Hottest Consumer Noncyclical Stocks Now – ADM AGRO HRL CL

by Portfolio Grader | June 19, 2014 6:00 pm

Consumer noncyclical stocks finished up broadly on Wall Street on Thursday, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.6%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.1%, the Nasdaq stayed consistent and the S&P 500 was up 0.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:

• Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM[1]): ADM stock is up 1.6%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Adecoagro S.A. (AGRO[2]): AGRO stock is up 1.1% today.

• Hormel Foods Corp (HRL[3]): HRL stock is up 1.0%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL[4]): CL stock is up 1.0% to a new 52-week high of $69.43.

• Kimberly-Clark Corp (KMB[5]): KMB stock is up 1.0%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Church & Dwight Company (CHD[6]): CHD stock is up 1.0% to a new 52-week high of $70.39.

• Clorox Company (CLX[7]): CLX stock is up 0.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Revlon Inc (REV[8]): REV stock is up 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (MJN[9]): MJN stock is up 0.7%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Brown Forman Inc A (BF.A[10]): BF.A stock is up 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:

• Gruma S.A. De C.V. (GMK[11]): GMK stock is down 1.8% today.

• Fresh Del Monte Produce (FDP[12]): FDP stock is down 0.8% today.

• Post Holdings Inc. (POST[13]): POST stock is down 0.4% today.

• Hain Celestial Group (HAIN[14]): HAIN stock is down 0.3% today.

• Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS[15]): NUS stock is down 0.2% today.

• Mccormick & Company Inc (MKC[16]): MKC stock is down 0.2% today.

• Mondelez International Inc. Cl A (MDLZ[17]): MDLZ stock is down 0.2% today.

• B&G Foods Holdings (BGS[18]): BGS stock is down 0.1% today.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[19] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[20].

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[21].

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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