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
NATR	NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC	$357.43M	9.20%	6.00%	14.28%	24.20%	0.59	2.23	72.30%	3.20%	5.45%
VFF	VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL INC	$462.07M	7.90%	5.40%	8.34%	11.00%	0.38	2.78	25.30%	7.50%	10.54%
AFYA	AFYA LTD	$1.40B	16.20%	8.00%	18.46%	33.40%	0.93	0.98	65.00%	20.10%	37.52%
EWCZ	EUROPEAN WAX CENTER INC	$210.92M	15.50%	1.60%	5.98%	7.80%	7.89	3.67	74.10%	5.30%	19.57%
SENEA	SENECA FOODS CORP	$817.13M	9.30%	4.90%	10.33%	7.80%	1.03	2.59	10.50%	3.70%	6.43%
JBSS	SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC	$844.67M	18.90%	11.30%	19.75%	17.70%	0.65	2.44	18.70%	5.80%	8.08%
UDMY	UDEMY INC	$727.49M	-1.70%	-0.60%	0.04%	-0.40%	1.79	1.35	65.00%	-0.50%	0.01%
USFD	US FOODS HOLDING CORP	$17.54B	12.20%	4.10%	10.24%	12.20%	2.14	1.15	17.40%	1.40%	2.68%
APEI	AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC	$629.00M	8.30%	4.40%	11.64%	12.90%	0.88	2.84	54.20%	3.70%	7.71%
NGVC	NATURAL GROCERS BY VITAMIN COTTAGE INC	$637.33M	23.00%	6.30%	11.23%	6.80%	2.44	0.97	29.80%	3.20%	4.30%
STRA	STRATEGIC EDUCATION INC	$1.83B	6.90%	5.50%	8.87%	47.80%	0.28	1.22	47.90%	9.10%	12.90%
NUS	NU SKIN ENTERPRISES INC	$507.49M	14.60%	7.70%	11.63%	12.00%	0.78	2.15	67.20%	7.00%	8.72%
ATGE	ADTALEM GLOBAL EDUCATION INC	$3.36B	17.50%	9.10%	16.20%	32.80%	0.97	0.98	57.10%	13.80%	20.25%
HLF	HERBALIFE LTD	$1.38B	-45.70%	11.80%	29.47%	15.80%	-5.40	1.11	78.00%	6.50%	10.08%
PRDO	PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP	$1.80B	16.00%	12.20%	19.12%	31.30%	0.30	4.47	77.40%	19.20%	26.75%
TPB	TURNING POINT BRANDS INC	$1.90B	22.00%	8.70%	12.83%	16.70%	1.12	5.56	61.00%	13.40%	22.00%
VLGEA	VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC	$510.21M	11.90%	5.60%	10.40%	8.40%	1.04	1.13	28.60%	2.40%	3.69%
MNST	MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP	$73.32B	25.20%	20.10%	28.68%	80.20%	0.24	3.19	55.80%	21.70%	28.84%
COKE	COCA-COLA CONSOLIDATED INC	$14.01B	39.60%	11.20%	19.94%	22.20%	2.47	2.04	39.80%	8.70%	12.05%
GHC	GRAHAM HOLDINGS CO	$4.76B	16.90%	9.50%	19.33%	21.70%	0.74	1.32	30.50%	14.90%	24.26%
LAUR	LAUREATE EDUCATION INC	$4.54B	20.20%	10.30%	22.20%	33.40%	0.89	0.81	26.80%	12.90%	23.23%
HITI	HIGH TIDE INC	$215.56M	-6.90%	-4.00%	4.15%	6.70%	0.83	1.85	25.80%	-1.70%	1.49%
PXED	PHOENIX EDUCATION PARTNERS INC	$1.10B	46.60%	22.50%	54.61%	156.80%	1.03	1.64	56.70%	13.30%	17.97%
PM	PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC	$243.60B	-75.80%	13.20%	31.32%	22.60%	-6.97	0.85	66.90%	21.60%	31.60%
UVV	UNIVERSAL CORP	$1.31B	7.60%	3.60%	10.29%	7.80%	1.07	2.70	18.90%	3.70%	7.72%
COUR	COURSERA INC	$1.32B	-7.40%	-4.80%	-6.97%	28.00%	0.56	2.57	54.40%	-6.20%	-6.09%
LWAY	LIFEWAY FOODS INC	$372.19M	14.50%	11.40%	19.51%	39.70%	0.32	2.30	26.80%	5.50%	8.23%
KR	KROGER CO	$44.42B	27.70%	4.90%	10.84%	7.30%	4.77	0.95	23.10%	1.90%	2.72%
PPC	PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP	$8.92B	33.60%	11.80%	24.40%	24.40%	1.81	1.51	13.50%	6.70%	9.66%
SKIL	SKILLSOFT CORP	$91.10M	-145.90%	-11.20%	-8.87%	-13.00%	21.84	0.85	74.60%	-22.20%	-11.38%
KOF	COCA COLA FEMSA SAB DE CV	$19.21B	17.50%	8.20%	17.87%	24.60%	1.10	1.12	46.00%	8.50%	15.38%
CVGW	CALAVO GROWERS INC	$362.42M	7.70%	5.20%	10.83%	13.40%	0.45	2.30	9.80%	2.30%	3.62%
LINC	LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP	$648.60M	7.80%	3.20%	6.45%	4.80%	1.51	0.81	60.30%	2.90%	4.84%
PEP	PEPSICO INC	$202.34B	38.90%	7.00%	13.39%	13.00%	4.49	0.91	54.00%	7.80%	10.88%
DOLE	DOLE PLC	$1.37B	1.10%	0.30%	4.47%	4.10%	2.13	1.21	8.00%	0.20%	1.49%
MGPI	MGP INGREDIENTS INC	$487.21M	-1.80%	-1.10%	0.98%	1.20%	0.61	2.78	39.00%	-2.60%	2.02%
SFD	SMITHFIELD FOODS INC	$8.41B	13.90%	7.70%	12.17%	14.70%	0.78	3.10	13.20%	5.70%	8.01%
WMT	WALMART INC	$869.84B	24.20%	8.10%	18.25%	16.20%	1.93	0.79	24.90%	3.10%	4.40%
JJSF	J&J SNACK FOODS CORP	$1.79B	6.90%	4.80%	7.29%	9.50%	0.43	2.72	29.70%	4.10%	5.55%
COCO	VITA COCO COMPANY INC	$3.07B	23.90%	17.00%	25.12%	65.40%	0.43	3.43	36.00%	11.40%	13.93%
PSMT	PRICESMART INC	$3.83B	12.30%	6.90%	14.13%	14.60%	0.82	1.34	17.40%	2.80%	4.14%
LRN	STRIDE INC	$2.80B	22.00%	14.20%	20.25%	27.70%	0.53	6.78	39.20%	12.80%	17.10%
INGR	INGREDION INC	$6.83B	16.30%	8.60%	14.48%	15.80%	0.83	2.75	25.40%	9.10%	13.07%
EL	ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC	$33.77B	-22.90%	-4.70%	-2.81%	-2.60%	3.97	1.32	74.20%	-6.40%	-2.77%
MH	MCGRAW HILL INC	$3.27B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.61	1.01	N/A	N/A	N/A
SYY	SYSCO CORP	$36.35B	92.60%	6.90%	18.60%	12.90%	12.08	1.15	18.40%	2.20%	3.68%
TAL	TAL EDUCATION GROUP	$6.30B	4.70%	3.00%	6.47%	11.40%	0.59	2.28	54.40%	6.40%	9.17%
EDU	NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$8.08B	9.80%	4.80%	10.99%	14.50%	0.95	1.65	55.10%	7.40%	10.58%
VITL	VITAL FARMS INC	$1.44B	20.20%	14.70%	22.19%	40.30%	0.45	2.65	37.80%	8.50%	11.81%
HERE	HERE GROUP LTD	$294.31M	51.50%	22.50%	45.03%	-198.70%	0.90	2.14	81.50%	13.20%	17.30%
DG	DOLLAR GENERAL CORP	$23.94B	15.60%	3.80%	7.17%	5.10%	2.95	1.25	30.20%	2.90%	4.30%
MZTI	MARZETTI CO	$4.59B	17.00%	13.20%	19.03%	28.80%	0.31	2.48	23.90%	8.80%	11.18%
TWG	TOP WEALTH GROUP HOLDING LTD	$3.25M	5.20%	4.80%	4.48%	5.70%	0.05	6.08	78.60%	18.90%	20.93%
AKO.B	ANDINA BOTTLING CO INC	$4.21B	25.00%	7.50%	18.30%	18.70%	2.33	1.12	39.70%	7.20%	13.54%
DAO	YOUDAO INC	$1.08B	-6.90%	8.20%	-21.72%	121.20%	-1.83	0.54	44.90%	2.50%	3.90%
ACI	ALBERTSONS COMPANIES INC	$9.96B	29.90%	3.70%	8.80%	5.50%	7.72	0.81	27.30%	1.20%	1.99%
TR	TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC	$2.83B	10.50%	8.00%	12.64%	19.30%	0.34	2.83	36.20%	12.90%	19.44%
LGCY	LEGACY EDUCATION INC	$126.68M	19.00%	11.30%	19.64%	26.90%	0.65	2.73	46.30%	11.00%	16.13%
SJM	J M SMUCKER CO	$11.01B	-19.10%	-6.70%	-4.73%	-6.70%	1.91	0.89	34.70%	-13.60%	-8.08%
FMX	MEXICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INC	$32.73B	8.90%	3.20%	11.13%	11.50%	1.58	1.69	41.10%	3.40%	9.23%
IMKTA	INGLES MARKETS INC	$1.47B	5.30%	3.30%	5.73%	5.20%	0.59	3.22	23.90%	1.60%	2.43%
FDP	FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC	$1.73B	3.90%	2.50%	4.81%	4.90%	0.51	2.09	8.40%	1.80%	2.79%
BGS	B&G FOODS INC	$360.70M	-49.80%	-8.50%	-6.82%	-6.30%	5.25	3.21	21.40%	-13.60%	-9.95%
NOMD	NOMAD FOODS LTD	$1.80B	9.10%	3.70%	7.87%	16.40%	1.47	1.02	28.10%	7.80%	13.41%
BJ	BJ's WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS INC	$11.88B	28.40%	7.90%	16.86%	13.00%	2.47	0.79	18.60%	2.70%	3.86%
SFM	SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC	$8.11B	38.00%	13.50%	20.74%	17.00%	1.80	1.05	38.80%	5.90%	7.75%
CHEF	CHEFS' WAREHOUSE INC	$2.52B	13.50%	4.00%	9.82%	8.30%	2.32	2.14	24.20%	1.80%	3.67%
LW	LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS INC	$8.31B	17.30%	4.00%	10.25%	7.00%	3.04	1.49	21.50%	4.60%	9.49%
OLLI	OLLIE's BARGAIN OUTLET HOLDINGS INC	$7.68B	12.50%	8.10%	11.62%	13.80%	0.57	2.63	40.70%	8.70%	11.59%
LOPE	GRAND CANYON EDUCATION INC	$4.38B	27.30%	20.60%	30.36%	54.10%	0.36	3.17	53.00%	19.40%	24.94%
KDP	KEURIG DR PEPPER INC	$37.61B	6.40%	2.90%	6.03%	16.30%	1.16	0.63	54.80%	9.80%	17.55%
USNA	USANA HEALTH SCIENCES INC	$366.17M	3.20%	2.30%	7.91%	28.70%	0.28	2.23	79.20%	1.90%	5.27%
DLTR	DOLLAR TREE INC	$22.39B	-61.30%	-15.90%	-24.85%	-13.60%	2.71	1.04	34.20%	-13.50%	-11.30%
SPB	SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS INC	$1.39B	5.20%	2.80%	4.09%	6.80%	0.77	2.26	36.70%	3.60%	4.16%
KO	COCA COLA CO	$313.50B	47.00%	12.60%	20.94%	21.10%	2.33	1.21	61.60%	27.30%	36.70%
DDC	DDC ENTERPRISE LTD	$33.52M	-57.70%	-15.00%	-28.21%	-35.30%	1.94	1.18	31.70%	-35.10%	-31.56%
SKIN	BEAUTY HEALTH CO	$184.88M	-19.80%	-2.00%	0.58%	0.50%	6.67	4.98	64.80%	-3.90%	0.85%
CCEP	COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS PLC	$41.74B	19.00%	4.90%	10.98%	15.40%	2.90	0.83	35.20%	7.50%	11.62%
ZVIA	ZEVIA PBC	$201.01M	-29.90%	-26.40%	-46.06%	-178.80%	0.47	2.27	48.40%	-10.20%	-10.19%
UTZ	UTZ BRANDS INC	$1.38B	0.80%	0.20%	2.81%	4.90%	1.95	1.22	34.20%	0.40%	4.88%
FIZZ	NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP	$3.23B	43.50%	29.00%	41.25%	64.60%	0.46	3.24	37.20%	15.50%	20.27%
ACU	ACME UNITED CORP	$141.04M	9.00%	6.00%	9.38%	9.70%	0.50	4.47	39.50%	5.10%	7.26%
CL	COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO	$64.52B	545.10%	17.20%	37.48%	33.60%	19.01	0.93	60.10%	14.50%	20.55%
COST	COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP	$402.52B	30.50%	10.80%	27.44%	33.70%	1.64	1.03	12.80%	2.90%	3.99%
CELH	CELSIUS HOLDINGS INC	$10.51B	3.10%	0.80%	3.03%	12.70%	1.91	1.89	51.40%	1.20%	6.05%
AVO	MISSION PRODUCE INC	$841.78M	7.00%	3.90%	7.84%	6.90%	0.71	2.04	11.30%	2.70%	4.74%
UTI	UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC	$1.26B	20.90%	8.30%	15.07%	13.60%	1.52	1.07	49.70%	7.50%	10.76%
ADM	ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND CO	$29.10B	5.30%	2.30%	6.44%	5.80%	1.31	1.37	6.20%	1.40%	2.53%
STKL	SUNOPTA INC	$423.22M	0.00%	0.00%	4.71%	2.70%	3.17	0.98	13.00%	0.00%	2.97%
DAR	DARLING INGREDIENTS INC	$5.79B	2.40%	1.10%	3.24%	3.10%	1.21	1.49	23.60%	1.80%	5.23%
LFVN	LIFEVANTAGE CORP	$85.86M	30.80%	14.50%	27.85%	33.40%	0.86	2.39	80.30%	4.40%	5.20%
COE	51TALK ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP	$247.21M	N/A	-14.40%	34.65%	14.50%	-3.85	0.71	76.80%	-9.40%	-8.67%
ANDE	ANDERSONS INC	$1.74B	5.60%	2.00%	6.99%	5.00%	1.76	1.47	6.00%	0.60%	1.19%
ABEV	AMBEV SA	$39.55B	16.30%	9.80%	20.85%	75.90%	0.64	1.10	51.20%	16.10%	26.37%
TSN	TYSON FOODS INC	$20.45B	2.60%	1.30%	3.91%	5.10%	1.02	1.55	6.50%	0.90%	2.18%
BTI	BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC	$126.84B	6.30%	2.70%	5.49%	13.00%	1.40	0.87	83.40%	12.10%	20.22%
WMK	WEIS MARKETS INC	$1.62B	7.20%	4.90%	8.03%	8.00%	0.50	1.94	25.30%	2.00%	2.73%
KMB	KIMBERLY CLARK CORP	$35.94B	173.30%	11.80%	28.83%	19.90%	11.58	0.77	35.20%	10.90%	15.65%
MAMA	MAMA's CREATIONS INC	$462.09M	17.40%	9.10%	16.43%	27.10%	0.73	1.58	25.20%	3.30%	4.41%
PG	PROCTER & GAMBLE CO	$346.42B	32.10%	13.50%	24.37%	42.70%	1.39	0.71	51.00%	19.70%	25.71%

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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