- Consumer demand-driven stocks are usually regarded as defensive holdings because they are less sensitive to cyclic variances in demands. Food producer stocks are often so regarded.
- That may not be the case where the foods in question are not for humans, but instead are for their pets. Variations in pet foods demand apparently do occur.
- At this point of the market, petfood demands appear to outdo the prospects of many stocks widely-held by Seeking Alpha readers, contributors, and commenters.
- This is an article about stock prices more than about petfood technologies, which have been extensively considered by those with appropriate expertise.
- For investment in portfolios where wealth-building is a principal objective, evolving economics now make the pet-care industry stocks promising candidates.
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Freshpet, Inc.: A Best Price-Positioned Consumer Specialty Stock As Seen By Market-Makers