Consumer staples are essential goods like food and cleaning products, and the category is resilient in economic downturns. These stocks offer steady dividends, making them appealing for long-term ...
Short-interest on 24 out of 38 consumer staple stocks—part of the ConsumerStaples Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLP)—moved higher during August end vs. last month. The remaining 14 stocks ...
Consumerstaples (XLP) have been on a bit of a run, outperforming the S&P 500 (^GSPC) since the beginning of August. CFRA Research senior equity research analyst Arun Sundaram notes that more ...
Remember, like Coca-Cola and Hormel, PepsiCo is a Dividend King. Another key reason to add PepsiCo to the consumerstaples mix in your portfolio is that it is more reasonably priced today.