Consumer staples companies include companies that provide consumer products and services that are considered necessities and thus would not be impacted severely in an economic slowdown.
Not exact matches
Cincinnati is home to eight Fortune 1000
companies,
including grocery chain Kroger and
consumer staples giant Proctor and Gamble.
At present, the
consumer staples sector contains six industries and
includes companies such as Procter & Gamble, Kroger, and Anheuser Busch InBev.
For stocks, it's important to have stocks in your portfolio from a large variety of
companies,
including companies in different sectors or industries, such as
consumer staples or materials; from
companies of different sizes, such as large - cap or small - cap stocks; from
companies in different countries and from
companies that either have growth potential or good dividend yields.
Examples of sector
include energy,
consumer discretionary, telecommunications,
consumer staples, etc.Advice: Knowing what sector a
company is in can help you determine how it will react to various economic trends.
Another characteristic of the S&P 500 Index that makes a solid benchmark is the fact that it
includes companies in a variety of sectors,
including energy, industrials, information technology, health care, financials and
consumer staples.
The S&P 500 index
includes companies in a variety of sectors, such as energy, industrials, information technology, healthcare, financials and
consumer staples.