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Consumer Defensive
Companies that manufacture food, beverages, household and personal products, packaging, or tobacco. Also includes companies that provide services such as education and training services. Companies in this sector include Philip Morris International, Procter & Gamble, and Walmart.
Market Cap
3.227T
Market Weight
5.50%
Industries
12
Companies
231
Consumer Defensive S&P 500 ^GSPC
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DELL

Day Return

Sector
0.43%
S&P 500
1.23%

YTD Return

Sector
3.99%
S&P 500
7.91%

1-Year Return

Sector
2.97%
S&P 500
24.80%

3-Year Return

Sector
8.29%
S&P 500
28.04%

5-Year Return

Sector
40.32%
S&P 500
77.94%

Note: Sector performance is calculated based on the previous closing price of all sector constituents

Industries in This Sector

Select an Industry for a Visual Breakdown

IndustryMarket WeightDay ReturnYTD Return
All Industries 100% -0.43% 3.99%
Discount Stores 29.55% -0.30% 10.87%
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic 20.38% -0.43% -0.03%
Household & Personal Products 20.24% -0.44% 4.34%
Packaged Foods 8.53% -0.21% 1.71%
Tobacco 6.74% -0.90% -2.02%
Confectioners 4.16% 0.43% -2.88%
Farm Products 2.40% 1.47% -3.89%
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries 2.37% -0.98% 0.67%
Grocery Stores 2.14% -0.67% 14.12%
Food Distribution 2.10% -4.22% 3.48%
Education & Training Services 0.85% -0.34% -4.96%
Beverages - Brewers 0.55% -1.24% 2.29%

All Industries

Note: Percentage % data on heatmap indicates Day Return

Largest Companies in This Sector

Name
Last Price
1Y Target Est.
Market Weight
Market Cap
Day Change %
YTD Return
Avg. Analyst Rating
59.50 65.56 15.05% 479.454B +0.12% +13.23%
Buy
155.45 169.89 11.48% 365.777B -0.45% +6.08%
Buy
704.88 780.20 9.81% 312.617B -0.11% +6.79%
Buy
59.30 66.55 8.02% 255.654B -0.89% +0.63%
Buy
169.65 187.03 7.32% 233.186B -0.02% -0.11%
Buy
90.10 108.85 4.39% 139.877B -0.99% -4.23%
Buy
68.21 83.83 2.88% 91.843B +0.35% -5.83%
Buy
172.22 184.51 2.50% 79.512B -1.86% +20.92%
Buy
41.53 46.55 2.30% 73.236B -1.40% +2.95%
Hold
87.40 89.38 2.25% 71.842B -0.79% +9.65%
Buy

Investing in the Consumer Defensive Sector

Start Investing in the Consumer Defensive Sector Through These ETFs and Mutual Funds

ETF Opportunities

Name
Last Price
Net Assets
Expense Ratio
YTD Return
74.21 15.645B 0.09% +3.03%
198.14 7.904B 0.10% +3.76%
65.56 1.339B 0.40% +2.59%
46.18 1.111B 0.08% +3.47%
59.48 869.774M 0.41% +0.32%

Mutual Fund Opportunities

Name
Last Price
Net Assets
Expense Ratio
YTD Return
97.64 7.904B 0.10% +3.67%
92.90 1.559B 0.73% +1.11%
92.79 1.559B 0.73% +1.14%
88.71 1.446B 1.01% +0.84%
90.69 1.446B 1.01% +0.97%

Consumer Defensive Research

Discover the Latest Analyst and Technical Research for This Sector

  • Analyst Report: Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

    Lamb Weston is North America’s largest and the world’s second-largest producer of branded and private-label frozen potato products, both by volume and value. The company’s portfolio is anchored by French fries, but it also sells sweet potato fries, tater tots, diced potatoes, mashed potatoes, hash browns, and chips. Nearly 70% of revenue comes from its home market of North America, with none of the other 100 countries the company sells into representing a significant share. McDonald’s is Lamb Weston’s single largest customer at 13% of fiscal 2023 sales, with no other company representing more than 10%. Lamb Weston became an independent company in 2016 when it was spun off from Conagra.

    Rating
    Bullish
    Price Target
     
  • Daily – Vickers Top Buyers & Sellers for 04/04/2024

    The Vickers Top Buyers & Sellers is a daily report that identifies the five companies the largest insider purchase transactions based on the dollar value of the transactions as well as the five companies the largest insider sales transactions based on the dollar value of the transactions.

     
  • Daily – Vickers Top Insider Picks for 04/04/2024

    The Vickers Top Insider Picks is a daily report that utilizes a proprietary algorithm to identify 25 companies with compelling insider purchase histories based on transactions over the past three months.

     
  • Analyst Report: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    CCEP is the second-largest bottling partner in the Coca-Cola system by volume, behind Coca-Cola Femsa, and primarily operates in developed Europe (80% of 2023 revenue and EBIT) and Australasia (20%). In 2023 it announced the planned acquisition of Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines from TCCC. In 2023, CCEP sold 3.3 billion unit cases of beverages, which we estimate equates to roughly 9% of the global Coke system volume. Coke’s largest bottler, Coca-Cola Femsa sold 4 billion unit cases (12%), and the third-largest, Coca-Cola HBC, serving Eastern Europe and North Africa, sold 2.8 billion unit cases (8%). TCCC owns 19% of the equity of CCEP, Olive Partners, a holding company of bottling operations, owns a further 36%, and the remaining 45% is free float.

    Rating
    Bearish
    Price Target
     

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