Consumer Staples stocks like McCormick (NYSE: MKC) and General Mills (NYSE: GIS) have historically outperformed the S&P 500 during recessions. BofA Securities analysts say earnings per share, not sales growth, drive stock performance. Limited tariff exposure could also boost sector appeal.
As the stock market volatility starts to break out again, capital will likely start flowing into defensive areas and companies with high income potential.
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Consumer staples are considered safe havens in turbulent markets due to their inelastic demand profiles. Unfortunately, the sector hasn’t provided much protection lately as it pulled back by 9.7% over the past six months. This drop was worse than the S&P 500’s 2% loss.
Large-cap stocks usually command their industries because they have the scale to drive market trends.
The flip side though is that their sheer size can limit growth as expanding further becomes an increasingly challenging task.
