Consumer Defensives

PepsiCo (PEP) stock last appeared on the site back in April. At the time, the snacks and beverage giant had just released financial results covering its first quarter. The numbers came in strong, with organic sales growth at just under 8% and profit per share (“EPS”) growth at 10% versus…

I last covered Coca-Cola (KO) stock back in the summer. At the time, Atlanta-based Coke had been battered by COVID. Its share price sat around the $43.60 mark, which was 20% lower than at the start of the year. That came on the back of fairly significant disruption to its…

Altria (MO) stock has had a tough time of things in recent years. The Marlboro owner has lost roughly 45% of its value since hitting $77 per share back in mid-2017. A small pile of dividend cash – $10.75 per share to be a bit more precise – cushions the…

It has been a couple of years since J.M. Smucker (SJM) last featured on the site. I doubt the business requires a recap since there is hardly a soul in America who isn’t familiar with its products. After all, Ohio-based Smucker has a place in around 90% of the nation’s…

Kraft Heinz (KHC) stock last featured on the site back in February. The Heinz Ketchup and Philadelphia maker traded for around $27 per share back then, with that price backed up by FY19 adjusted profit of circa $2.85 per share. That may look cheap, though most folks know the company…