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Best Consumer Staple Stocks to Buy Now (2024)
Top consumer staple stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen 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	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
COOT	AUSTRALIAN OILSEEDS HOLDINGS LTD	$1.44	44,267	-83.97%	1.42	1.38	4.75	8.19	9.80	28.41	50.17	49.02	92.68	89.63	-0.87	-1.15	0.29	-0.03
SJM	J M SMUCKER CO	$114.65	1,511,017	13.53%	114.28	115.00	119.87	123.66	126.06	44.64	48.49	62.08	66.73	77.97	-1.62	-2.12	0.49	0.32
BTI	BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC	$29.53	3,724,930	-70.13%	29.15	29.31	29.84	29.82	30.90	50.82	62.54	66.97	88.11	89.59	-0.16	-0.24	0.08	0.60
STKL	SUNOPTA INC	$6.65	559,755	-21.94%	6.33	6.36	6.48	6.03	5.25	56.56	84.23	83.84	91.24	93.24	0.01	-0.05	0.06	0.98
AFRI	FORAFRIC GLOBAL PLC	$10.48	1,407	-48.16%	10.39	10.35	10.39	10.55	10.82	54.84	45.77	48.58	56.98	47.50	0.01	-0.00	0.01	0.18
JVA	COFFEE HOLDING CO INC	$1.65	39,019	-25.65%	1.69	1.60	1.45	1.22	1.13	55.82	64.15	66.88	33.79	37.93	0.07	0.08	-0.01	0.38
NUZE	NUZEE INC	$1.35	243,515	-93.78%	1.36	1.33	1.46	1.84	3.96	49.32	30.26	24.10	59.17	47.69	-0.02	-0.05	0.02	0.43
TWOU	2U INC	$0.27	2,978,595	0.61%	0.26	0.31	0.36	0.67	1.67	37.26	11.63	8.85	28.30	17.52	-0.04	-0.04	0.00	1.67
ASAI	SENDAS DISTRIBUTOR SA	$13.30	129,139	-54.67%	12.92	13.40	14.07	13.86	13.24	46.85	38.64	39.35	62.88	57.91	-0.31	-0.33	0.02	0.72
DLTR	DOLLAR TREE INC	$118.81	5,275,306	290.81%	122.10	125.77	133.82	134.34	128.90	28.94	14.92	14.86	6.79	12.39	-3.45	-3.27	-0.18	0.75
PLAG	PLANET GREEN HOLDINGS CORP	$0.20	11,997	-33.47%	0.21	0.22	0.27	0.34	0.47	36.59	50.42	51.25	84.56	92.19	-0.02	-0.02	0.00	0.55
LFLY	LEAFLY HOLDINGS INC	$2.10	37,140	-43.38%	2.10	2.57	2.79	3.72	5.48	39.39	10.00	7.71	24.15	18.59	-0.27	-0.24	-0.03	0.50
LOCL	LOCAL BOUNTI CORPORATION	$3.09	39,076	241.28%	2.70	2.63	2.66	2.47	2.73	64.33	75.82	75.99	93.14	94.93	0.09	0.02	0.07	0.82
GNS	GENIUS GROUP LTD	$0.40	1,642,128	-43.28%	0.40	0.42	0.40	0.45	0.67	46.22	21.30	27.42	11.54	23.96	-0.01	-0.00	-0.00	1.19
ISPR	ISPIRE TECHNOLOGY INC	$5.13	21,660	50.36%	1.41	1.40	1.59	1.47	1.57	51.54	54.46	60.37	92.37	90.91	-0.02	-0.04	0.02	0.71
SKIN	BEAUTY HEALTH CO	$3.23	1,067,242	-25.51%	3.27	3.54	3.63	3.29	4.42	39.99	25.02	15.49	28.39	14.21	-0.17	-0.12	-0.05	1.67
BOF	BRANCHOUT FOOD INC	$2.55	1,819,524	-89.25%	1.37	2.51	5.58	20.65	35.00	28.94	7.61	7.03	32.74	26.82	-1.40	-1.61	0.22	0.91
NWL	NEWELL BRANDS INC	$8.05	5,916,888	-38.61%	7.16	7.27	7.49	7.93	8.36	63.47	63.20	45.62	75.95	59.70	-0.04	-0.14	0.10	1.12
SHOT	SAFETY SHOT INC	$1.68	379,474	-6.23%	1.78	1.98	2.19	2.72	2.14	36.28	22.81	21.81	22.29	19.78	-0.19	-0.16	-0.03	0.76
GSUN	GOLDEN SUN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	$2.61	18,311	85.28%	3.65	3.92	5.42	6.21	6.76	28.77	5.81	5.43	16.82	20.01	-0.71	-0.64	-0.08	1.60
BGS	B&G FOODS INC	$11.24	586,116	36.47%	10.87	10.91	10.85	10.58	10.62	58.66	78.28	70.80	88.13	87.72	0.03	-0.00	0.03	0.49
EEIQ	EPICQUEST EDUCATION GROUP INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.00	1,408	-93.98%	0.94	0.98	1.05	1.45	1.31	50.07	49.26	38.28	58.41	35.80	-0.04	-0.05	0.01	1.54
BIG	BIG LOTS INC	$3.56	1,038,001	73.95%	3.53	3.62	4.08	5.24	5.64	44.78	44.58	38.71	75.49	66.05	-0.18	-0.21	0.03	1.43
PAVS	PARANOVUS ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY LTD	$1.06	3,407	-70.98%	1.09	1.31	1.71	2.11	2.45	31.43	8.72	10.77	37.32	28.87	-0.21	-0.21	-0.00	0.34
FARM	FARMER BROTHERS CO	$3.13	69,428	49.65%	3.16	3.29	3.44	3.37	2.97	38.98	19.57	18.79	7.07	8.34	-0.09	-0.08	-0.01	0.99
BEDU	BRIGHT SCHOLAR EDUCATION HOLDINGS LTD	$1.91	921	-93.01%	1.94	1.91	2.02	1.73	1.41	47.53	31.20	34.19	49.17	53.90	-0.01	-0.02	0.01	0.49
SISI	SHINECO INC	$0.76	25,733	21.35%	0.74	0.71	0.93	1.08	1.31	48.10	74.98	73.53	90.36	96.79	-0.03	-0.06	0.03	0.43
VWE	VINTAGE WINE ESTATES INC	$0.21	682,657	-33.23%	0.24	0.27	0.37	0.43	0.58	32.48	9.85	18.15	50.62	63.41	-0.04	-0.04	-0.00	1.02
SMFL	SMART FOR LIFE INC	$3.85	261,382	-54.92%	3.76	3.79	5.14	7.06	15.03	46.02	23.78	24.19	64.69	71.52	-0.35	-0.50	0.15	1.38
BIMI	BIMI HOLDINGS INC	$1.17	18,936	-53.69%	1.29	1.32	2.32	2.35	2.15	38.07	17.13	18.86	73.74	74.97	-0.27	-0.31	0.05	0.52
HLF	HERBALIFE LTD	$8.88	1,651,798	80.80%	8.80	8.51	8.73	10.98	12.76	50.95	62.47	72.54	62.36	74.64	-0.01	-0.11	0.09	0.91
VINE	FRESH VINE WINE INC	$0.58	28,580	-22.20%	0.60	0.64	0.71	0.76	0.61	40.23	25.47	22.96	71.36	55.65	-0.04	-0.04	0.00	0.81
RMCF	ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY INC	$3.63	4,202	-22.73%	3.57	3.62	3.78	4.08	4.45	48.71	34.61	25.42	71.92	51.58	-0.06	-0.07	0.01	0.30
TCTM	TCTM KIDS IT EDUCATION INC	$2.08	49,469	45.65%	2.33	2.30	2.09	1.57	1.81	44.33	25.64	34.47	7.11	16.75	0.03	0.08	-0.05	0.36
DNUT	KRISPY KREME INC	$13.01	1,216,589	-26.92%	4.79	4.62	4.50	4.88	3.69	60.88	81.64	81.65	92.44	92.26	0.15	0.08	0.07	0.86
UTZ	UTZ BRANDS INC	$18.15	715,548	102.96%	18.01	17.73	18.04	17.26	15.66	53.06	79.89	87.72	83.43	93.36	0.13	0.00	0.13	0.37
XXII	22ND CENTURY GROUP INC	$1.68	306,799	-58.75%	1.70	1.82	2.06	2.51	12.23	45.51	35.87	26.17	62.11	56.14	-0.11	-0.13	0.02	1.36
COE	51TALK ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP	$6.69	3,193	284.70%	6.70	6.74	6.78	7.19	7.71	48.73	38.80	50.18	21.26	36.79	-0.05	-0.04	-0.00	0.58
AAGR	AFRICAN AGRICULTURE HOLDINGS INC	$0.34	110,337	-47.98%	0.76	0.61	0.57	0.54	1.04	65.84	76.42	79.23	64.89	70.18	0.08	0.06	0.02	-0.01
BRLS	BOREALIS FOODS INC	$4.00	1,363	-57.39%	4.19	4.50	6.42	8.59	9.80	30.86	15.61	12.42	35.69	34.82	-0.68	-0.75	0.07	-0.01
EDBL	EDIBLE GARDEN AG INC	$5.22	124,739	-47.12%	5.56	6.11	6.90	8.46	13.11	44.37	22.86	26.96	76.23	79.18	-0.38	-0.42	0.04	1.63
DTCK	DAVIS COMMODITIES LTD	$1.03	44,517	155.49%	23.13	23.63	25.34	26.51	N/A	39.38	42.42	38.35	68.83	68.21	-0.67	-0.71	0.04	0.78
TWG	TOP WEALTH GROUP HOLDING LTD	$1.39	271,752	-5.87%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-31.42
NAII	NATURAL ALTERNATIVES INTERNATIONAL INC	$6.23	5,071	396.67%	6.43	6.57	6.20	6.28	6.36	44.08	21.80	21.71	9.17	9.17	0.03	0.09	-0.06	0.41
HAIN	HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC	$6.27	1,392,780	8.06%	6.04	6.32	7.90	9.26	10.20	37.11	41.72	34.47	96.90	96.70	-0.52	-0.64	0.11	0.64
HPCO	HEMPACCO CO INC	$1.00	73,635	165.22%	1.00	1.15	1.84	2.65	3.20	29.30	15.34	16.54	66.72	66.50	-0.26	-0.30	0.04	0.20
STKH	STEAKHOLDER FOODS LTD	$4.25	1,657	-74.20%	4.40	4.66	5.53	5.69	7.29	33.61	6.59	11.84	58.07	64.87	-0.36	-0.37	0.00	1.02
JZ	JIANZHI EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD	$2.15	1,785	-23.98%	2.19	2.21	2.10	2.13	2.20	48.23	46.97	48.80	7.71	9.65	0.01	0.03	-0.02	1.32
SNAX	STRYVE FOODS INC	$1.48	17,430	-23.33%	1.36	1.30	1.30	1.68	2.64	59.86	65.69	55.97	59.21	52.08	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.41
DDC	DDC ENTERPRISE LTD	$0.88	153,382	94.04%	3.65	3.99	4.57	4.56	N/A	36.64	18.09	13.89	35.13	23.93	-0.29	-0.28	-0.01	0.15
NMHI	NATURE's MIRACLE HOLDING INC	$0.91	77,684	155.33%	0.93	0.96	2.40	6.51	8.66	26.65	21.15	20.13	92.02	88.21	-0.42	-0.58	0.15	-0.02
SKIL	SKILLSOFT CORP	$7.26	82,938	-68.61%	6.32	7.69	9.50	12.33	17.10	45.64	41.09	43.67	73.24	73.00	-0.81	-0.95	0.14	0.65
BRSH	BRUUSH ORAL CARE INC	$0.06	14,177,950	-42.65%	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.09	0.93	63.23	75.00	60.87	94.72	88.12	-0.00	-0.00	0.00	0.25

Consumer Staple Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Beverages - Brewers	6	+0.75%	-0.50%	-5.23%	-2.38%	27.96x	1.67x	+12.01%	+5.13%	+11.54%	+14.40%	Buy
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic	16	+1.09%	+1.50%	-0.18%	+22.97%	26.98x	7.08x	+39.76%	+10.16%	+18.02%	+10.13%	Strong Buy
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries	12	+0.57%	-0.23%	-3.82%	-9.86%	20.76x	6.12x	+35.31%	+9.40%	+15.62%	+21.80%	Strong Buy
Confectioners	4	+2.60%	+2.74%	-1.91%	-24.99%	20.05x	4.15x	+26.25%	+9.51%	+16.70%	+6.15%	Buy
Discount Stores	11	-0.71%	+0.46%	-3.03%	+11.23%	33.48x	6.96x	+23.13%	+7.19%	+19.13%	+9.42%	Buy
Education & Training Services	44	-0.54%	+3.86%	-3.59%	+17.27%	-308.68x	2.12x	+8.44%	+4.38%	+19.97%	+24.39%	Buy
Farm Products	23	+0.53%	-1.73%	+0.98%	-15.96%	-2.27x	1.26x	+8.81%	+4.04%	+10.25%	+5.24%	Buy
Food Distribution	12	-0.02%	-0.25%	-6.86%	-5.46%	21.72x	4.12x	+62.33%	+6.41%	+14.98%	+17.11%	Buy
Grocery Stores	12	+0.43%	+0.07%	-2.11%	+1.26%	15.78x	3.19x	+23.65%	+4.47%	+9.11%	+3.16%	Hold
Household & Personal Products	29	-0.36%	+0.96%	-4.89%	-6.99%	35.13x	7.42x	+165.26%	+10.46%	+20.64%	+11.30%	Buy
Packaged Foods	63	+0.41%	+1.23%	-3.67%	-16.79%	8.55x	2.17x	+12.37%	+5.44%	+11.49%	+12.37%	Buy
Pharmaceutical Retailers	9	-0.04%	-3.48%	-17.58%	-55.37%	-2.73x	1.16x	-32.64%	-6.63%	-13.15%	+55.16%	Buy
Tobacco	12	+0.76%	+1.85%	+1.06%	-42.49%	11.00x	5.83x	-96.89%	+9.40%	+21.74%	+9.88%	Strong Buy

Consumer Staple Stocks FAQ

What are the best consumer staple stocks to buy right now in Apr 2024?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best consumer staple stocks to buy right now are:

1. Duckhorn Portfolio (NYSE:NAPA)

Duckhorn Portfolio (NYSE:NAPA) is the top consumer staple stock with a Zen Score of 64, which is 33 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 31. It passed 21 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Duckhorn Portfolio has seen its stock lose -44.31% over the past year, underperforming other consumer staple stocks by -41 percentage points.

Duckhorn Portfolio has an average 1 year price target of $11.63, an upside of 36.44% from Duckhorn Portfolio's current stock price of $8.52.

Duckhorn Portfolio stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Duckhorn Portfolio, 37.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 37.5% have issued a Buy, 12.5% have issued a Hold, while 12.5% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU)

Acme United (NYSEMKT:ACU) is the second best consumer staple stock with a Zen Score of 63, which is 32 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 31. It passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Acme United has seen its stock return 58.46% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 62 percentage points.

3. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) is the third best consumer staple stock with a Zen Score of 61, which is 30 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 31. It passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Afya has seen its stock return 52.9% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 56 percentage points.

Afya has an average 1 year price target of $23.00, an upside of 28.35% from Afya's current stock price of $17.92.

Afya stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Afya, 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. Big Lots (NYSE:BIG)

Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the consumer staple sector average of 6.88%. Big Lots's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Big Lots's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Big Lots's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Myndai (NYSEMKT:MYND)

Myndai (NYSEMKT:MYND) has an annual dividend yield of 211.58%, which is 205 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 6.88%.

Myndai's dividend payout ratio of -625.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Trxade Health (NASDAQ:MEDS)

Trxade Health (NASDAQ:MEDS) has an annual dividend yield of 126.98%, which is 120 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 6.88%.

Trxade Health's dividend payout ratio of -34.2% 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 0.2% in the last day, and up 1.09% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why consumer staple stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued consumer staple stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued consumer staple stocks right now are:

1. Ingles Markets (NASDAQ:IMKTA)

Ingles Markets (NASDAQ:IMKTA) is the most undervalued consumer staple stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Ingles Markets has a valuation score of 100, which is 72 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 28. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ingles Markets's stock has dropped -20.75% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by -17 percentage points.

2. Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA)

Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) is the second most undervalued consumer staple stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Village Super Market has a valuation score of 100, which is 72 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 28. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Village Super Market's stock has gained 28.99% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 32 percentage points.

3. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) is the third most undervalued consumer staple stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Perdoceo Education has a valuation score of 100, which is 72 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 28. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Perdoceo Education's stock has gained 41.06% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 45 percentage points.

Are consumer staple stocks a good buy now?

39.33% of consumer staple stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect consumer staple stocks to rise by 12.5% over the next year.

What is the average p/e ratio of the consumer defensive sector?

The average P/E ratio of the consumer defensive sector is 21.79x.

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