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Note: Sector performance is calculated based on the previous closing price of all sector constituents
Industries in This Sector
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Industry | Market Weight | Day Return | YTD Return |
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All Industries | 100% | 0.97% | 5.67% |
Discount Stores | 29.15% | 1.40% | 11.12% |
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic | 20.73% | 0.34% | 3.33% |
Household & Personal Products | 20.57% | 0.75% | 7.71% |
Packaged Foods | 8.47% | 1.53% | 2.55% |
Tobacco | 7.04% | 1.06% | 3.97% |
Confectioners | 4.17% | 0.05% | -1.06% |
Farm Products | 2.26% | 1.35% | -7.95% |
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries | 2.23% | 0.71% | -3.70% |
Grocery Stores | 2.06% | 1.84% | 12.05% |
Food Distribution | 2.03% | 1.50% | 1.79% |
Education & Training Services | 0.83% | 2.33% | -5.82% |
Beverages - Brewers | 0.48% | 1.34% | -10.37% |
Note: Percentage % data on heatmap indicates Day Return
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Largest Companies in This Sector
Name | Last Price | 1Y Target Est. | Market Weight | Market Cap | Day Change % | YTD Return | Avg. Analyst Rating |
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59.71 | 65.69 | 14.87% | Buy | ||||
163.84 | 171.47 | 11.94% | Buy | ||||
732.44 | 782.40 | 10.03% | Buy | ||||
61.99 | 66.74 | 8.26% | Buy | ||||
175.45 | 187.89 | 7.45% | Buy | ||||
97.31 | 109.47 | 4.67% | Buy | ||||
70.50 | 82.75 | 2.93% | Buy | ||||
92.91 | 96.07 | 2.35% | Buy | ||||
43.98 | 46.67 | 2.33% | Hold | ||||
158.12 | 185.05 | 2.26% | Buy |
Investing in the Consumer Defensive Sector
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ETF Opportunities
Name | Last Price | Net Assets | Expense Ratio | YTD Return |
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75.65 | 15.645B | 0.09% | ||
201.66 | 7.939B | 0.10% | ||
66.46 | 1.339B | 0.40% | ||
46.95 | 1.111B | 0.08% | ||
60.36 | 869.774M | 0.41% |
Mutual Fund Opportunities
Name | Last Price | Net Assets | Expense Ratio | YTD Return |
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98.47 | 7.939B | 0.10% | ||
92.77 | 1.559B | 0.73% | ||
92.65 | 1.559B | 0.73% | ||
90.61 | 1.446B | 1.01% | ||
88.70 | 1.446B | 1.01% |
Consumer Defensive Research
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Daily – Vickers Top Insider Picks for 05/02/2024
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: The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Estee Lauder is a leader in the global prestige beauty market, participating across skin care (52% of 2023 sales), makeup (28%), fragrance (16%), and hair care (4%) categories, with top-selling brands such as Estee Lauder, Clinique, M.A.C, La Mer, Jo Malone London, Aveda, Bobbi Brown, and Origins. The firm operates in more than 150 countries, generating 28% of revenue from the Americas, 39% from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (including travel retail), and 33% from Asia-Pacific. Estee Lauder sells its products through department stores, travel retail, specialty multibrand beauty stores, brand-dedicated freestanding stores, e-commerce, salons/spas, and perfumeries.
RatingPrice TargetAnalyst 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.
RatingPrice TargetAnalyst Report: The Kraft Heinz Company
In July 2015, Kraft merged with Heinz to create the third-largest food and beverage manufacturer in North America behind PepsiCo and Nestle and the fifth-largest player in the world. Beyond its namesake brands, the combined firm's portfolio includes Oscar Mayer, Velveeta, and Philadelphia. While the retail channel drives around 85% of its total sales, the firm has a growing presence in foodservice. Outside North America, Kraft Heinz's global reach counts a distribution network in Europe and emerging markets that drives 20%-25% of its consolidated sales base, as its products are sold in more than 190 countries and territories.
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