They tend to
outperform cyclical stocks in hard times, but they usually are not the stocks of choice during the upswings in the business cycle.
Not exact matches
Cyclical stocks — which tend to perform well during economic expansion — including consumer discretionary and financials, are
outperforming the broader market so far this year.
However, household goods
stocks outperformed their peers as investors bet on
cyclicals.
Since 1980,
cyclical stocks have
outperformed consumer
stocks 70 percent of the time during the winter months.