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
3.252T
Market Weight
5.71%
Industries
12
Companies
232
Consumer Defensive S&P 500 ^GSPC
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DELL

Day Return

Sector
0.50%
S&P 500
0.40%

YTD Return

Sector
4.81%
S&P 500
5.16%

1-Year Return

Sector
1.07%
S&P 500
20.30%

3-Year Return

Sector
8.02%
S&P 500
19.96%

5-Year Return

Sector
38.47%
S&P 500
71.55%

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
All Industries 100% -0.50% 4.81%
Discount Stores 29.08% -0.38% 9.95%
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic 20.83% 0.00% 2.99%
Household & Personal Products 20.56% -1.33% 6.80%
Packaged Foods 8.42% -1.45% 1.16%
Tobacco 7.03% 0.90% 2.99%
Confectioners 4.21% -1.21% -0.88%
Farm Products 2.28% 0.23% -7.99%
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries 2.23% 0.09% -4.16%
Grocery Stores 2.04% -0.78% 10.12%
Food Distribution 2.03% -0.26% 0.61%
Education & Training Services 0.82% 0.87% -7.50%
Beverages - Brewers 0.47% -0.37% -11.54%

Note: Percentage % data on heatmap indicates Day Return

All Industries

Largest Companies in This Sector

Name
Last Price
1Y Target Est.
Market Weight
Market Cap
Day Change %
YTD Return
Avg. Analyst Rating
59.09 65.69 14.83% 476.293B -0.43% +12.45%
Buy
163.42 171.47 12.01% 385.694B +0.13% +11.52%
Buy
722.87 782.40 9.98% 320.596B -0.00% +9.51%
Buy
61.94 66.61 8.31% 267.014B +0.27% +5.10%
Buy
175.60 187.89 7.52% 241.42B -0.17% +3.39%
Buy
96.08 108.97 4.65% 149.362B +1.20% +2.13%
Buy
70.81 82.75 2.97% 95.255B -1.56% -2.23%
Buy
44.03 46.58 2.36% 75.636B +0.51% +9.16%
Hold
91.86 95.86 2.35% 75.366B -0.07% +15.24%
Buy
158.10 185.05 2.27% 72.993B -1.79% +11.01%
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
75.13 15.645B 0.09% +4.30%
200.03 7.939B 0.10% +4.75%
66.27 1.339B 0.40% +3.70%
46.63 1.111B 0.08% +4.49%
59.90 869.774M 0.41% +1.03%

Mutual Fund Opportunities

Name
Last Price
Net Assets
Expense Ratio
YTD Return
99.04 7.939B 0.10% +5.16%
93.40 1.528B 0.73% +1.65%
93.28 1.528B 0.73% +1.68%
89.31 1.446B 1.01% +1.52%
91.23 1.446B 1.01% +1.57%

Consumer Defensive Research

Discover the Latest Analyst and Technical Research for This Sector

  • Analyst Report: Mondelez International, Inc.

    Mondelez has operated as an independent organization since its split from the former Kraft Foods North American grocery business in October 2012. The firm is a leading player in the global snack arena with a presence in the biscuit (49% of sales), chocolate (30%), gum/candy (12%), beverage (3%), and cheese and grocery (6%) aisles, as of the end of fiscal 2023. Mondelez's portfolio includes well-known brands like Oreo, Chips Ahoy, Halls, and Cadbury, among others. The firm derives around one third of revenue from developing markets, just more than one third from Europe, and the remainder from North America.

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  • Daily – Vickers Top Insider Picks for 05/01/2024

    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 Clorox Company

    Since its inception more than 100 years ago, Clorox has grown to play in a variety of categories across the consumer products space, including cleaning supplies, laundry care, trash bags, cat litter, charcoal, food dressings, water-filtration products, and natural personal-care products. Beyond its namesake brand, the firm’s portfolio includes Liquid-Plumr, Pine-Sol, S.O.S, Tilex, Kingsford, Fresh Step, Glad, Hidden Valley, KC Masterpiece, Brita, and Burt’s Bees. Just shy of 85% of Clorox’s sales stem from its home turf.

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  • Analyst Report: Molson Coors Beverage Company

    Molson Coors owns well-known beer brands including Miller, Coors, Blue Moon, and Carling, and ranks as the second-largest beer maker in both value and volume terms in the US, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Through licensing agreements, the firm also brews and distributes beer and hard seltzer under partner brands from Heineken, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Asahi, and Coca-Cola. The brewer uses independent distributors in the US given the three-tier distribution requirements, while using a combination of distributors and an in-house sales team in Canada and Europe. North America remains its largest market, contributing over 80% of total revenue.

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