Hottest Consumer Noncyclical Stocks Now – POST UNFI MDLZ CALM

by Portfolio Grader | July 11, 2014 5:30 pm

Consumer noncyclical stocks finished up broadly on Wall Street on Friday, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.1%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.1% higher, the Nasdaq rose 0.6% and the S&P 500 increased 0.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:

• Post Holdings Inc. (POST[1]): POST stock is up 2.4% today.

• United Natural Foods (UNFI[2]): UNFI stock is up 1.2% today.

• Mondelez International Inc. Cl A (MDLZ[3]): MDLZ stock is up 1.1% to a new 52-week high of $38.42.

• Cal-Maine Foods (CALM[4]): CALM stock is up 0.9% to $76.61, near the 52-week high of $76.50.

• Usana Health Sciences Inc (USNA[5]): USNA stock is up 0.6% today.

• Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP[6]): TAP stock is up 0.4% today.

• J & J Snack Foods (JJSF[7]): JJSF stock is up 0.4% today.

• Embotell Andina Sa A (AKO.A[8]): AKO.A stock is up 0.3% today.

• Conagra Foods (CAG[9]): CAG stock is up 0.3% today.

• J.M. Smucker Company (SJM[10]): SJM stock is up 0.2% today.

Some of the biggest losers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:

• Embotell Andna Sa B (AKO.B[11]): AKO.B stock is down 1.1% today.

• Bunge Limited (BG[12]): BG stock is down 0.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. (CCU[13]): CCU stock is down 0.9%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. De C.V. (KOF[14]): KOF stock is down 0.7% today.

• Procter & Gamble Company (PG[15]): PG stock is down 0.6% today.

• Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. De C.V. (FMX[16]): FMX stock is down 0.5%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Constellation Brands Inc (STZ[17]): STZ stock is down 0.5% today.

• Church & Dwight Company (CHD[18]): CHD stock is down 0.5% today.

• The Whitewave Foods Company (WWAV[19]): WWAV stock is down 0.5% today.

• Ecolab Inc (ECL[20]): ECL stock is down 0.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

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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