Markets were flat Friday, yet Bunge Limited, Post Holdings, Inc., PepsiCo showed impressive gains and made this list of top gainers.
Markets completed a mixed session Friday, as Dow Jones ended the session at 33,869 after a 0.5% gain. Nasdaq lost 0.61% and ended the session at 11,718.
Despite Friday's flat session, several consumer_defensive stocks are managing to post notable gains. Take a look at the market's Top Gainers:
PepsiCo | Up 1.98% to $176.2 Friday
The renowned fizzy drink supplier is now trading 7.06% below the significant high of $185.9 it set around 2 months ago. So far this year, it has been under-performing the Nasdaq by 13.11%. Currently, the soft-drinks and beverages company has a market capitalization of $242.67 billion with an average daily volume of 5.31 million shares.
PepsiCo released its quarterly earnings report Thursday, beating analysts estimates. The company reported earnings of 1.67 per share on revenue of $28.00 billion, topping estimates of 1.64 per share on revenue of $26.81 billion. Since the release of its earnings report, PepsiCo gained 2.94%.
Altria | Closed +1.96% at $47.24
Bullish sentiment helped the tobacco producer to hammer out a noteworthy $46.39 to $47.29 range Friday, and finally closing at $47.24 to end the session.
Bunge Limited Bunge | Up 2.9% to $98.89 Friday
The US food processor reached a significant high of $126.76 around 9 months ago but has lost 24.19% since then. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the Nasdaq by 7.71%. The US food processor's market cap currently stands at $14.81 billion with an average daily trading volume of 1 million shares.
+2.29%: Post Holdings opened at $89.97 Friday before posting solid session gaining 2.29%
The US consumer packaged goods company gained 2.29% and stayed at $91.73 levels. The company's market cap currently stands at $5.40 billion with an average daily volume of 464,810 shares.