Hottest Consumer Noncyclical Stocks Now – SAM HLF LANC INGR

by Portfolio Grader | August 7, 2014 5:15 pm

Consumer noncyclical stocks finished down 0.8% on Wall Street on Thursday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.5%, the Nasdaq declined 0.3% and the S&P 500 fell 0.5%.

Some of the biggest gainers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:

• Boston Beer Company (SAM[1]): SAM stock is up 2.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Herbalife Ltd (HLF[2]): HLF stock is up 0.4% today.

• Lancaster Colony Corp (LANC[3]): LANC stock is up 0.2% today.

• Ingredion Inc (INGR[4]): INGR stock is up 0.2% today.

Some of the biggest losers among consumer noncyclical stocks include:

• Gruma S.A. De C.V. (GMK[5]): GMK stock is down 1.8% today.

• Post Holdings Inc. (POST[6]): POST stock is down 1.7% today.

• Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (MJN[7]): MJN stock is down 1.5% today.

• Coca-Cola Company (KO[8]): KO stock is down 1.4% today.

• Industrias Bachoco S.A. De C.V. (IBA[9]): IBA stock is down 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Darling International Inc (DAR[10]): DAR stock is down 1.3% today.

• Owens Corning Inc (OC[11]): OC stock is down 1.1% today.

• Clorox Company (CLX[12]): CLX stock is down 1.0% today.

• Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. De C.V. (KOF[13]): KOF stock is down 1.0% today.

• General Mills (GIS[14]): GIS stock is down 0.9% today.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[15] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[16].

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[17].

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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