Hottest Consumer Noncyclical Stocks Now – AVP SEB CCU WWAV

by Portfolio Grader | May 14, 2014 12:00 pm

Consumer noncyclical stocks fell 0.3% on Wall Street on Wednesday morning.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.2%, the Nasdaq declined 0.2% and the S&P 500 was down 0.2%.

Some of the biggest gainers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:

• Avon Products (AVP[1]): AVP stock is up 1.5% today.

• Seaboard Corp (SEB[2]): SEB stock is up 1.3% today.

• Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. (CCU[3]): CCU stock is up 1.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• The Whitewave Foods Company (WWAV[4]): WWAV stock is up 0.8%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Herbalife Ltd (HLF[5]): HLF stock is up 0.5% today.

• Universal Corp (UVV[6]): UVV stock is up 0.5% today.

• Clorox Company (CLX[7]): CLX stock is up 0.6% today.

• Brf-Brasil Foods S.A. (BRFS[8]): BRFS stock is up 0.4% today.

• Diageo Plc (DEO[9]): DEO stock is up 0.4%, marking the eighth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Conagra Foods (CAG[10]): CAG stock is up 0.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:

• The Andersons (ANDE[11]): ANDE stock is down 2.6% to a new 52-week low of $48.55.

• United Stationers Inc (USTR[12]): USTR stock is down 1.3% today.

• United Natural Foods (UNFI[13]): UNFI stock is down 1.2% today.

• Keurig Green Mountain Inc. (GMCR[14]): GMCR stock is down 2.0% today and down 20.9% in the last month.

• Fresh Del Monte Produce (FDP[15]): FDP stock is down 1.0% today.

• Deluxe Corp (DLX[16]): DLX stock is down 1.2% today.

• Boston Beer Company (SAM[17]): SAM stock is down 0.6% today.

• Tootsie Roll Industries (TR[18]): TR stock is down 1.0% today.

• J.M. Smucker Company (SJM[19]): SJM stock is down 1.0% today.

• Lancaster Colony Corp (LANC[20]): LANC stock is down 0.9% today.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[21] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[22].

And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here[23].

Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.

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