Trade or trick: the results of the sweets producers' campaign [Guide]

Every year at this time, sweets are bought in bulk to provide refreshments for children walking around the houses and participants of Halloween parties. Many companies even release special Halloween-related product lines. Therefore, we have analyzed which confectionery producers have been most prospering on the market in the last five years.

Trade or trick!

Over the past year, only the Hershey Company achieved a positive sweet return of 17,2%. Tootsie Roll Industries was ranked second year-on-day. Meanwhile, Mondelez International, a company that produces classic sweets such as Sour Patch Kids and Oreo, recorded a return of -2022% in 11.

For Hain Celestial Group Inc, this year has been truly a ghastly year so far, with the return of the company at -61,1%. The company, which mainly focuses on natural foods and private labels such as ParmCrisps, Thinsters and Garden of Eatin ', was in the last place in terms of return also last year (-58,7%) and in the last five years ( -59,2%).

Last year, Hershey Co topped the list once again with an overall return of 31%; it was also a leader in the last three years (54%).

Tootsie Roll and Tootsie Pops manufacturing company, Tootsie Roll Inds, posted solid performance over the past 12 months, with a return of 18,4%. At the same time, the Swiss company Chocoladefabriken Lindt, known for its Lindor brand and seasonal sweets, has enjoyed a good streak over the past three years, with a return of 32,3%.

For Japanese company Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd., the past three years have been truly terrifying: the company has achieved the worst performance of the confectionery company during this period, showing a return of -41,1%. Based in Nishiyodogawa Ward in Osaka, the company produces, among others sweets, dairy products, ice cream and even baby milk. By contrast, its sweeter range includes Japanese Pretz and Pocky.

Hershey Co with a return of 133,2% over the past five years

Hershey Co, which is licensed to manufacture KitKat bars in the United States, gave shareholders a reason to be excited as it was at the forefront of confectionery in the past five years with a staggering return of 133,2%. Chocoladefabriken Lindt came second with solid results.

Swiss company Nestlé, producing chocolates such as Aero and The Lion Bar, has recorded a dynamic rate of return of 44% over the last five years. Cocoa and chocolate producer Barry Callebaut showed a slightly lower return of 32% over the same period. The Belgian-Swiss company owns brands such as American Almond, Bensdorp and Mona Lisa.

For Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, the past five years have been a bit less sweet - the company's return was -41,8%. Listed as "RMCF", the company went public in 1985 and has operations in the United States, the Philippines, Panama and South Korea.

The Sweets Portfolio and the MSCI World Index

Interestingly, Saxo's confectionery portfolio outperformed the MSCI World index both year-over-day and over the past 12 months. In the longer historical perspective, however, the situation was different. Index MSCI World (in which you can invest through the chosen publicly traded funds) has shown a return of 15,9% in the last three years and an even more impressive rate of return of 31,8% in the last five years.

Forex brokers offering ETFs and stocks

An increasing number of forex brokers have quite a rich offer of stocks, ETFs and CFDs for these instruments.

For example on XTB Today, we can find over 3500 equity instruments and 400 ETFs, a Saxo Bank over 19 companies and 000 ETF funds.

Broker
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The amount of ETF on offer	approx. 400 - ETF approx. 170 - CFD on ETF	3000 - ETF 675 - CFD on ETF	approx. 100 - CFD on ETF
Commission	0% commission up to EUR 100 turnover / month	according to the price list	Spread depends on the instrument
Min. Deposit	PLN 0 (recommended min. PLN 2000 or USD 500, EUR)	0 PLN / 0 EUR / 0 USD	PLN 500
Platform	xStation	SaxoTrader Pro Saxo Trader Go	Plus500 platform
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Material prepared by the Saxo Bank analyst team