Find which stocks outperformed despite yesterday's bearish mood

Against the current: Markets slid, yet The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., Chegg, Inc., Hormel Foods Corp went up and made this list of yesterday's top consumer_defensive stocks gainers.

Leading equity indices in the US declined as Dow Jones slipped 0.59% and closed at 33,400. S&P 500 shed 0.58% and closed at 4,100.6.

Meanwhile, United States JOLTs Job Openings (Feb) came out at 9.93 million, while a consensus of analysts was expecting 10.4 million.

Despite markets falling yesterday, some consumer_defensive stocks managed to post gains. Have a look at these Top Gainers.

Dollar General | Closed +1.1% at $214.19

The current year has not been the best for the store chain operator as it lost 13.31% from its highest point of $260.44. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the S&P by 20%. The company has a market cap of $46.93 billion with an average daily trading volume of 2.20 million shares. Dollar General is forecasted to generate revenues of $9.42 billion and EPS of $2.94.

Hormel Foods | Up 1.19% to $40.9 yesterday

Bullish sentiment helped the US food processor to hammer out a noteworthy $40.45 to $40.97 range yesterday, and finally closing at $40.9 to end the session.

+1.36%: Chegg ended yesterday at $16.41, a 1.36% increase

Chegg recovered from the previous trading session's losses and went up to $16.41 yesterday after it traded lower at $15.87. Chegg has a market cap of $2 billion with an average daily volume of 2.49 million shares. So far this year, it has been under-performing the Nasdaq by 50%.

Hain Celestial | Up 2.16% to $17.52 yesterday

11 months ago the US natural food supplier reached a significant high of $35.11 but has consequently lost 51.15% since then. The company's market cap currently stands at $1.57 billion with an average daily trading volume of 921,559 shares. Hain Celestial last reported revenue of $454.21 million with an EPS of 20 cents.