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May 17, 2023
Off to the races! Markets are off to a great start this session; Boston Beer Company has already added 1.88% to lead the way for consumer_defensive stocks
The leading indices are showing gains — Dow Jones up to 33,155, gaining 0.43%. S&P 500 up to 4,129.38, gaining 0.47%.
At the same time, United States Building Permits (Apr) released today at 12:30 UTC with a figure of 1.42 million, while the previous figure was 1.44 million.
Here are the biggest consumer_defensive stocks gainers so far today.
+1.17%: Clorox is up 1.17%, trades at $169
After closing the previous trading day at $167.05, Clorox is up to $169, which makes for a move of 1.17%/$1.95 today. Clorox has a market cap of $20.88 billion with an average daily trading volume of 1.53 million shares. So far this year, it has been beating the S&P 500 by 11.48%.
After four days of going down, Oatly is up 1.61% today
After closing the previous trading day at $1.86, Oatly is up to $1.89, which makes for a move of 1.61%/3 cents today. Oatly's market cap currently stands at $1.12 billion with an average daily volume of 2.30 million shares. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the Nasdaq by 23.31%.
Boston Beer Company | +1.88% to start today's session
The craft beers brewery has fallen back around 24.88% over the past 3 months, from a notable high of $417. So far this year, it has been under-performing the Nasdaq by 16.95%. The company has a market cap of $3.92 billion with an average daily trading volume of 119,087 shares. Boston Beer Company expected revenue of $412.44 million with an EPS of -73 cents.
Village Farms | +1.44% to start today's session
9 months ago the controlled environment agriculture pioneer reached a significant high of $3.35 but has consequently lost 79.7% since then. The controlled environment agriculture pioneer's market cap currently stands at $76 million with an average daily volume of 343,237 shares. Village Farms is forecasted to generate revenues of $71.11 million and EPS of -6 cents.
