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Consumer Staples Stocks

Consumer staples are companies that produce basic necessities people buy every day. This includes businesses that specialize in the manufacturing or distribution of food and beverages, personal hygiene, and more. These companies are generally considered noncyclical and will enjoy growth independent of wider economic circumstances. Procter and Gamble, Coca-Cola, and General Mills are some of the major players in the sector.

Recent Consumer Staples Stocks Articles

Smithfield Foods Will Nourish Your Net Worth

Stock is pricey, but it’s beating expectations and raising pork prices.

Don’t Slurp Your Campbell Soup

Campbell is making the right moves when it comes to cost cutting and innovation. Here's a look at whether it's time to buy CPB stock.

Fertilize Your Dividend Portfolio With CVR Partners

Here's a chance to pick up a solid dividend-payer in a booming growth sector.

Joy Global Could Make a Happy Portfolio

This company offers up steady profit growth and an attractive valuation.

Plow Ahead With This Agriculture ETF

Last week's stock surge suggests agricultural commodities may be back in play. Get the trade.

Hershey Is a Sweet Dividend Stock to Buy

Hershey's recent round of financials beat expectations and showed strong growth, and its recently-announced quarterly dividend puts yield at 2.4%.

Chipotle: Cheap Food, Expensive Stock

CMG might have peaked -- it depends on whether it can beat expectations in the next quarter.

Hormel Foods Is Too Rich for My Blood

Hormel beats expectations, has a healthy balance sheet and out-earns its capital cost, but the stock price is too darn high relative to its earnings growth forecast.

Top ETFs and Stocks to Buy Now

These energy and agriculture picks could benefit from an oversold bounce.

Going Long Monsanto Could Prove Fruitful

Agriculture stock Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON) is enjoying a nice rally.

How Top Investors Made Money During the Market Plunge

Amid a field of fallen moneymakers are a few fund managers who survived the stock market correction -- and here's what they did to make gains.

5 Stocks to Survive a Wicked Downturn

Staples, like Coke, are solid investments during turbulent times.Here are four more stocks to survive a wicked downturn.

Sara Lee’s Stock Going Stale

Sara Lee is pretty good at cutting costs, but its management is out of growth ideas.

Bad News Beers: Why These 2 Stocks Are Starting To Go Flat

More and more drinkers are reaching for wine glasses rather than beer bottles, but that's just one of the reasons these two beer stocks are going flat.

Kraft Spins Off Snacks, Wisely Bucking 2011 Buyout Boom

While the buyout frenzy still has legs, some companies, like Kraft, appear to be bucking the trend. Here's why it's not a bad move.

McDonald’s Cranking out Healthier Happy Meals

In the coming years, McDonald's Happy Meals will look a lot different -- all in an effort to please parents and protect profits. Here's what to expect.

Is it Time to Go Bargain Hunting?

Bargains may emerge at the S&P 500’s support lines.

3 Places to Put Your Money Now

Commodities are one of the few areas providing consistently positive returns. Here are three to consider.

Caterpillar’s Downward Crawl Clips Dow

Disappointing earnings report cuts out Caterpillar's legs, and Verizon slides despite solid earnings.