Three beaten down consumer stocks that are now screaming opportunity Three beaten down consumer stocks that are now screaming opportunity Author Wajeeh Khan Wajeeh K. Oct 08, 2026, 10:35 AM Buy HD. The stock is down ~18% on housing affordability fears, but the operating engine is intact: seven straight quarters of comparable-store sales growth and continued momentum expected into the back half of the year. At <2x sales, the market is pricing a much worse business than the results show, and HD's market- shar ...