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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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Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
KAVL	KAIVAL BRANDS INNOVATIONS GROUP INC	$0.49	1.67%	1.67%	-18.12%	-49.79%	-18.67%	-33.06%	-97.72%	N/A	N/A	$1.55	$0.40	68.52%	21.09%	0.42	33,400	100.00%
KIDZ	CLASSOVER HOLDINGS INC	$0.40	-1.00%	-9.40%	-52.18%	-69.62%	-86.88%	-96.45%	-96.12%	N/A	N/A	$12.00	$0.37	96.71%	6.18%	0.41	519,000	-0.19%
KVUE	KENVUE INC	$17.22	1.12%	7.22%	14.19%	-17.17%	-28.04%	-28.61%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$25.17	$14.02	31.59%	22.82%	0.33	46,266,000	-0.95%
LOCL	LOCAL BOUNTI CORPORATION	$2.42	5.22%	-3.20%	-18.79%	-3.59%	18.63%	39.88%	-92.15%	N/A	N/A	$5.75	$1.18	57.90%	105.08%	0.36	6,800	-43.33%
LSF	LAIRD SUPERFOOD INC	$2.60	-1.52%	0.00%	-47.47%	-55.25%	-61.71%	-71.11%	100.00%	-94.59%	N/A	$10.90	$2.43	76.15%	7.04%	0.96	75,000	177.78%
MEHA	FUNCTIONAL BRANDS INC	$0.42	12.70%	-15.93%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.00	$0.33	94.79%	25.98%	10.06	1,247,000	5.68%
MSS	MAISON SOLUTIONS INC	$0.42	-0.48%	-3.70%	-42.16%	-49.45%	-55.16%	-56.34%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.96	$0.35	89.47%	18.80%	0.89	70,000	-46.97%
MYND	MYNDAI INC	$0.61	0.00%	0.00%	-10.29%	-15.28%	-26.51%	-65.92%	-91.80%	-97.74%	N/A	$3.89	$0.52	84.32%	17.76%	0.55	7,800	-40.91%
NAII	NATURAL ALTERNATIVES INTERNATIONAL INC	$3.56	-2.20%	16.72%	28.06%	-3.00%	7.88%	-17.02%	-52.30%	-64.80%	-52.53%	$4.70	$2.57	24.26%	38.52%	0.42	13,700	-48.30%
PETZ	TDH HOLDINGS INC	$1.00	3.85%	-0.30%	-6.82%	-1.29%	10.78%	-13.30%	-57.21%	-96.33%	N/A	$1.68	$0.65	40.65%	53.38%	1.07	5,400	28.57%
BYAH	PARK HA BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$0.28	-1.08%	5.36%	-28.57%	-48.41%	-98.13%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$41.37	$0.25	99.34%	10.00%	-0.22	81,000	-81.51%
ORIS	ORIENTAL RISE HOLDINGS LTD	$0.12	-3.91%	-1.60%	-13.38%	10.81%	-85.89%	-98.17%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$56.01	$0.08	99.78%	61.84%	0.38	1,528,000	-26.61%
PAVS	PARANOVUS ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY LTD	$0.91	10.96%	61.24%	40.15%	31.08%	-9.80%	-5.60%	-64.76%	-97.68%	N/A	$1.50	$0.43	39.27%	111.86%	0.32	3,678,000	-44.96%
VSA	VISIONSYS AI INC	$0.13	-13.79%	-28.57%	-95.69%	-93.42%	-84.38%	-84.92%	-97.77%	-99.06%	-99.76%	$4.24	$0.12	97.05%	5.04%	-0.16	21,181,000	-57.43%
YI	111 INC	$3.63	3.71%	-4.47%	-20.04%	-48.14%	-54.77%	-40.99%	-87.35%	-94.92%	N/A	$11.35	$3.25	68.00%	11.69%	1.11	66,000	580.41%
YQ	17 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$4.93	6.02%	-1.40%	-19.31%	147.74%	151.53%	151.53%	1.86%	N/A	N/A	$6.45	$1.26	23.57%	291.27%	0.88	20,200	62.90%
RYET	RUANYUN EDAI TECHNOLOGY INC	$0.98	-2.97%	7.46%	-12.50%	-33.33%	-93.06%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$21.00	$0.66	95.33%	49.62%	0.82	37,400	-76.03%
BNKK	BONK INC	$0.17	1.23%	16.20%	-34.52%	-63.09%	-57.14%	-79.19%	-84.13%	-96.37%	N/A	$1.34	$0.13	87.69%	24.06%	0.89	4,904,000	27.81%
STG	SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP	$5.60	-2.61%	-15.41%	-17.65%	-41.30%	5.80%	-11.81%	41.41%	-68.00%	N/A	$15.00	$4.28	62.67%	30.84%	0.22	4,200	-55.32%
LXEH	LIXIANG EDUCATION HOLDING CO LTD	$0.36	5.59%	4.06%	-30.83%	-81.01%	-83.53%	-84.59%	-99.28%	-99.81%	N/A	$50.08	$0.30	99.28%	19.27%	0.36	216,000	0.47%
GV	VISIONARY HOLDINGS INC	$1.44	7.46%	10.77%	-7.10%	-10.56%	-28.00%	-2.70%	-85.45%	N/A	N/A	$9.60	$1.02	85.00%	40.90%	1.54	113,000	-52.32%
TANH	TANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$1.05	0.96%	3.96%	-32.91%	-47.76%	-48.78%	-82.00%	-98.80%	-99.99%	-100.00%	$10.77	$0.94	90.25%	12.30%	0.84	11,400	0.88%
MTEX	MANNATECH INC	$9.70	0.10%	2.54%	8.87%	5.66%	1.94%	23.41%	-57.76%	-47.28%	-55.30%	$16.49	$7.50	41.18%	29.33%	0.26	1,300	-43.48%
BEDU	BRIGHT SCHOLAR EDUCATION HOLDINGS LTD	$2.18	-1.00%	1.40%	0.23%	18.48%	28.24%	19.13%	-19.26%	-91.78%	N/A	$2.28	$1.35	4.39%	61.48%	0.24	1,200	-89.19%
IMG	CIMG INC	$0.17	0.00%	8.13%	-23.11%	-33.20%	-64.33%	-89.19%	-98.46%	-99.96%	N/A	$1.44	$0.14	87.99%	21.83%	0.13	586,000	-31.46%
SLSN	SOLESENCE INC	$2.17	-3.56%	10.71%	-39.39%	-38.35%	-46.02%	-15.56%	44.67%	201.39%	429.27%	$16.56	$1.34	86.90%	61.94%	0.62	36,000	46.94%
RKDA	ARCADIA BIOSCIENCES INC	$3.60	0.56%	0.00%	-10.00%	-9.32%	-22.75%	30.43%	-74.21%	-97.30%	-99.88%	$10.31	$2.53	65.08%	42.29%	0.86	10,100	-52.80%
STKH	STEAKHOLDER FOODS LTD	$2.54	0.00%	-7.97%	-34.20%	-55.90%	-87.50%	-96.93%	-99.67%	N/A	N/A	$98.00	$2.13	97.41%	19.25%	0.84	4,500	-38.36%
RMCF	ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY INC	$1.69	-1.74%	10.46%	-3.43%	14.19%	34.13%	-40.07%	-72.30%	-61.76%	-84.80%	$3.18	$1.12	46.86%	50.89%	0.30	72,000	-19.10%
UCFI	CN HEALTHY FOOD TECH GROUP CORP	$5.51	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	-54.08%	-47.67%	-46.50%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$14.13	$3.41	61.00%	61.58%	-0.01	0	N/A
UG	UNITED GUARDIAN INC	$5.68	-0.09%	-5.41%	-21.66%	-30.61%	-33.07%	-40.83%	-49.42%	-63.00%	-69.28%	$11.98	$5.58	52.59%	1.88%	0.24	16,200	97.56%
UL	UNILEVER PLC	$60.20	-0.05%	2.26%	-4.00%	-2.90%	-5.55%	1.86%	21.40%	-0.51%	38.17%	$65.66	$54.32	8.32%	10.82%	0.30	2,228,000	-5.71%
SBEV	SPLASH BEVERAGE GROUP INC	$1.32	29.41%	46.18%	-32.31%	-28.65%	-65.08%	-83.08%	-96.70%	-98.97%	N/A	$13.59	$0.71	90.29%	87.23%	0.83	1,410,000	-26.37%
LND	BRASILAGRO - BRAZILIAN AGRICULTURAL REAL ESTATE CO	$3.61	2.27%	2.27%	-1.90%	-6.48%	-5.99%	-12.80%	-28.23%	-27.51%	20.61%	$4.03	$3.47	10.42%	4.03%	0.42	20,000	-59.18%
FEDU	FOUR SEASONS EDUCATION (CAYMAN) INC	$13.35	0.00%	2.69%	-4.64%	-15.61%	37.06%	26.78%	66.88%	-30.51%	N/A	$17.00	$3.69	21.47%	261.79%	0.34	0	-100.00%
SOWG	SOW GOOD INC	$0.61	3.39%	-12.86%	-26.51%	-8.96%	-14.21%	-83.01%	N/A	-89.83%	-97.74%	$4.12	$0.51	85.19%	19.61%	1.64	33,400	-75.97%
WAFU	WAH FU EDUCATION GROUP LTD	$1.70	4.29%	4.94%	1.80%	14.09%	17.65%	5.59%	-16.05%	-61.05%	N/A	$7.49	$1.22	77.30%	39.34%	0.81	9,900	-22.66%
WILC	G WILLI FOOD INTERNATIONAL LTD	$25.10	1.99%	5.46%	18.73%	19.52%	57.76%	76.39%	65.79%	31.97%	665.24%	$25.10	$12.54	0.00%	100.16%	0.41	72,000	560.55%
ATPC	AGAPE ATP CORP	$1.31	7.41%	0.38%	3.57%	-3.33%	-28.69%	-16.35%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.93	$0.90	55.46%	45.00%	0.30	35,300	242.72%
BON	BON NATURAL LIFE LTD	$1.88	2.73%	8.67%	-2.08%	35.25%	6.21%	-96.00%	-99.36%	N/A	N/A	$73.75	$1.14	97.45%	64.91%	0.24	48,000	-68.63%
WVVI	WILLAMETTE VALLEY VINEYARDS INC	$2.70	-1.10%	7.57%	-29.50%	-37.79%	-54.00%	-19.50%	-55.55%	-59.91%	-62.18%	$7.18	$2.49	62.40%	8.43%	-0.01	6,900	-46.92%
DIT	AMCON DISTRIBUTING CO	$113.00	-1.74%	-1.74%	-0.88%	-4.04%	-2.59%	-12.15%	-32.74%	24.18%	39.90%	$163.75	$94.92	30.99%	19.05%	0.32	600	N/A
VSTA	VASTA PLATFORM LTD	$4.94	-1.20%	-0.20%	-0.72%	18.04%	18.47%	96.03%	31.38%	-64.96%	N/A	$5.49	$1.60	9.99%	208.75%	0.24	13,100	555.00%
AMBO	AMBOW EDUCATION HOLDING LTD	$4.07	1.57%	-0.25%	-6.44%	11.75%	40.34%	128.78%	25.23%	-83.52%	N/A	$6.75	$1.32	39.70%	208.33%	0.19	45,000	552.17%
BRLS	BOREALIS FOODS INC	$1.83	1.39%	-38.76%	-44.85%	-39.19%	-43.15%	-69.43%	-82.14%	N/A	N/A	$7.49	$1.78	75.63%	2.82%	0.17	8,800	-22.12%
CENT	CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO	$34.21	0.18%	12.27%	6.01%	-4.47%	-6.61%	-14.11%	6.14%	5.93%	180.04%	$43.88	$28.77	22.04%	18.91%	0.70	168,000	-35.14%
RDGT	RIDGETECH INC	$3.84	-15.97%	-24.26%	108.70%	214.75%	285.93%	83.73%	-88.77%	-98.49%	-99.09%	$5.07	$0.72	24.26%	433.33%	1.00	68,000	231.71%
AMZE	AMAZE HOLDINGS INC	$0.40	10.92%	45.05%	-66.72%	-86.48%	-95.67%	-97.53%	-98.89%	N/A	N/A	$19.44	$0.24	97.96%	65.69%	1.05	119,593,000	1,064.94%
AQB	AQUABOUNTY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$0.96	7.30%	5.05%	-35.41%	25.13%	9.89%	-3.43%	-92.90%	-98.85%	N/A	$2.95	$0.47	67.59%	103.40%	1.06	45,600	-2.98%
BRID	BRIDGFORD FOODS CORP	$7.52	-0.79%	1.03%	-9.18%	0.40%	-4.57%	-18.79%	-32.50%	-59.35%	-23.81%	$10.83	$7.24	30.56%	3.87%	0.19	1,000	-50.00%
COOT	AUSTRALIAN OILSEEDS HOLDINGS LTD	$0.83	3.49%	-15.91%	-51.46%	43.10%	12.16%	-13.36%	-92.01%	-91.82%	N/A	$4.50	$0.45	81.56%	84.44%	0.23	149,000	96.05%
GNLN	GREENLANE HOLDINGS INC	$3.26	-3.55%	9.76%	-1.21%	-2.10%	-25.06%	-99.76%	-99.99%	-100.00%	N/A	$1.44k	$2.68	99.77%	21.64%	1.02	35,000	80.41%
DSY	BIG TREE CLOUD HOLDINGS LTD	$0.47	3.75%	-2.08%	-34.27%	-56.07%	-65.11%	-80.89%	-95.33%	N/A	N/A	$7.33	$0.45	93.59%	4.44%	1.04	162,000	65.31%
FARM	FARMER BROTHERS CO	$1.56	0.65%	1.30%	-11.36%	-20.41%	5.41%	-29.73%	-71.43%	-66.09%	-94.71%	$3.29	$1.34	52.55%	16.85%	0.80	113,000	180.40%
ISPR	ISPIRE TECHNOLOGY INC	$2.45	2.94%	16.95%	11.36%	-18.33%	-10.58%	-61.17%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.38	$1.44	61.60%	70.14%	1.17	37,800	-3.08%
AACG	ATA CREATIVITY GLOBAL	$1.08	-11.16%	-19.78%	-21.53%	-40.93%	18.13%	5.39%	-38.92%	-13.31%	-80.45%	$2.58	$0.70	58.32%	53.57%	1.23	58,000	1,833.33%

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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1. Natures Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR)

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3. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

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

2. B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS)

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1. Lifevantage (NASDAQ:LFVN)

2. Herbalife (NYSE:HLF)

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