Below are the top-valued consumer staples stocks according to Validea's P/E/Growth Investor model, which is based on Peter Lynch's publicly-disclosed strategy: This strategy looks for stocks that are trading at a fair price relative to their earnings growth rate and have strong balance sheets.
GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP (GO) is a small-cap growth stock in the Retail (Grocery) industry. Our strategy based on Peter Lynch has rated it 87% based on the company's underlying fundamentals and the stock's valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock while a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.
Company Overview: Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. is a retailer of name-brand consumables and fresh produce sold through a network of independently owned stores. The company operates more than 470 stores in California, Washington, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Idaho, Nevada, Maryland, New Jersey, and Ohio. Products offered include groceries, refrigerated and frozen foods, beer, wine, fresh meats, seafood, and health and beauty products. The company distributes inventory through eight major distribution centers, three of which are company-operated and five are third-party operated. The company owns its own transportation fleet and has relationships with transportation partners. The company also owns United Grocery Outlet, a closing-out sale grocery retailer with more than 40 stores in Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, and Virginia. The company focuses its marketing efforts on digital advertising, email WOW! alerts, social media and radio commercials, and in-store and outdoor signage.
The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of the strategy's tests: Not all criteria in the table below receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.
P/E/Growth Ratio: PathSales and P/E Ratio: PathGrowth Ratio: PathTotal Debt/Equity Ratio: PathFree Cash Flow: NeutralNet Cash Position: Neutral
Detailed Analysis of GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP
GO Group Analysis
GO Fundamental Analysis
SIMPLY GOOD FOODS CO (SMPL) is a mid-cap growth stock in the Food Processing industry. Our strategy based on Peter Lynch has rated it 87% based on the company's underlying fundamentals and the stock's valuation. A score of 80% or above indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock while a score above 90% indicates strong interest.
Company Overview: Simply Good Foods Company is a consumer packaged food and beverage company. The company's product portfolio consists primarily of protein bars, RTD (ready to drink) shakes, sweet and savory snacks, and confectionery products sold under the Atkins, Quest, and OWYN brands. The company's nutritious snacks platform consists of brands dedicated to delivering consumer products that follow specific nutrition philosophies and health and wellness trends. The Quest brand is for consumers seeking a variety of protein-rich foods and beverages with limited sugar and simple carbohydrates. The Atkins brand is for people living a low-carb lifestyle. The OWYN brand offers RTD protein shakes. The Quest brand's core products consist of protein bars, cookies, savory snacks, and confectionery. The Atkins brand's core products consist of protein bars, RTD shakes, confectionery, cookies, and chips. The company sells its products through various retail channels, primarily in North America.
The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of the strategy's tests: Not all criteria in the table below receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.
P/E/Growth Ratio: PassSales and P/E Ratio: PassInventory to Sales Ratio: PassGrowth Ratio: PassTotal Debt/Equity Ratio: PassFree Cash Flow: NeutralNet Cash Position: Neutral
Detailed Analysis of SIMPLY GOOD FOODS CO
SMPL Group Analysis
SMPL Fundamental Analysis
J & J SNACK FOODS CORP (JJSF) is a mid-cap growth stock in the Food Processing industry. Our strategy based on Peter Lynch has rated it 74% based on the company's underlying fundamentals and the stock's valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock while a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.
Company Overview: J & J Snack Foods Corp. manufactures snack foods and distributes frozen beverages to the foodservice and retail supermarket industries nationwide. The company operates through three segments: Foodservice, Retail Supermarket, and Frozen Beverages. The primary products sold in the Foodservice segment are soft pretzels, frozen novelties, churros, hand-held products, and baked goods. The primary products sold to the retail supermarket channel are soft pretzel products such as SUPERPRETZEL and AUNTIE ANNE'S, frozen novelties such as LUIGI'S Real Italian Ice, MINUTE MAID Juice Bars, Soft Frozen Lemonade, WHOLE FRUIT frozen fruit bars and sorbets, DOGSTERS ice cream style treats for dogs, PHILLY SWIRL cups and sticks, ICEE Squeeze-Up tubes, and hand-held products. This segment also offers Thinsters. The Company sells frozen beverages to the foodservice industry in the United States, Mexico and Canada, principally under the names ICEE, SLUSH PUPPIE and PARROT ICE.
The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of the strategy's tests: Not all criteria in the table below receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.
P/E/Growth Ratio: FailSales and P/E Ratio: PassInventory to Sales: PassGrowth Ratio: PassTotal Debt/Equity Ratio: PassFree Cash Flow: NeutralNet Cash Position: Neutral
Detailed Analysis of J & J SNACK FOODS CORP
JJSF Group Analysis
JJSF Fundamental Analysis
Peter Lynch's Portfolio
Peter Lynch's top stocks
About Peter Lynch: Perhaps the greatest mutual fund manager of all time, Lynch guided Fidelity Investments' Magellan Fund to an average annual return of 29.2% from 1977 until his retirement in 1990, nearly doubling the S&P 500's annual return of 15.8% during that period. Lynch's common-sense approach and wit made him one of Wall Street's most quoted investors. (“Pick a business that any idiot can run, because sooner or later you're going to be running it by any idiot” is one of his many famous quotes.) Lynch's best-selling One Up on Wall Street is a kind of “stocks for the common man” that breaks down his approach into easy-to-understand concepts.
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