Who Were the Outliers in the Consumer Space on July 28?

On July 28, 2016, the S&P Consumer Staples slightly outperformed the S&P Consumer Discretionary and the S&P 500 as a whole. The indexes had respective returns of 0.48%, 0.23%, and 0.16%.

The S&P Consumer Staples stocks had a year-to-date return of 7.6%. That’s much higher than 4.2% and 6.2% from the S&P Consumer Discretionary and the S&P 500, respectively.

The top-losing stocks as of July 28, 2016, were as follows:

• Lear (LEA): fell 5.5%
• BorgWarner (BWA): fell 5.0%
• Sealed Air (SEE): fell 3.7%
• Delphi Automotive (DLPH): fell 2.3%
• Brunswick (BC): fell 2.0%
• Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN): fell 1.9%

The top-gaining stocks as of July 28, 2016, were as follows:

• Tempur Sealy International (TPX): rose 16.8%
• Oshkosh (OSK): rose 9.9%
• Spectrum Brands Holdings (SPB): rose 6.8%
• Bunge Limited (BG): rose 6.7%
• Hershey (HSY): rose 2.9%
• Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS): rose 1.7%

In this series, we’ll 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 Tempur Sealy International.