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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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 %
SRXH	SRX HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC	$0.27	84.50%	42.45%	-8.76%	-12.28%	-76.85%	-81.88%	-99.41%	-99.70%	N/A	$3.30	$0.27	91.79%	2.26%	0.82	7,757,000	927.42%
EDTK	SKILLFUL CRAFTSMAN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY LTD	$1.03	4.85%	8.32%	14.65%	9.09%	0.93%	-6.09%	13.68%	-75.84%	N/A	$1.20	$0.80	14.17%	28.75%	0.42	5,200	-32.47%
BRID	BRIDGFORD FOODS CORP	$7.66	-1.96%	0.54%	-0.66%	-4.09%	-25.30%	-18.90%	-47.81%	-58.74%	-13.28%	$14.69	$7.35	47.86%	4.22%	0.23	2,700	0.00%
DTCK	DAVIS COMMODITIES LTD	$0.78	1.02%	-0.88%	-23.85%	22.98%	-13.91%	-40.45%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.50	$0.40	47.73%	97.98%	0.60	113,000	36.14%
NAII	NATURAL ALTERNATIVES INTERNATIONAL INC	$3.77	1.86%	3.67%	12.28%	16.36%	-8.13%	-29.54%	-63.25%	-49.04%	-35.57%	$6.88	$2.57	45.20%	46.69%	0.46	300	-91.18%
GSUN	GOLDEN SUN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	$2.32	25.86%	28.07%	-1.78%	-14.12%	5.38%	-61.07%	-99.42%	N/A	N/A	$8.79	$1.82	73.61%	27.40%	1.09	50,000	809.09%
GROV	GROVE COLLABORATIVE HOLDINGS INC	$1.49	5.37%	12.95%	9.79%	31.93%	-7.10%	20.77%	-94.17%	N/A	N/A	$1.95	$1.02	23.59%	45.79%	0.75	43,000	-5.70%
CASK	HERITAGE DISTILLING HOLDING COMPANY INC	$0.49	9.57%	-22.81%	11.16%	-13.50%	-56.96%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.00	$0.27	87.73%	84.59%	1.34	2,344,000	12.96%
JZ	JIANZHI EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD	$1.84	-7.61%	18.88%	2.41%	-55.09%	-81.54%	-80.16%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$14.60	$1.30	87.40%	41.54%	0.54	76,600	86.83%
DSY	BIG TREE CLOUD HOLDINGS LTD	$1.12	-6.00%	-11.02%	-25.37%	-30.00%	-50.93%	-51.61%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.98	$0.95	84.00%	17.58%	0.97	23,100	-34.38%
BRFH	BARFRESH FOOD GROUP INC	$2.91	-1.93%	-0.49%	-7.74%	18.75%	-25.88%	-14.93%	-22.97%	-39.10%	-68.18%	$4.60	$1.81	36.83%	60.55%	0.28	2,900	3.57%
UG	UNITED GUARDIAN INC	$7.86	0.10%	-0.41%	-13.35%	-3.93%	-27.25%	-34.43%	-51.13%	-50.20%	-59.11%	$16.25	$7.73	51.63%	1.68%	0.25	10,800	151.16%
MTEX	MANNATECH INC	$8.33	0.00%	4.00%	-9.36%	-12.32%	-30.58%	16.60%	-47.28%	-46.97%	-52.37%	$16.49	$7.00	49.48%	19.00%	0.22	2,600	-50.94%
AFRI	FORAFRIC GLOBAL PLC	$7.90	-0.13%	1.81%	2.20%	0.77%	-16.95%	-29.87%	-23.02%	N/A	N/A	$11.80	$7.47	33.03%	5.76%	0.30	9,000	-62.96%
BEDU	BRIGHT SCHOLAR EDUCATION HOLDINGS LTD	$1.74	0.00%	2.35%	0.00%	0.00%	0.87%	-15.53%	-51.08%	-94.17%	N/A	$2.19	$1.35	20.55%	28.89%	0.24	1,800	N/A
IMG	CIMG INC	$0.24	-0.42%	-32.29%	-8.14%	-58.93%	-65.04%	-87.97%	-99.17%	-99.98%	N/A	$3.50	$0.19	93.20%	24.61%	0.09	1,577,000	-39.18%
GV	VISIONARY HOLDINGS INC	$1.94	-3.09%	1.08%	11.90%	-1.05%	5.62%	-7.16%	-90.85%	N/A	N/A	$9.60	$1.00	79.79%	94.00%	1.56	447,000	-76.93%
LXEH	LIXIANG EDUCATION HOLDING CO LTD	$1.26	11.11%	-20.45%	3.32%	-35.78%	-86.34%	-42.29%	-98.12%	N/A	N/A	$50.08	$1.12	97.48%	12.50%	0.39	1,512,000	-27.66%
TANH	TANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$1.88	-2.66%	1.16%	-1.56%	-14.44%	-47.83%	-64.73%	-99.36%	-99.99%	-100.00%	$10.77	$1.45	82.53%	29.72%	0.84	14,900	-56.43%
STG	SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP	$10.10	-4.26%	0.21%	-17.49%	85.96%	47.18%	-3.30%	84.54%	-59.18%	N/A	$15.00	$4.25	32.67%	137.65%	0.18	10,300	51.47%
RKDA	ARCADIA BIOSCIENCES INC	$4.41	5.56%	0.43%	-1.90%	20.16%	3.24%	67.87%	-88.26%	-96.46%	-99.89%	$10.31	$2.53	57.27%	74.11%	0.90	3,500	191.67%
SPTN	SPARTANNASH CO	$26.53	-0.04%	-0.11%	0.04%	36.42%	34.21%	30.38%	-17.28%	26.17%	-20.97%	$26.69	$17.30	0.60%	53.40%	0.45	573,000	-31.38%
AACG	ATA CREATIVITY GLOBAL	$2.06	-4.62%	3.70%	117.78%	108.51%	114.44%	221.31%	1.03%	64.71%	-36.98%	$2.30	$0.50	10.65%	311.00%	1.14	190,000	38.69%
IH	IHUMAN INC	$2.75	3.27%	1.43%	25.11%	24.56%	52.69%	79.75%	39.70%	N/A	N/A	$3.60	$1.47	23.61%	87.07%	0.65	12,000	-58.62%
RMCF	ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY INC	$1.43	4.91%	1.01%	-21.73%	25.63%	-20.48%	-18.31%	-78.30%	-52.18%	-87.98%	$3.49	$1.12	59.19%	27.23%	0.25	8,800	-85.33%
PFAI	PINNACLE FOOD GROUP LTD	$1.44	-2.78%	-12.55%	-22.22%	-56.66%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.40	$1.41	67.27%	2.13%	-0.59	36,600	95.72%
PETZ	TDH HOLDINGS INC	$0.98	1.02%	-3.32%	-1.88%	11.10%	-18.77%	-18.77%	-67.82%	-96.49%	N/A	$1.74	$0.65	43.62%	50.92%	1.05	5,500	243.75%
PAVS	PARANOVUS ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY LTD	$0.76	1.99%	-1.28%	-7.78%	-20.04%	-43.38%	-24.51%	-84.08%	-98.33%	N/A	$1.50	$0.32	49.67%	135.94%	0.29	3,200	-51.52%
SBEV	SPLASH BEVERAGE GROUP INC	$1.61	-1.86%	-7.60%	-50.59%	-69.90%	-76.20%	-89.03%	-98.52%	-99.27%	N/A	$20.80	$0.96	92.26%	67.36%	0.70	107,000	-5.31%
ORIS	ORIENTAL RISE HOLDINGS LTD	$0.10	16.35%	-11.03%	-79.66%	-87.13%	-88.48%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$56.01	$0.08	99.81%	36.84%	0.37	12,198,000	-23.95%
VSTA	VASTA PLATFORM LTD	$4.23	-0.71%	-1.41%	0.24%	3.07%	48.10%	42.37%	-17.65%	-76.90%	N/A	$5.49	$1.60	22.92%	164.38%	0.27	14,700	-61.82%
NAMI	JINXIN TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO	$1.04	0.96%	7.14%	2.54%	-58.82%	-73.62%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.75	$0.85	86.58%	22.21%	0.20	17,100	-48.18%
MYND	MYNDAI INC	$0.65	-4.17%	-6.06%	-24.39%	-28.74%	-48.76%	-70.19%	-89.49%	-98.03%	N/A	$3.89	$0.61	83.37%	5.89%	0.55	5,000	-77.88%
MSS	MAISON SOLUTIONS INC	$0.85	-2.58%	-5.36%	-8.79%	-13.72%	-38.52%	-6.74%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.08	$0.60	59.04%	41.76%	0.79	21,400	723.08%
NCRA	NOCERA INC	$1.67	-1.80%	0.61%	59.22%	64.00%	91.81%	67.35%	-19.21%	N/A	N/A	$2.09	$0.70	20.10%	138.57%	0.33	14,700	-63.61%
LOCL	LOCAL BOUNTI CORPORATION	$2.55	-3.53%	-7.87%	-8.21%	-0.40%	8.85%	-6.82%	-94.64%	N/A	N/A	$5.75	$1.18	55.64%	116.10%	0.33	13,200	-26.67%
KAVL	KAIVAL BRANDS INNOVATIONS GROUP INC	$0.69	20.46%	50.36%	61.17%	38.80%	-18.63%	4.14%	-96.53%	N/A	N/A	$1.95	$0.45	64.67%	54.83%	0.40	161,000	-67.47%
LND	BRASILAGRO - BRAZILIAN AGRICULTURAL REAL ESTATE CO	$3.73	0.00%	-1.84%	0.00%	0.54%	-0.53%	-21.31%	-27.15%	4.48%	20.83%	$4.97	$3.49	24.95%	6.88%	0.40	12,900	15.18%
YQ	17 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$1.95	0.72%	2.13%	-16.78%	-3.73%	-0.51%	-1.80%	-79.75%	N/A	N/A	$3.19	$1.26	38.87%	54.76%	0.80	8,300	453.33%
YI	111 INC	$6.57	2.74%	-1.60%	-8.78%	-14.45%	-15.57%	-31.12%	-72.11%	-89.93%	N/A	$11.90	$4.15	44.79%	58.50%	1.09	22,900	-6.53%
FEDU	FOUR SEASONS EDUCATION (CAYMAN) INC	$15.95	0.00%	11.00%	-5.34%	92.63%	47.82%	17.63%	-10.19%	-30.04%	N/A	$22.70	$3.69	29.74%	332.25%	0.37	0	N/A
WBA	WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC	$12.04	-0.66%	0.17%	3.91%	6.98%	8.14%	10.54%	-70.88%	-70.95%	-87.10%	$13.25	$8.08	9.13%	49.01%	0.62	13,130,000	124.52%
SOWG	SOW GOOD INC	$0.76	-5.03%	-11.36%	-10.25%	10.63%	-74.27%	-94.56%	N/A	-89.44%	-98.80%	$16.12	$0.52	95.31%	44.83%	1.55	748,000	835.00%
WAFU	WAH FU EDUCATION GROUP LTD	$1.41	0.00%	-2.08%	-1.40%	-6.00%	-21.67%	-20.56%	-47.58%	-72.62%	N/A	$7.49	$1.22	81.17%	15.57%	0.91	5,800	-43.14%
VSA	TCTM KIDS IT EDUCATION INC	$1.62	-1.23%	-8.05%	11.89%	92.77%	257.14%	96.32%	-71.88%	-80.49%	-97.50%	$2.09	$0.18	22.49%	825.71%	-0.05	162,000	80.00%
SSY	SUNLINK HEALTH SYSTEMS INC	$1.12	16.15%	3.24%	14.95%	33.05%	15.90%	29.65%	-6.14%	14.95%	-39.07%	$1.91	$0.63	41.62%	78.40%	0.67	226,000	107.34%
WVVI	WILLAMETTE VALLEY VINEYARDS INC	$4.68	0.00%	-1.68%	-5.26%	-20.07%	-23.40%	25.71%	-25.83%	-28.52%	-35.45%	$7.18	$3.17	34.82%	47.63%	0.05	700	-72.00%
WYHG	WING YIP FOOD HOLDINGS GROUP LTD	$1.48	3.31%	23.31%	22.32%	-11.10%	-83.91%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$12.00	$1.10	87.67%	34.55%	0.04	720,000	-14.59%
IBG	INNOVATION BEVERAGE GROUP LTD	$0.64	-1.09%	-13.13%	-54.96%	-16.45%	-14.54%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.35	$0.44	80.84%	46.91%	1.60	290,000	25.00%
HCWC	HEALTHY CHOICE WELLNESS CORP	$0.40	5.00%	2.44%	6.33%	10.53%	-42.78%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.50	$0.29	95.29%	37.93%	0.17	106,000	135.56%
ATPC	AGAPE ATP CORP	$1.21	4.13%	-7.69%	-8.03%	-16.00%	32.35%	-35.91%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.49	$0.90	65.33%	34.44%	0.25	208,000	98.10%
KLG	WK KELLOGG CO	$23.03	0.00%	-0.17%	-0.30%	28.23%	18.96%	38.15%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.56	$14.80	2.25%	55.61%	0.42	1,157,000	90.92%
COOT	AUSTRALIAN OILSEEDS HOLDINGS LTD	$0.52	-0.19%	-0.38%	-0.38%	-28.45%	-62.64%	-39.54%	-94.95%	N/A	N/A	$1.69	$0.45	68.99%	16.44%	0.15	7,900	-41.48%
DIT	AMCON DISTRIBUTING CO	$109.38	0.00%	0.00%	-8.82%	-6.11%	-15.20%	-22.43%	-48.16%	39.16%	28.68%	$163.75	$94.92	33.20%	15.23%	0.32	0	N/A
ISPR	ISPIRE TECHNOLOGY INC	$2.83	-0.71%	14.69%	-0.71%	-2.09%	-35.40%	-63.03%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.79	$2.09	63.67%	35.41%	1.11	18,500	-53.16%
AMBO	AMBOW EDUCATION HOLDING LTD	$3.69	-17.89%	9.78%	8.21%	-5.02%	19.76%	154.84%	-26.13%	-89.83%	N/A	$5.55	$1.00	33.51%	269.00%	0.22	429,000	10,114.29%

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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