Consumer Non-Cyclical Sector Review: Winning and Losing Stocks on Jan 3rd

Wall St. Watchdog reveals information about today’s action in the Consumer Non-Cyclical (NYSE:XLP) sector:

Gainers (% price change)

Medifast, Inc. (NYSE:MED): The shares closed at $14.92, up $1.2, or 8.75%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $230.52 million.

Libbey Inc. (NYSE:LBY): The shares closed at $12.19, up $0.97, or 8.65%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $179.69 million.

Omega Protein Corporation (NYSE:OME): The shares closed at $7.68, up $0.55, or 7.71%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $148.83 million.

Farmer Brothers Co. (NASDAQ:FARM): The shares closed at $8.21, up $0.57, or 7.46%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $132.88 million.

Landec Corporation (NASDAQ:LNDC): The shares closed at $5.90, up $0.38, or 6.88%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $152.89 million.

Losers (% price change)

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. (NYSE:PPC): The shares closed at $5.42, down $0.34, or 5.9%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $1.16 billion.

Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAFM): The shares closed at $48.25, down $1.88, or 3.75%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $1.07 billion.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:MO): The shares closed at $28.56, down $1.09, or 3.68%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $58.73 billion.

The Boston Beer Co., Inc. (NYSE:SAM): The shares closed at $104.83, down $3.73, or 3.44%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $1.34 billion.

Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEET): The shares closed at $60.75, down $1.93, or 3.08%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $785.35 million.

(Note: Selected financial data are sourced from Google Finance. All data are assumed to be accurate.)

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