Dean Foods Company (DF): Today's Featured Consumer Goods Winner
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) pushed the Consumer Goods sector higher today making it today's featured consumer goods winner. The sector as a whole closed the day up 0.6%. By the end of trading, Dean Foods Company rose 36 cents (2.2%) to $16.42 on light volume. Throughout the day, two million shares of Dean Foods Company exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 4.7 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $16.02-$16.55 after having opened the day at $16.12 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $16.06. Other companies within the Consumer Goods sector that increased today were:
(
), up 22.1%,
(
), up 12.4%,
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), up 9.6%, and
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), up 9.3%.
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Dean Foods Company operates as a food and beverage company in the United States. The company operates in three segments: Fresh Dairy Direct, WhiteWave-Alpro, and Morningstar. Dean Foods Company has a market cap of $3.02 billion and is part of the
industry. Shares are up 43.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are two analysts that rate Dean Foods Company a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and seven rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates Dean Foods Company as a
. Among the areas we feel are negative, one of the most important has been poor profit margins.
- You can view the full Dean Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
(
), down 7.6%,
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), down 6.5%,
Frederick's of Hollywood Group
(
FOH
), down 5.9%, and
(
), down 5.4%, were all laggards within the consumer goods sector with
(
) being today's consumer goods sector laggard.
- Use our consumer goods section to find sector-relevant news.
- Or find some new ideas from our top rated stocks lists.
For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the consumer goods sector could consider
iShares Dow Jones US Cons Goods
(
) while those bearish on the consumer goods sector could consider
ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Goods
(
).
- Find other investment ideas from our top rated ETFs lists.
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