Investors interested in Consumer Staples stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Has Corteva, Inc. (CTVA) been one of those stocks this year? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out.Corteva, Inc. is one of 178 companies in the Consumer Staples group. The Consumer Staples group currently sits at #14 within the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank includes 16 different groups and is listed in order from best to worst in terms ...

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (LEE) came out with a quarterly loss of $2.07 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.58. This compares to loss of $2.06 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -256.90%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this company would post a loss of $0.40 per share when it actually produced a loss of $2.80, delivering a surprise of -600%.Over the last four quarters, the compan ...