Who Were the Outliers in the Consumer Space on January 13?

By Gabriel Kane

Price movement of S&P 500 indexes

On January 13, 2017, the S&P Consumer Discretionary sector slightly outperformed the S&P Consumer Staples sector and the S&P 500 as a whole. The indexes had respective returns of 0.31%, -0.03%, and 0.18%.

Who Were the Outliers in the Consumer Space on January 13?

S&P 500 stocks had a yearly return of 20.3%, much higher than the 16.2% and 5.5% returns of S&P Consumer Discretionary stocks and S&P Consumer Staples stocks, respectively.

Top losers on January 13, 2017

The top-losing stocks on January 13, 2017, were as follows:

  • Vista Outdoor (VSTO) fell 3.0%.
  • WABCO Holdings (WBC) fell 0.90%.
  • Kellogg Company (K) fell 0.75%.

Top gainers on January 13, 2017

The top-gaining stocks on January 13, 2017, were as follows:

  • PACCAR (PCAR) rose 1.8%.
  • Constellation Brands (STZ) rose 1.2%.
  • Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (GT) rose 0.49%.
  • Sony Corporation (SNE) rose 0.49%.
  • Sonoco Products (SON) rose 0.20%.

In the coming articles, 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 WABCO Holdings.