Who Were the Outliers in the Consumer Space on June 15?

On June 15, 2016, the S&P Consumer Discretionary Index had slightly outperformed the S&P 500 Index and the S&P Consumer Staples Index as a whole. The indexes had respective returns of 0.26%, -0.18%, and -0.29%.

The S&P Consumer Staples Index stocks had a month-to-date return of 1.6%. That’s much higher than the -1.7% and -1.2% returns from the S&P Consumer Discretionary Index and the S&P 500 Index, respectively.

The top losing stocks on June 15, 2016, were as follows:

• HNI Corporation (HNI) fell by 0.56%.
• Procter & Gamble (PG) fell by 0.48%.
• The J.M. Smucker Company (SJM) fell by 0.39%.

The top gaining stocks on June 15, 2016, were as follows:

• Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) rose by 1.4%.
• Berry Plastics Group (BERY) rose by 1.3%.
• Michael Kors Holdings (KORS) rose by 0.93%.
• Vista Outdoor (VSTO) rose by 0.44%.

In this series, we will take a look at the above stocks’ performances, price movements, and latest quarterly results.

The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) tracks a market-cap-weighted index of consumer staples stocks drawn from the S&P 500. XLP is the ETF of consumer goods.

Let’s start with HNI Corporation.