What is Consumer Stock?
Consumer stocks have to do with stock options that are issued by companies that produce goods that are meant for consumer consumption. Some examples of consumer stock would be any company that produced packaged foods or beverages, tobacco products, over the counter medications, or candies. Essentially, if the products produced by a company are meant to meet immediate and short-term needs of the consumer, the stock issued by that company can rightly be categorized as consumer stock. There does seem to be a degree of gray area in relation to just what type of consumer goods have to be produced in order for the stock to be considered true consumer stock shares. Some analysts would consider the stock issued by clothing manufacturers to constitute consumer stock. Others argue that clothing is not usually intended to fulfill a short-term desire of the consumer, and thus does not meet the qualifications. Regardless of how wide or narrow the range of consumer goods that are found under the ban
