Staples Industry Research & Analysis ► (edit / improve) The consumer staple industry includes companies whose sales come from necessary consumer staple purchases such as rent, mortgage and food. Staples Value Investing Conclusion Based on WikiWealth's Wall Street analysis, this industry is a Buy, with high potential. The Main Street analysis says a Buy with SWOT strengths much great than weaknesses and SWOT opportunities roughly the same as threats. Staples Trade Hubs: Some of the main trade hubs include Argentina, Brazil, USA, Colombia, Greece, Italy, Turkey, and Indonesia, while the main staple commodities include chicken, corn, milk, oats, rice, sugar, wheat. Staples Trading Strategy: The consumer staple industry tends to be less sensitive to economic cycles. Look for undervalued staple investments at any time in the business cycle when stock prices are low, and especially during the late stages of a bull markets when investors become more defensive. The global economy is currently in a recession, therefore, investors are rotating money out of consumer staples and into faster growth industries. Upward sloping stock charts and financial news may indicate a selling opportunity while the opposite means that stocks are becoming undervalued. For our entire list of industry research reports, including trends, statistics and ratios, click here: Industry Research & Analysis Home Page.
