S&P 500 Cons Staples Sector SPDR (XLP)

There’s a large camp among Wall Street analysts that assumes when the technology and other growth sectors plunge, the safety trade is in consumer staples. Here's why that might be changing.

Brown-Forman has underperformed the broader market over the past year, and analysts are skeptical about the stock's prospects.

As Dollar Tree has lagged behind the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts remain cautious about the stock’s prospects.

As the firm awaits its major merger, are Wall Street analysts bullish or bearish on McCormick & Company?

Hormel Foods has underperformed the broader market over the past year, and analysts remain skeptical about the stock’s prospects.

Kimberly-Clark has underperformed the broader market over the past year, and analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Clorox Company has underperformed the broader market over the past year, and analysts remain cautious about the stock’s prospects.

Dollar General has underperformed the broader market over the past year, and analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Due to Campbell's weak performance relative to the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts remain cautious about the stock’s prospects.

Though Archer-Daniels-Midland has outperformed relative to the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a cautious outlook on the stock’s prospects.