Weekly consumer staples check: Pepsi top charts, Lamb Weston bottoms

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As investors navigate through Q2 earnings season, the broader U.S. market ended sideways, bagging a modest gain of 0.45%, while the consumer staples sector tracked with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLP [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/XLP]) was flat for the week ended July 18.

Top consumer staple stock winners for the week:

* PepsiCo (PEP [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/PEP]) +5.90% PepsiCo rallies after strong international results [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4468252-pepsico-gains-after-strong-international-results-coca-cola-and-beverage-peers-also-gain#source=section%3Asummary%7Csection_asset%3Aall_news%7Cfirst_level_url%3Asymbol%7Cbutton%3ATitle%7Clock_status%3ANo%7Cline%3A3], organic revenue was up 2.1% for the quarter that ended on June 14 to top the consensus expectation of +1.2%.
* Hershey Company (HSY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/HSY]) +3.96%
* Mondelez (NASDAQ:MDLZ [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MDLZ#hasComeFromMpArticle=false#source=section%3Amain_content%7Cbutton%3Abody_link%7Cfirst_level_url%3Anews]) +3.91% Jefferies gave an upgrade to the snack food company [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4468413-resilience-in-europe-outlook-for-cocoa-futures-earns-upgrade-for-mondelez] to Buy from Hold and raised its price target to $78, citing resilience in Europe, with minimal demand erosion despite price increases.
* Kenvue (KVUE [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/KVUE]) +3.09% got an interim CEO Kirk Perry, [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4467081-kenvue-appoints-kirk-perry-as-interim-ceo-sees-q2-adjusted-eps-of-028-to-029] a current director, and also gave preliminary Q2 results.
* Kraft Heinz (KHC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/KHC]) +2.51%

Top consumer staple stock losers for the week:

* Lamb Weston (LW [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/LW]) -4.52%
* Hormel Foods (HRL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/HRL]) -4.49%
* Estee Lauder (EL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/EL]) -4.25%
* Colgate-Palmolive (CL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CL]) -3.06%
* Bunge Global (BG [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BG]) -3.02%

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]).

MORE ON CONSUMER STAPLES

* FSTA: Consumer Staples Dashboard For July [https://seekingalpha.com/article/4801985-fsta-consumer-staples-dashboard-july-2025]
* Why I Like Staples Sector Fund XLP Better Than Coca-Cola [https://seekingalpha.com/article/4800731-why-i-like-staples-sector-fund-xlp-better-than-coca-cola]
* XLP: The Sector Is Highly Concentrated, Growth Slowing, And Overvalued [https://seekingalpha.com/article/4798896-xlp-the-sector-is-highly-concentrated-growth-slowing-and-overvalued]
* Short bets on S&P 500 consumer staples saw a surge in June [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4467042-short-bets-on-sp-500-consumer-staples-saw-a-surge-in-june]
* Weekly consumer staple gainers/losers: Dollar Tree tops, while Conagra Brands bottom [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4466711-weekly-consumer-staple-gainerslosers-dollar-tree-tops-while-conagra-brands-bottom]