Hottest Consumer Noncyclical Stocks Now – GMK BRFS SJM VGR

by Portfolio Grader | June 5, 2014 11:30 am

Consumer noncyclical stocks remained flat on Thursday morning on Wall Street.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average remained flat, the Nasdaq climbed 0.1% and the S&P 500 stayed the same.

Some of the biggest gainers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:

• Gruma S.A. De C.V. (GMK[1]): GMK stock is up 1.8% to a new 52-week high of $43.93.

• Brf-Brasil Foods S.A. (BRFS[2]): BRFS stock is up 1.7% today.

• J.M. Smucker Company (SJM[3]): SJM stock is up 1.6% today.

• Vector Group Ltd (VGR[4]): VGR stock is up 1.8% today.

• Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. De C.V. (FMX[5]): FMX stock is up 1.2% today.

• Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. (CCU[6]): CCU stock is up 0.9% today.

• The Whitewave Foods Company (WWAV[7]): WWAV stock is up 0.5% today.

• Vina Concha Y Toro (VCO[8]): VCO stock is up 0.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Embotell Andna Sa B (AKO.B[9]): AKO.B stock is up 0.6% today.

• United Stationers Inc (USTR[10]): USTR stock is up 0.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:

• Cal-Maine Foods (CALM[11]): CALM stock is down 1.1% today and down 20.6% in the last month.

• Diamond Foods (DMND[12]): DMND stock is down 0.9% today.

• Usana Health Sciences Inc (USNA[13]): USNA stock is down 0.9% today.

• Dean Foods Company (DF[14]): DF stock is down 1.1%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Lancaster Colony Corp (LANC[15]): LANC stock is down 0.8% today.

• Pilgrim’s Pride Corp (PPC[16]): PPC stock is down 0.9% today.

• Adecoagro S.A. (AGRO[17]): AGRO stock is down 0.6% today.

• Hormel Foods Corp (HRL[18]): HRL stock is down 0.7% today.

• Mccormick & Company Inc (MKC[19]): MKC stock is down 0.7% today.

• Hershey Foods Corp (HSY[20]): HSY stock is down 0.7% 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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