Better Bear Market Buy: Coca-Cola vs. Procter & Gamble
During a bull market, investors usually rotate from slower-growth blue-chip stalwarts toward higher-growth stocks. But when a bear market starts, that trend reverses as investors scramble back toward safer evergreen plays.
Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) are two of those defensive bear market stocks. Coca-Cola's beverage sales generally remain stable throughout economic downturns, as do sales of P&G's well-established brands, which include Tide, Pampers, Tampax, Charmin, Bounty, Gillette, Oral-B, Head & Shoulders, Pantene, and SK-II.
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