Markets were flat yesterday, yet Freshpet, Inc., Kroger Co, Darling Ingredients Inc. showed impressive gains and made this list of top gainers.
Markets completed a mixed session yesterday, as Dow Jones ended the session at 34,347 after a 0.45% gain. Nasdaq was down 0.52% before closing the session at 11,226.
Though yesterday was a sideways session for markets, some consumer staples stocks increased in value. Take a look at our top gainers.
Kroger | +2.51% at $49.04
Bullish sentiment helped the US supermarket king to hammer out a noteworthy $47.9 to $49.04 range yesterday, and finally closing at $49.04 to end the session. Yesterday's trading volume was 2.38 million shares which is under the 21-day average of 4.66 million.
Kroger is scheduled to announce earnings results Thursday. The consensus Earnings Per Share estimate is 0.8 and the consensus revenue estimate is $34 billion.
Darling Ingredients | +1.66% at $73.46
Having ended a bullish session yesterday at $73.46, momentum helped Darling Ingredients finish the day $1.2 or 1.66% higher, although mixed sentiments ensured the animal food manufacturing company etched out a distinct $72.25 to $73.88 session range. The day's trading volume totalled 619,086 shares — lower than the 21-day average of 1.51 million.
Freshpet | +2.61% at $66.72
The US pet food company went up to $66.72, gaining 2.61%.
Hain Celestial | +1.33% at $20.64
Hain Celestial hit a significant low of $15.75 around a month ago, but has since recovered 29.33%. Hain Celestial is currently trading with a market cap of $1.84 billion with an average daily trading volume of 1 million shares. Hain Celestial last reported revenue of $454.90 million with an EPS of 10 cents.