Microcaps are the most expensive in the food sector

There is a low diversification of 12 months returns within the food sector. The sector is around 7 percent higher since February. Among the winners we find Kodiak Sciences, Silence Therapeutics and Avita Medical. Relatively big losses are for Mologen AG, OpGen and Biophytis SA.

Core figures food sector

The megacaps in this sector are the winners. Among the less performing are mostly the smallcaps.

Lowest PE-ratios food sector

Regarding the price/earnings-ratios we see a uniform palette. The microcaps are with the price/earnings-ratio of 22 the most expensive. The megacaps are the cheapest and trade at 12 times the earnings per share. Diaceutics, Abcam and Genus are the stocks with the highest ratios. Stocks with the lowest ratios are Endo International, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals and Mylan NV.

Highest dividend yields food sector

The sector's average dividend yield is with 3.1 percent relatively high. Stocks now high dividend yields now are Abbvie, Gilead Sciences and Pfizer.

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