5 Consumer Staples Stocks Trading Below 1.0x Sales, 12.0x Earnings

The consumer staples sector as a whole has seen superior returns over the past three years, climbing 48%. That being said, trading multiples have climbed as well, with the industry trading at a median 2.3x sales and 23.8x earnings. The stocks on today's list appear more reasonably valued and might be worth investigating.

Rite Aid Corporation is a retail drugstore chain that sells prescription drugs and a range of other merchandise, which are referred to as front-end products. The Company's drugstores' primary business is pharmacy services. It operates approximately 4,570 stores in 31 states across the country and in the District of Columbia. Its front-end products include over-the-counter medications, health and beauty aids, personal care items, cosmetics, household items, food and beverages, greeting cards, seasonal merchandise and various other every day and convenience products.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is a manufacturer of tires and its business is the development, manufacture, distribution and sale of tires and related products and services across the world. The Company operates in four segments: North America; Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA); Latin America, and Asia Pacific. Goodyear Tire & Rubber manufactures and sells tires under the Goodyear, Dunlop, Kelly, Debica, Sava and Fulda brands and various other Goodyear owned-house brands, and the private-label brands of certain customers.

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