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Best Grocery Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist - April 15th

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Key Points

  • Conagra Brands (CAG), BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ) and Casey's General Stores (CASY) were flagged by MarketBeat's stock screener as the top grocery stocks to watch, having the highest dollar trading volume among grocery names in recent days.
  • MarketBeat notes grocery stocks are typically defensive assets that deliver steady, predictable revenues and often dividends, but they tend to have modest growth and margins that are sensitive to commodity, labor and competitive pricing pressures.
  • Conagra is highlighted separately after a roughly 60% decline and a headline suggesting its stock now yields nearly 9%, marking it as a potential income/value opportunity to evaluate.
  • Five stocks we like better than Conagra Brands.

Conagra Brands, BJ's Wholesale Club, and Casey's General Stores are the three Grocery stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Grocery stocks are shares of companies whose primary business is selling food and household essentials—supermarket chains, discount grocers, online grocery retailers and food wholesalers. Investors typically view them as defensive assets that deliver steady, predictable revenues and often dividends, though growth is usually modest and margins are sensitive to commodity, labor and competitive pricing pressures. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Grocery stocks within the last several days.

Conagra Brands (CAG)

Conagra Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a consumer packaged goods food company primarily in the United States. The company operates through Grocery & Snacks, Refrigerated & Frozen, International, and Foodservice segments. The Grocery & Snacks segment primarily offers shelf stable food products through various retail channels.

Read Our Latest Research Report on CAG

BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ)

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. engages in the operation of membership warehouse clubs. Its product categories include grocery, household and pet, television and electronics, furniture, computer and tablets, patio and outdoor living, lawn and garden, baby and kids, toys, home, health and beauty, appliances, and jewelry.

Read Our Latest Research Report on BJ

Casey's General Stores (CASY)

Casey's General Stores, Inc. engages in the provision of management and operation of convenience stores and gasoline stations. It provides self-service gasoline, a wide selection of grocery items, and an array of freshly prepared food items. The firm offers food, beverages, tobacco products, health and beauty aids, automotive products, and other non-food items.

Read Our Latest Research Report on CASY

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