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Jordan Chussler

With New CEOs, Is Walmart or Target the Better Buy Going Forward?

After gaining less than 4% in 2025 and finishing second-worst among the S&P 500’s 11 sectors, consumer staples stocks are staging a comeback this year. 

Just over a month into 2026, the consumer staples sector has posted a gain of nearly 9%, trailing only the energy and materials sectors’ gains of nearly 12% and 10%, respectively. 

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