1 Magnificent S&P 500 Dividend Stock Down 27% to Buy and Hold Forever

For a third consecutive year, consumer-packaged goods stocks will lag the S&P 500. The sector's weakness is so palpable that a screen of S&P 500 members yielding a minimum of 3% and down at least 10% this year yields 11 staple names. That's 11 out of 42 stocks that fit that bill.General Mills (NYSE: GIS) is one of those offenders and an egregious one at that, as highlighted by a 2025 decline of 27.19%. Combine that weakness with enthusiasm for artificial intelligence (AI) and other glamorous investing segments, and, understandably, market participants are leery of dating General Mills, let alone marrying the stock.General Mills endured a brutal 2025, but it could be a rebound candidate for long-term investors. Image source: Getty Images.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool