Comparing The Stocks Of Blackmores And Woolworths Limited

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With the intention of establishing an appropriate portfolio of stocks for going long and short, two companies from the same industry sector are selected from the stocks lists of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The two stocks, Woolworths Limited and Blackmores Limited, are chosen from the consumer staples sector. Companies specialize in consumer staples are classed as non-cyclical business, implying that their products are always in demand, even the economy is not performing well (Schmidt n.d.). According to the study of Schmidt (n.d.), the consumer staples sector shows a pattern of low correlation and low beta to the overall market. Woolworths Limited has been ranked Australia’s leading retail stores. With the aim of maintain the

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