Thursday's Underperforming Sectors: Consumer Goods and Healthcare
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Aug 28 2025
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Source: NASDAQ.COM
Consumer Products Sector Performance: The Consumer Products sector is the worst performing, down 1.0%, with Hormel Foods Corp. and Brown-Forman Corp. showing significant losses of 12.9% and 5.2%, respectively.
ETFs Tracking Consumer Products: The iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF (IYK) is down 0.6% today but up 7.26% year-to-date; Hormel Foods is down 16.69% and Brown-Forman is down 22.84% year-to-date.
Healthcare Sector Performance: The Healthcare sector follows closely as the next worst performer, down 0.9%, with Cooper Companies and Bio-Techne Corp. experiencing losses of 10.6% and 4.7%.
ETFs Tracking Healthcare Stocks: The Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) is down 0.6% for the day and 0.20% year-to-date; Cooper Companies and Bio-Techne are down 27.97% and 25.25% year-to-date, respectively.
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Analyst Views on COO
Wall Street analysts forecast COO stock price to rise
12 Analyst Rating
7 Buy
4 Hold
1 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 67.350
Low
73.00
Averages
90.33
High
100.00
Current: 67.350
Low
73.00
Averages
90.33
High
100.00
About COO
The Cooper Companies, Inc. is a medical device company. The Company's segments include CooperVision and CooperSurgical. The CooperVision segment is engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing a broad range of products for contact lens wearers, featuring advanced materials and optics. Its daily disposable silicone hydrogel contact lens products include MyDay daily disposable, MyDay daily disposable toric, MyDay daily disposable multifocal, and MyDay Energys. The CooperSurgical segment provides a portfolio of products and services, including fertility products and services, medical devices, cryostorage (such as cord blood and cord tissue storage) and contraception. Its brands include ALLY II UPS, Advincula Delineator, Apple-Hunt Secondary Cannula, Bakri Postpartum Balloon, California Cryobank, Carter-Thomason, Cell Care, Cells for Life, Coda, Cord Blood Registry, Core Cryolab, Donor Egg Bank USA, ER-Complete, Embryo Options, and Endosee.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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