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
ANDE	ANDERSONS INC	$1.32B	6.00%	2.20%	6.49%	5.80%	1.35	2.01	6.10%	0.70%	1.33%
UTZ	UTZ BRANDS INC	$1.87B	2.50%	0.70%	2.82%	5.20%	2.00	1.29	34.80%	1.30%	5.01%
ABEV	AMBEV SA	$34.35B	16.30%	9.80%	20.85%	75.90%	0.64	1.10	51.20%	16.10%	26.37%
MO	ALTRIA GROUP INC	$110.12B	-281.80%	25.60%	45.66%	40.50%	-10.92	0.39	61.50%	37.20%	49.43%
AVO	MISSION PRODUCE INC	$862.25M	6.70%	3.70%	7.59%	6.70%	0.77	1.98	11.00%	2.60%	4.69%
KOF	COCA COLA FEMSA SAB DE CV	$18.25B	17.50%	8.20%	17.87%	24.60%	1.10	1.12	46.00%	8.50%	15.38%
KHC	KRAFT HEINZ CO	$32.73B	-11.20%	-6.00%	-9.25%	-21.40%	0.97	1.07	34.30%	-20.80%	-26.66%
CL	COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO	$68.42B	679.70%	17.40%	38.37%	33.00%	23.39	0.89	60.60%	14.50%	20.52%
HIMS	HIMS & HERS HEALTH INC	$10.65B	38.20%	19.00%	8.67%	29.90%	2.34	4.98	76.20%	9.60%	6.91%
GOTU	GAOTU TECHEDU INC	$935.44M	-42.40%	-16.50%	-35.67%	-43.70%	1.68	1.11	67.90%	-17.90%	-17.81%
DEO	DIAGEO PLC	$67.32B	22.30%	5.00%	8.68%	7.50%	3.26	1.63	60.10%	11.60%	16.56%
CCU	UNITED BREWERIES CO INC	$2.31B	12.90%	4.80%	8.39%	7.90%	1.52	2.06	45.20%	6.10%	9.04%
JBSS	SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC	$737.04M	17.00%	10.20%	18.28%	16.40%	0.70	2.01	18.50%	5.00%	6.86%
EPSM	EPSIUM ENTERPRISE LTD	$264.22M	N/A	N/A	4.82%	N/A	0.30	4.44	12.80%	2.20%	3.19%
STZ	CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC	$29.88B	-5.90%	-2.00%	-0.14%	-0.10%	2.03	1.07	51.50%	-4.40%	-0.27%
PG	PROCTER & GAMBLE CO	$360.12B	30.80%	12.80%	23.53%	41.00%	1.40	0.70	51.20%	19.00%	24.90%
COCO	VITA COCO COMPANY INC	$1.89B	23.70%	16.90%	25.66%	68.40%	0.42	3.51	36.10%	11.50%	14.25%
EPC	EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE CO	$1.08B	4.20%	1.70%	4.90%	7.30%	1.42	1.77	42.20%	2.90%	7.17%
UL	UNILEVER PLC	$151.23B	29.20%	7.10%	17.38%	22.20%	3.15	0.77	14.70%	9.30%	14.80%
DLTR	DOLLAR TREE INC	$23.92B	-52.20%	-14.40%	-25.07%	-12.60%	3.68	1.04	32.90%	-12.10%	-10.25%
SJM	J M SMUCKER CO	$11.87B	-17.30%	-6.40%	-4.41%	-6.40%	1.89	0.81	38.80%	-14.10%	-7.54%
SLSN	SOLESENCE INC	$255.85M	33.00%	9.70%	17.04%	14.10%	2.30	1.72	28.10%	8.10%	9.90%
ABVE	ABOVE FOOD INGREDIENTS INC	$57.64M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-1.98	0.23	N/A	N/A	N/A
YOUL	YOULIFE GROUP INC	$133.85M	N/A	-21.50%	-6.04%	-16.10%	-0.73	2.30	14.50%	-3.30%	-2.36%
TAL	TAL EDUCATION GROUP	$6.84B	2.80%	1.90%	3.89%	7.30%	0.60	2.25	54.00%	4.30%	6.28%
FTLF	FITLIFE BRANDS INC	$151.67M	21.20%	13.20%	23.50%	67.40%	0.54	1.71	42.80%	12.60%	18.59%
LW	LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS INC	$7.64B	20.90%	4.80%	11.50%	7.80%	3.25	1.38	21.70%	5.50%	10.55%
BGS	B&G FOODS INC	$341.62M	-39.00%	-7.30%	-5.35%	-5.00%	4.86	2.94	21.40%	-12.00%	-7.69%
MDLZ	MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC	$79.53B	13.60%	5.20%	9.49%	19.00%	1.71	0.64	32.50%	9.80%	13.08%
BRBR	BELLRING BRANDS INC	$4.79B	-99.60%	24.90%	52.23%	27.50%	-4.21	2.55	35.40%	10.30%	16.51%
HRL	HORMEL FOODS CORP	$15.56B	9.40%	5.60%	8.56%	13.80%	0.67	2.47	16.50%	6.30%	8.68%
HAIN	HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC	$167.87M	-30.70%	-13.00%	-13.42%	-14.90%	1.65	1.81	22.10%	-16.20%	-12.79%
PRMB	PRIMO BRANDS CORP	$9.18B	0.00%	0.00%	5.47%	7.90%	2.40	1.06	27.40%	0.00%	6.97%
CHGG	CHEGG INC	$134.28M	-367.30%	-99.60%	-265.21%	-101.60%	1.36	1.23	66.60%	-151.10%	-125.76%
AGRO	ADECOAGRO SA	$917.49M	4.50%	2.00%	5.71%	4.30%	1.33	1.98	19.80%	4.00%	10.08%
RAY	RAYTECH HOLDING LTD	$122.95M	15.30%	10.80%	13.68%	-165.80%	0.23	5.29	22.60%	10.50%	13.37%
NWL	NEWELL BRANDS INC	$2.26B	-8.80%	-2.10%	0.38%	0.40%	3.28	1.12	34.20%	-3.30%	0.45%
CPB	CAMPBELL's CO	$9.66B	11.80%	2.90%	7.93%	10.00%	2.83	0.78	30.20%	4.40%	9.29%
KDP	KEURIG DR PEPPER INC	$47.04B	6.20%	2.90%	5.74%	16.10%	1.18	0.64	54.90%	9.70%	17.18%
PTNM	PITANIUM LTD	N/A	N/A	N/A	81.32%	N/A	2.08	1.16	81.20%	11.90%	15.06%
BUD	ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA	$122.53B	8.90%	3.40%	8.75%	16.60%	1.48	0.64	55.70%	12.20%	26.64%
CHD	CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC	$22.56B	12.00%	6.00%	10.26%	21.90%	1.00	1.85	44.50%	8.70%	12.82%
OTLY	OATLY GROUP AB	$513.42M	-141.10%	-23.40%	-40.29%	-17.80%	7.40	0.49	30.60%	-23.40%	-12.23%
EMPG	EMPRO GROUP INC	N/A	69.70%	19.70%	54.59%	42.70%	4.10	1.45	61.80%	13.70%	20.11%
EL	ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC	$32.20B	-18.40%	-4.20%	-3.39%	-3.30%	3.58	1.41	73.80%	-5.90%	-3.42%
LSF	LAIRD SUPERFOOD INC	$64.09M	-8.20%	-5.40%	-7.75%	-18.70%	0.53	2.76	40.80%	-2.30%	-2.22%
MZTI	MARZETTI CO	$5.00B	17.60%	13.70%	19.88%	29.70%	0.28	2.36	23.70%	9.00%	11.49%
TWG	TOP WEALTH GROUP HOLDING LTD	$4.75M	-17.10%	-14.90%	-10.85%	-16.70%	0.06	3.25	52.80%	-42.50%	-42.54%
GO	GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP	$1.76B	0.70%	0.30%	1.44%	1.20%	1.80	1.21	30.40%	0.20%	0.93%
SISI	SHINECO INC	$2.54M	-140.80%	-43.30%	-105.01%	-134.20%	3.27	0.72	6.90%	-398.50%	-396.93%
IPAR	INTERPARFUMS INC	$3.69B	20.40%	10.90%	18.95%	24.60%	0.60	2.96	64.50%	11.00%	15.96%
HITI	HIGH TIDE INC	$206.64M	-6.80%	-4.10%	4.33%	6.60%	0.64	1.57	25.80%	-1.80%	1.45%
BTCT	BTC DIGITAL LTD	$17.05M	-7.90%	-6.90%	-4.82%	-8.90%	0.03	27.50	1.00%	-17.00%	-16.63%
ELF	ELF BEAUTY INC	$6.74B	15.10%	9.00%	14.87%	26.30%	0.64	3.05	71.20%	8.50%	12.13%
FLO	FLOWERS FOODS INC	$3.50B	16.20%	6.30%	9.30%	11.30%	2.06	1.26	49.60%	4.50%	6.88%
KVUE	KENVUE INC	$40.42B	13.80%	5.40%	11.10%	23.20%	1.53	0.98	58.00%	9.40%	15.51%
HELE	HELEN OF TROY LTD	$541.06M	-21.80%	-11.50%	-13.69%	-17.60%	1.16	1.70	47.60%	-17.90%	-15.79%
BLNE	BEELINE HOLDINGS INC	$20.12M	-74.30%	-41.30%	-26.41%	-86.50%	0.33	0.60	40.30%	-229.20%	-176.93%
GIS	GENERAL MILLS INC	$26.94B	24.90%	7.00%	13.46%	20.90%	2.59	0.67	34.60%	11.80%	17.41%
CAG	CONAGRA BRANDS INC	$9.29B	13.10%	5.50%	9.47%	13.30%	1.34	0.71	25.90%	9.90%	13.54%
HSY	HERSHEY CO	$36.54B	33.80%	11.50%	17.57%	19.40%	2.02	1.53	40.10%	13.50%	16.73%
TGT	TARGET CORP	$47.37B	28.60%	7.30%	15.71%	11.20%	2.76	0.94	28.10%	4.00%	5.52%
MKC	MCCORMICK & CO INC	$18.84B	12.90%	5.40%	11.07%	19.40%	1.35	0.68	38.50%	10.40%	16.42%
K	KELLANOVA	$27.84B	34.60%	8.50%	17.99%	21.50%	2.84	0.68	35.60%	10.60%	14.93%
BOF	BRANCHOUT FOOD INC	$25.81M	-187.10%	-42.50%	-47.13%	-33.10%	2.71	1.15	15.60%	-51.90%	-39.88%
BRCC	BRC INC	$389.71M	-91.80%	-4.90%	0.08%	0.00%	18.77	1.29	37.60%	-2.90%	0.03%
WEST	WESTROCK COFFEE CO	$612.33M	-92.60%	-7.60%	-5.45%	-4.00%	11.11	1.18	16.70%	-9.60%	-5.19%
PLAG	PLANET GREEN HOLDINGS CORP	$12.96M	-50.60%	-20.10%	-59.90%	-57.10%	1.80	0.58	7.90%	-121.90%	-125.61%
XAGE	LONGEVITY HEALTH HOLDINGS INC	$2.36M	N/A	-280.10%	266.05%	252.60%	-1.88	0.42	56.00%	-1,534.40%	-1,547.71%
WGRX	WELLGISTICS HEALTH INC	$48.00M	-666.10%	-83.90%	-309.59%	-1,024.10%	11.96	0.36	7.90%	-181.30%	-172.69%
SPB	SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS INC	$1.41B	3.70%	2.00%	4.30%	7.50%	0.87	2.42	37.30%	2.60%	4.51%
BF.B	BROWN FORMAN CORP	$14.27B	23.20%	10.60%	17.17%	17.50%	1.03	3.88	58.90%	21.90%	30.26%
BON	BON NATURAL LIFE LTD	$206.47k	1.00%	0.70%	2.32%	2.30%	0.40	2.42	29.80%	1.70%	4.41%
GNLN	GREENLANE HOLDINGS INC	$4.83M	-132.30%	-59.30%	-70.64%	-91.60%	0.59	2.38	56.30%	-246.60%	-177.18%
XXII	22ND CENTURY GROUP INC	$8.81M	-533.30%	-97.40%	-208.71%	-220.30%	2.98	0.77	-15.40%	-111.60%	-72.94%
SCNX	SCIENTURE HOLDINGS INC	$19.52M	-24.90%	-19.70%	-18.74%	-487.70%	0.34	0.11	5.80%	-15,702.50%	-14,125.25%
RLX	RLX TECHNOLOGY INC	$2.62B	4.00%	3.90%	0.95%	1.30%	0.05	10.97	27.10%	21.40%	5.15%
TBBB	BBB FOODS INC	$3.00B	-3.40%	-0.60%	7.09%	4.50%	5.09	0.69	16.10%	-0.20%	1.34%
COTY	COTY INC	$4.35B	-10.80%	-3.40%	-1.89%	-3.00%	2.16	0.82	65.20%	-6.80%	-2.87%
AGRI	AGRIFORCE GROWING SYSTEMS LTD	$1.03M	-171.60%	-96.90%	-157.06%	3,018.20%	1.63	0.34	14.10%	-3,175.50%	-3,175.47%
STKH	STEAKHOLDER FOODS LTD	$601.32k	-171.60%	-91.60%	-138.59%	-119.30%	0.92	1.06	-120.00%	-85,210.00%	-84,760.00%
PETS	PETMED EXPRESS INC	$64.04M	0.40%	0.20%	1.45%	31.00%	0.51	1.43	27.70%	0.10%	0.57%
SHOT	SAFETY SHOT INC	$45.86M	-1,632.60%	-471.20%	7,919.58%	-5,114.30%	-17.02	0.44	-46.10%	-3,958.50%	-3,718.13%
AMZE	AMAZE HOLDINGS INC	$2.53M	-20.00%	-13.50%	-4.00%	56.20%	0.33	0.07	40.40%	-1,407.50%	-1,177.65%
GNS	GENIUS GROUP LTD	$60.53M	-56.70%	-34.50%	-29.05%	-66.00%	0.29	3.65	32.60%	-314.50%	-328.43%
EDBL	EDIBLE GARDEN AG INC	$3.63M	-583.60%	-145.60%	-264.17%	-171.20%	3.45	0.82	17.70%	-106.20%	-65.88%
YHC	LQR HOUSE INC	$9.70M	-323.50%	-223.20%	-186.27%	-912.50%	0.18	2.34	1.40%	-950.00%	-949.98%
LMNR	LIMONEIRA CO	$285.85M	-1.20%	-0.70%	0.16%	0.10%	0.60	1.05	12.10%	-1.20%	0.24%
ALCO	ALICO INC	$254.97M	-85.40%	-50.20%	-95.49%	-51.60%	0.84	9.38	-465.30%	-355.10%	-441.99%
BSLK	BOLT PROJECTS HOLDINGS INC	$17.53M	N/A	-95.20%	468.91%	-64.00%	-1.45	0.37	1.60%	-375.60%	-321.69%
KIDZ	CLASSOVER HOLDINGS INC	$31.27M	N/A	-0.50%	5.40%	-0.50%	-1.37	0.02	54.80%	-3.90%	-3.70%
DNUT	KRISPY KREME INC	$595.00M	-1.90%	-0.70%	1.89%	2.20%	1.78	0.35	25.10%	-1.40%	3.12%
BYND	BEYOND MEAT INC	$213.36M	N/A	-23.30%	-27.25%	-9.10%	-1.99	3.39	11.60%	-49.70%	-48.42%
EEIQ	EPICQUEST EDUCATION GROUP INTERNATIONAL LTD	$7.34M	-83.70%	-28.20%	-46.75%	-141.00%	2.40	0.44	65.20%	-73.50%	-77.59%
BRLS	BOREALIS FOODS INC	$64.57M	-892.40%	-34.60%	-72.61%	-27.80%	-13.10	0.30	10.70%	-79.20%	-61.45%
CENT	CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO	$2.28B	8.90%	3.90%	7.80%	8.70%	1.30	3.56	31.10%	4.40%	7.74%
RDGT	RIDGETECH INC	$7.32M	45.00%	12.80%	35.51%	47.30%	1.18	1.74	3.20%	8.50%	8.92%
FARM	FARMER BROTHERS CO	$36.64M	-34.80%	-8.10%	-6.76%	-4.50%	3.38	1.30	42.00%	-4.20%	-1.94%
FAMI	FARMMI INC	$2.16M	-3.20%	-2.60%	-2.75%	-2.70%	0.39	1.88	5.80%	-12.20%	-10.79%
AQB	AQUABOUNTY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.87M	-247.10%	-174.10%	-654.70%	-210.50%	0.96	0.30	-830.50%	13,764.10%	13,564.74%

Consumer Staple Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Beverages - Brewers	6	-1.65%	-0.87%	+1.89%	-15.76%	32.08x	1.57x	+10.15%	+4.53%	+11.11%	+20.00%	Buy
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	16	-0.87%	+1.35%	+2.48%	+2.99%	27.79x	7.06x	+36.10%	+9.82%	+17.63%	+12.09%	Buy
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	14	-0.30%	-0.23%	-0.15%	-36.68%	-3.34x	4.02x	+14.62%	+3.72%	+7.26%	+20.60%	Buy
Confectioners	4	-0.49%	-2.90%	+4.42%	-6.35%	22.91x	3.77x	+19.63%	+7.17%	+12.00%	+2.61%	Buy
Discount Stores	9	-0.66%	-1.14%	+0.67%	+14.63%	43.82x	9.48x	+23.49%	+7.87%	+19.51%	+8.24%	Buy
Education & Training Services	45	-0.14%	+6.96%	+10.06%	+38.24%	20.98x	2.49x	+3.53%	+7.62%	+11.71%	+10.98%	Buy
Farm Products	21	-1.17%	+1.45%	+5.84%	-49.03%	20.33x	1.30x	+9.31%	+5.74%	+10.41%	+3.01%	Hold
Food Distribution	13	-1.46%	-0.14%	-1.93%	+1.70%	26.40x	4.77x	+51.01%	+5.15%	+13.21%	+14.85%	Strong Buy
Grocery Stores	11	-1.81%	-2.09%	-6.97%	+19.81%	23.65x	4.01x	+25.79%	+5.95%	+11.63%	+16.88%	Buy
Household & Personal Products	34	-2.45%	+1.78%	-1.24%	-19.57%	21.49x	7.04x	+108.88%	+10.67%	+21.52%	+13.63%	Buy
Packaged Foods	65	-1.25%	+1.15%	-2.75%	-17.74%	12.89x	1.89x	+6.28%	+3.71%	+8.06%	+19.13%	Buy
Pharmaceutical Retailers	8	-1.70%	-2.87%	-1.85%	-22.01%	-0.38x	1.44x	-72.71%	-8.54%	-9.49%	-2.77%	Sell
Tobacco	10	-0.40%	+1.55%	+4.15%	-96.95%	26.96x	10.05x	-99.00%	+12.89%	+27.10%	+8.27%	Buy

Consumer Staple Stocks FAQ

What are the best consumer staple stocks to buy right now in Aug 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. Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN)

Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN) 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 Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 24 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 30. It passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lifevantage has seen its stock return 64.91% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 123 percentage points.

2. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)

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

Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 6 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 30. It passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Natures Sunshine Products has seen its stock return 25.68% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 84 percentage points.

Natures Sunshine Products has an average 1 year price target of $20.50, an upside of 23.64% from Natures Sunshine Products's current stock price of $16.58.

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. Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY)

Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY) 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 Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY) has a Due Diligence Score of 22, which is -8 points lower than the consumer staple sector average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates UDMY as a "A".It passed 7 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Udemy has seen its stock lose -9.59% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 49 percentage points.

Udemy has an average 1 year price target of $9.71, an upside of 42.23% from Udemy's current stock price of $6.83.

Udemy stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Udemy, 28.57% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 28.57% have issued a Buy, 42.86% 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 82 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 13.35%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 2.57%. 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 -26.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

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

Brasilagro Brazilian Agricultural Real Estate Co (NYSE:LND) has an annual dividend yield of 7.4%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 2.57%. Brasilagro Brazilian Agricultural Real Estate Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six times in the last 10 years. Brasilagro Brazilian Agricultural Real Estate Co's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Brasilagro Brazilian Agricultural Real Estate Co's dividend payout ratio of 68.7% 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 7.2%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 2.57%. 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 58.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are consumer staple stocks down?

Consumer staple stocks were down -1.02% in the last day, and up 1.44% over the last week. Sow Good was the among the top losers in the consumer defensive sector, dropping -5.03% yesterday.

Sow Good shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 financial results.

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. Brf Sa (NYSE:BRFS)

Brf Sa (NYSE:BRFS) 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.

Brf Sa 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.

Brf Sa's stock has dropped -16.14% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 42 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 5 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 24. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Herbalife's stock has gained 13.73% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 72 percentage points.

3. Nomad Foods (NYSE:NOMD)

Nomad Foods (NYSE:NOMD) 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.

Nomad Foods has a valuation score of 71, which is 47 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nomad Foods's stock has dropped -16.53% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 42 percentage points.

Are consumer staple stocks a good buy now?

34.35% of consumer staple stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect consumer staple stocks to rise by 12.73% over the next year.

5.18% of consumer staple stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.54% of consumer staple stocks are rated B (Buy), 64.77% are rated C (Hold), 11.4% are rated D (Sell), and 3.11% 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 29.54x.

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