Monster and More Big Movers in Consumer/Non-Cyclical on November 14, 2012

The market has been slipping so far today. The Nasdaq has decreased 0.4%; the S&P 500 is trading down 0.5%; and the Dow is down 0.7%.

The Consumer/Non-Cyclical sector (XLP) is currently lagging behind the overall market, down 0.4%, and its current biggest movers are:

Company	Market Cap	Percentage Change
Central Garden (Nasdaq:CENTA)	$508.8 million	+4.5%
Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS)	$2.71 billion	-3.8%
Hain Celestial Group (Nasdaq:HAIN)	$2.83 billion	-3.3%
Cott Corporation (NYSE:COT)	$763.5 million	+3%
Monster (Nasdaq:MNST)	$7.95 billion	-2.7%
Universal (NYSE:UVV)	$1.11 billion	-2.5%
Staples (Nasdaq:SPLS)	$7.68 billion	+2.4%

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Increasing 4.5%, Central Garden (Nasdaq:CENTA) is trading at $10.98 per share. So far today, 86,712 shares have changed hands.

Slipping 3.8%, Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS) is currently trading at $44.36 per share. This morning, 724,046 shares have been traded,.

Hain Celestial Group (Nasdaq:HAIN) is currently trading at a share price of $59.35, a 3.3% decline. The company's volume for the day so far is 387,817 shares. This is 0.4 times its average volume over the past three months.

After rising 3%, Cott Corporation (NYSE:COT) is currently trading at a share price of $8.26. At 120,526 shares, the company's volume so far today is 0.3 times its current daily average.

Monster (Nasdaq:MNST) is down 2.7% to reach $45.15 per share. So far today, the company's volume is one million shares.

Universal (NYSE:UVV) has fallen 2.5% and is currently trading at $46.10 per share. At 61,328 shares, the company's volume so far today is.

Staples (Nasdaq:SPLS) has risen 2.4% and is currently trading at $11.53 per share. This morning, the company is trading a volume of 15.5 million shares. This is 1.2 times the average volume over the last three months.

The Bottom Line No matter the economic climate, Wall Street will always have stocks that make major moves each week. Paying close attention to the previous ratios will help you identify key times to adjust your strategy. Tools like valuation ratios and profit margins, however, are only as useful as the context you put them in; remember to take historical data and competitor performance into account.