Defensive Stocks

04 Feb

Where is the bargain price for SYY?

As the market dropped from historical highs, nearly to bear market territory in the last quarter of the year, the Consumer Staples sector was one of the hardest hit. That seemed a little ironic, since much of the broad decline was driven by uncertainty and fear about the health of the global economy, and the chances it could ripple over into the U.S. economy; trade tensions between the U.S. and China stoked that concern even more. That kind of uncertainty often leads investors to look for defensive-oriented investments with less exposure to the cyclicality of the economy, and Consumer Staples can often be an interesting place to find them. More →

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01 Feb

Does a polar vortex mean you should pay more attention to stocks like DTE?

Sometimes natural phenomena imposes its will on the world with force. Hurricanes in the South or along the Eastern seaboard, tornadoes in the Midwest and massive snowfalls in the North during the winter months are all examples of times when Mother Nature demands attention from the world – even the stock market. At the beginning of this week, the National Weather Service issued severe cold warnings to major portions of the Midwest and extending all the way to many of the north eastern states. The cold settled in forcefully mid-week, and as of yesterday had resulted in an estimated 13 deaths. More →

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31 Dec

YUM has bucked the entire market – is it a good investment right now?

When the stock market struggles, the tendency for most investors is to start looking for “safe haven” investments. That often means getting out of stocks and moving your money into less volatile options like bonds or very short-term, interest-bearing instruments like Treasury bills, money markets or Certificates of Deposit. Some investors will be a bit more daring by keeping their toes in the market, but by looking for stocks that they think should hold up reasonably well even if the economy begins to weaken or move into a recessionary period. There are always stocks that buck the broader market’s trend; these are the exceptions to the rule, but the simple fact of their rarity is something that makes them worth paying attention to. More →

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18 Dec

Looking for a smart play in the market right now? Check out TAP

As the stock market moves deeper into correction territory and challenges the lowest support levels it reached earlier this year, a natural question becomes what a smart investor should do with your money. Do you take everything out of the market and sit on the sidelines until things start to settle down again? The ultra-conservative approach would be to do exactly that. More →

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12 Dec

ADM is an interesting defensive play – is it a good value?

Bearish pressures for the past few days have pushed the market back down near to its 52-week lows. It seems like each time the market tests its major support, more and more talk starts to be about the increasing likelihood that the longest bull market in recorded history is finally going to end. So far this year, each time that’s happened the market has managed to stage yet another rally; but given the extremely extended state the market remains in, even being in corrective territory right now does seem to suggest that support will probably only hold for long. More →

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04 Dec

CAG looks like a smart value play

Monday started the week off with a bang, as the Trump administration announced that it had reached an agreement with China to put a temporary pause on the imposition of any new tariffs. The market cheered the news, hopeful that this will be a positive step that creates constructive discussion toward a long-term compromise that works for both countries. That could give the market a pretty good lift in the short-term, but it doesn’t mean that it’s time to jump back into market with both feet yet. I think it’s still smart to be cautious. More →

By Thomas Moore Consumer Staples Defensive Stocks Food Fundamental Analysis Investiv Daily Value Investing
30 Nov

Food stocks can be a good defensive play – but FDP is a sucker’s bet

Until the beginning of this week, the market seemed to be getting more and more bearish every day. After watching the major market indices all decline by more than 10% in October, they staged a short-lived rally at the beginning of November, only to turn back again with a resounding series of consecutive down days last week that pushed the market once again into correction territory. This week has seemed like something of a respite as the market has has rallied off of lows only a little above the 52-week bottom it reached in April. That could be a good thing, but it isn’t a given, More →

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31 Oct

Getting defensive: how GIS might be a calm center amidst the market’s storm

There’s nothing quite like a volatile stock market to start rattling nerves and make people wonder how long it’s going to last, or if the market will ever be the same again. After coming within a whisper of official bear market territory on Monday, stocks rebounded strongly, as all three major market indices rallied more than 1.5%, driven in part by good earnings report from the tech sector and comments from President Trump More →

By Thomas Moore Consumer Staples Defensive Stocks Fundamental Analysis Investiv Daily Risk Value Investing
22 Oct

CLX: high dividend, but is it a good value?

As the market has become more and more uncertain throughout this year, I’ve written more frequently about taking a more conservative, “defensive” approach to investing. There are a lot of different ways to think about being defensive when you believe market conditions are becoming more bearish. More →

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19 Oct

Want to get defensive? Stay away from this value trap

The market’s volatility over the last week and a half has started to put a lot of people on edge. I’ve noticed an increasing number of talking heads on market media starting to throw out words that just don’t apply to the market yet, like “correction” and even “bear market” in a few cases. It’s pretty easy to get caught up in the hand-wringing and anxious nerves that always seem come when market volatility starts to pick up. More →

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