NEW YORK, March 20 (Reuters) - Consumer staples stocks have largely underperformed in recent years but could be good buys for investors looking for 'ample cash flow, steady earnings growth, fabled brand names and generous dividends,' Barron's financial newspaper said on Sunday.
The paper recommended ten consumer-staples stocks: Colgate-Palmolive, Procter & Gamble, Clorox , General Mills, Kellogg, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Molson Coors Brewing, Avon Products and Campbell Soup.
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The paper recommended ten consumer-staples stocks: Colgate-Palmolive, Procter & Gamble, Clorox , General Mills, Kellogg, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Molson Coors Brewing, Avon Products and Campbell Soup.
(Reporting by Maria Aspan; Editing by Marguerita Choy) Keywords: CONSUMER/BARRONS (maria.aspan@thomsonreuters.com; +1 646 223 6394) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2011. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.