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Consumer/Non-Cyclical Stocks, Including Estee Lauder, Making Big Moves on November 5, 2012

November 05, 2012 | Filed Under »
Tickers in this Article » GMK, CCH, CHD, BNNY, RDEN, NUS, EL
After the morning's trading, the Nasdaq is up 0.1%, the S&P 500 has decreased 0.3% and the Dow has fallen 0.3%.

The biggest movers in the Consumer/Non-Cyclical sector (XLP) (+0.5%) are:
CompanyMarket CapPercentage Change
Gruma S.A.B. de C.V (NYSE:GMK)$1.5 billion+6.9%
Coca-Cola HBC S.A (NYSE:CCH)$7.8 billion+5.3%
Church & Dwight Co (NYSE:CHD)$7.11 billion+2.9%
Annies (NYSE:BNNY)$706.8 million-2%
Elizabeth Arden (Nasdaq:RDEN)$1.41 billion-2%
Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS)$2.78 billion-1.8%
Estee Lauder (NYSE:EL)$23.26 billion-1.7%
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After rising 6.9%, Gruma S.A.B. de C.V (NYSE:GMK) is currently trading at a share price of $11.40. The company's volume for the day so far is 8,727 shares. This is on pace to reach yesterday's trading volume of 17,110 shares.

Rising 5.3%, Coca-Cola HBC S.A (NYSE:CCH) is currently trading at $22.40 per share. At 41,432 shares, the company's volume so far today is 2.2 times the average volume over the last three months.

Church & Dwight Co (NYSE:CHD) has increased to a share price of $52.54, a 2.9% rise. The company's volume for the day so far is 379,869 shares.

Annies (NYSE:BNNY) is currently trading at a share price of $40.45, a 2% decline. So far today, the company's volume is 61,449 shares, 0.2 times the current daily average.

Elizabeth Arden (Nasdaq:RDEN) is trading at $46.57 per share, down 2%. The company is trading at a volume of 91,378 shares. This is on pace to reach yesterday's trading volume of 207,951 shares.

Falling 1.8%, Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS) is currently at a share price of $45.52. With 337,588 shares changing hands so far today, the company's volume is 0.2 times the current three-month average.

Slipping 1.7%, Estee Lauder (NYSE:EL) is currently trading at $59.02 per share. So far today, the company's volume is 525,019 shares.

The Bottom Line On any given day, a particular stock may see positive or negative change in its share price. It is important to weigh current activity against historical performance when making any investment decisions. Keep in mind that all these ratios should be compared against historical numbers and industry information in order to get a more complete picture.

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