CAG / Conagra: Why Consumer Purchasing Habits Look Poised to Swing in Favor of the Food Giant

Conagra is a large consumer staples company that sells products like popcorn and meat sticks. The shift in consumer habits may be starting to turn bac more_horizontal

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Consumer staples stocks are beaten down and trading at significant support levels where buying should begin; values are at historic lows, and yields a more_horizontal

Conagra's Q1 results show disappointing 6.6% volume decreases and increasing interest expenses. The company has mediocre historical profits with low R more_horizontal

CAG saw its stock trading at around $31 on June 18, 2022, when the Fed kept increasing rates, and now remains down by about 13% from those levels. more_horizontal

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Conagra Brands (CAG) reported mixed first-quarter earnings on October 5, with adjusted earnings per share topping expectations. Conagra CEO Sean Conno more_horizontal

Amid ongoing financial challenges, Conagra Brands is seeing consumers' desire to save on food spending finally outweigh their demand for convenience, more_horizontal