Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU)

Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU) is the #1 top consumer staple stock out of 247 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 Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 31. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Acme United has seen its stock return 81.89% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 171 percentage points.

Acme United has an average 1 year price target of $70.00, an upside of 1.46% from Acme United's current stock price of $68.99.

Acme United stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Acme United, 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.

2. Target (NYSE:TGT)

Target (NYSE:TGT) is the #2 top consumer staple stock out of 247 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 Target (NYSE:TGT) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Target (NYSE:TGT) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 15 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 31. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Target has seen its stock return 73.19% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 162 percentage points.

Target has an average 1 year price target of $164.29, an upside of 3.73% from Target's current stock price of $158.38.

Target stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 23 analysts covering Target, 26.09% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 17.39% have issued a Buy, 52.17% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 4.35% 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 247 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 20, which is -11 points lower than the consumer staple sector average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates HELE as a "A".It passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Helen Of Troy has seen its stock return 57.75% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 146 percentage points.

Helen Of Troy has an average 1 year price target of $27.50, a downside of -9.06% from Helen Of Troy's current stock price of $30.24.

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 89 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 23.65%, which is 20 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 3.33%. 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 -74.7% 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 11.01%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 3.33%. 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 321.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

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

Sanfilippo John B & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) has an annual dividend yield of 8.35%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 3.33%. Sanfilippo John B & Son's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% seven times in the last 10 years. Sanfilippo John B & Son's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Sanfilippo John B & Son's dividend payout ratio of 93.6% 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 1.72% in the last day, and up 1.12% over the last week. Simply Good Foods Co was the among the top gainers in the consumer defensive sector, gaining 10.49% yesterday.

Shares of food and beverage and hospitality & leisure-related companies are trading higher. Reports circulated that consumer spending for Halloween is expected to reach a record $13.5 billion, which may contribute to the ongoing rally.

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. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)

Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) 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.

Natures Sunshine Products has a valuation score of 29, which is 5 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 24. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Natures Sunshine Products's stock has dropped -12.65% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 76 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 76 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 24. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Afya's stock has dropped -24.7% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 64 percentage points.

3. Herbalife (NYSE:HLF)

Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) 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.

Herbalife has a valuation score of 57, which is 33 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Herbalife's stock has gained 64.56% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 153 percentage points.

Are consumer staple stocks a good buy now?

41.91% of consumer staple stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect consumer staple stocks to rise by 13.5% over the next year.

4.14% of consumer staple stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.02% of consumer staple stocks are rated B (Buy), 67.46% are rated C (Hold), 10.65% are rated D (Sell), and 4.73% 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 32.07x.

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