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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.

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

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 -47.16% over the past year, underperforming other consumer staple stocks by -44 percentage points.

Duckhorn Portfolio has an average 1 year price target of $11.50, an upside of 43.75% from Duckhorn Portfolio's current stock price of $8.00.

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.

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 63.88% over the past year, overperforming other consumer staple stocks by 67 percentage points.

Ihuman (NYSE:IH) is the third best consumer staple stock with a Zen Score of 59, which is 28 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 31. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ihuman has seen its stock lose -46.13% over the past year, underperforming other consumer staple stocks by -43 percentage points.

Out of 88 consumer staple stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 consumer staple stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa (NYSE:BUD) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the consumer staple sector average of 7.01%. Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% seven times in the last 10 years. Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's dividend payout ratio of 31.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Myndai (NYSEMKT:MYND) has an annual dividend yield of 209.22%, which is 202 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 7.01%.

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

Trxade Health (NASDAQ:MEDS) has an annual dividend yield of 133.11%, which is 126 percentage points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 7.01%.

Trxade Health's dividend payout ratio of -34.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Consumer staple stocks were up 1.27% in the last day, and up 0.56% over the last week. Perdoceo Education was the among the top gainers in the consumer defensive sector, gaining 31.46% yesterday.

Perdoceo Education shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 EPS and sales.

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

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 73 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 27. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ingles Markets's stock has dropped -21.44% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by -19 percentage points.

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 73 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 27. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Village Super Market's stock has gained 31.62% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 34 percentage points.

Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ:KDP) is the third most undervalued consumer staple stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Keurig Dr Pepper has a valuation score of 86, which is 59 points higher than the consumer staple sector average of 27. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Keurig Dr Pepper's stock has gained 3.13% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer staple sector by 6 percentage points.