Weekly consumer staple gainers/losers: Dollar Tree tops, while Conagra Brands bottom

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As investors kept a close watch on Trump tariff letters, the broader U.S. market managed a marginal gain of 0.48%, while the consumer staples sector tracked with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLP [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/XLP]) dropped 1.48% during the last week.

Top consumer staple stock winners for the week:

* Dollar Tree (DLTR [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/DLTR]) +7.31% after the discount store announced a share repurchase authorization of [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4466285-dollar-tree-announces-25b-share-repurchase-authorization]$2.5B. It also completed the sale of Family Dollar segment [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4465656-discounter-disconnect-family-dollar-officially-separates-from-dollar-tree] to Brigade Capital Management and Macellum Capital for $1.08B.
* Estee Lauder (EL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/EL]) +2.66% 'Management’s “Beauty Reimagined” initiative to recapture revenue growth and double-digit margins gains traction', said [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4466525-the-worse-may-be-over-for-estee-lauder] BofA Securities’ Ashley Wallace, confirming a Buy rating on the stock with a $110 price target.
* Brown-Forman (BF.B [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BF.B]) +2.62%
* Kraft Heinz (KHC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/KHC]) +1.80%, the ketchup-maker agreed to sell its infant and specialty food business in Italy to food and beverage company NewPrinces.
* Kenvue (KVUE [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/KVUE]) +1.38%

Top consumer staple stock losers for the week:

* Conagra Brands (CAG [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CAG]) -7.58%
* The company outlined double-digit animal protein inflation and 5% productivity push as margin expansion strategy amid supply chain investments.
* Monster Beverage (MNST [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MNST]) -6.74%
* Hershey Company (HSY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/HSY]) -6.64%
* Tyson Foods (TSN [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/TSN]) -5.47%
* McCormick & Co. (MKC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MKC]) -4.26%

ETFs linked to consumer staples: (NYSEARCA:VDC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/VDC]), (NYSEARCA:FXG [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/FXG]), (NYSEARCA:IYK [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/IYK]), (NYSEARCA:KXI [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/KXI]), (NYSEARCA:FSTA [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/FSTA]), (NASDAQ:PSL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/PSL]).

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