Consumer Stocks

Consumer stocks are often staples of industry. Huge corporations like Proctor & Gamble (NYSE:PG) and Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) have long been providing their customers with a variety of everyday products that provide steady growth for the company. However, consumer stocks can also be cyclical or dependent on trends as a means of growth. Examples of these stocks are Crocs (NYSE:CROX) and American Eagle (NYSE:AEO).
Due to all the variables associated with consumer stocks, it is important to consider your needs as an investor and how each stock fits within those needs. Many consumer stocks like Proctor & Gamble are safe investments with consistent dividends and steady growth. Some consumer stocks are more volatile and have higher potential such as Chipotle (NYSE:CMG), which has risen from just above $400 to just under $700 in the past year.

First-Half Sector Winners Offer a Hint of What’s to Come

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor
Financials, healthcare and consumer discretionary stocks are sheltered from both China's economic weakness and rising bond yields, which bodes well for their second-half outlook.

Why Specialty Retail Can’t Speak for the Sector

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Don't run screaming from the sector just because investors in these specialty stocks have the jitters.

Lafley Revamps the Org Chart to Save P&G

By Susan J. Aluise, Aviation, Auto & Transportation Writer
A.G. Lafley, newly re-crowned CEO of Procter & Gamble, unveiled his new organizational structure Wednesday. Will it be enough to turn around the company?

Perk Up! Coffee’s Starting to Brew Big Profits

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
J.M. Smucker just announced a java-fueled boost in its earnings thanks to tanking bean prices -- news that bodes well for stocks like SBUX and DNKN.

Snatch Up Small Caps: ETF Alternatives for Hot Stock Picks

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
Trying bundling hot consumer staples, industrial, technology, small-cap and financial stocks via these exchange-traded funds instead.

Skechers to Pay $40M for Unfounded Claims

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
Skechers will pay $40 million to settle a class-action lawsuit regarding its misleading claims about its shoes.

Bundle Up Berkshire: ETF Alternatives for Hot Stock Picks

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
Consider bundling five hot names in Internet, housing, consumer discretionary and more via these exchange-traded funds instead.

Coca-Cola Promises No Ads Targeting Kids

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
Coca-Cola is continuing its efforts -- especially in emerging markets -- to make consumers aware of the nutritional value of its products.

Kellogg Looks Beyond Kids in New Cereal Strategy

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
Older, more health-conscious consumers are driving cereal companies to add more nutritional value to their products.

Mountain Dew Ad Pulled Amid Cries of Racism, Sexism

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
Pepsi is apologizing for a Mountain Dew ad which is being criticized as "arguably the most racist commercial in history."

Wednesday Apple Rumors: No New Product Launches Until Fall

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Tim Cook hints that new products won't launch until fall; Moody's and S&P give Apple second highest credit rating; and WWDC scheduled for June 10-14.

ETF Alternatives for Last Week’s Hot Stocks

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
This week, we'll look at ways to bundle small-cap, retail, cruise and cable stocks into exchange-traded funds.

Personal Care Companies: 2 to Buy, 1 to Sell

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
Avon and the broader personal care industry have been on a tear so far in 2013, but that doesn't mean all are a buy. Take a look at two winners and one dud.

Don’t Pay Luxury Prices for Consumer Staples

By Richard Band
Sell your bloated consumer staples stocks now if you hold them in a tax-deferred account. Overpriced merchandise doesn't provide much protection in a falling market.

Embrace the Low-Volatility Bonanza

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Low-volatility stocks like consumer staples have been running rampant of late, and some of the sector's stocks -- like Procter & Gamble -- are forming compelling setups.

Darden Priced to Give New Investors Indigestion

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
The company's intention to test so-called “fast-casual service” in a number of locations suggests more weakness ahead.

Mighty Casey’s General Stores Strikes Out

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
Casey's General Store swung and missed last quarter thanks to the payroll tax and higher gas prices -- a bad sign for the economy as a whole.

Retirement Planners: Here Are Your Next Possible Moves

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
The market might be red-hot right now, but you can stay active in your investments without getting burned.

Hot Topic Buyout Doesn’t Mean Deckers, Aeropostale Are Next

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Hot Topic got a lucky buyout from private equity firm Sycamore Partners, but don't bet on such a windfall for other struggling retailers.
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