Thursday's Consumer Goods Headlines

By Mark Reeth, Michael Finarelli, and Sean O'Reilly – Oct 17, 2013 at 2:17PM

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In today's Consumer Countdown, the Motley Fool's consumer goods team takes a look at some of the big headlines in the sector.

In today's Consumer Countdown, analysts Michael Finarelli and Sean O'Reilly take a look at the big headlines in the consumer goods sector from the past few days. First they take a look at PepsiCo's (PEP 3.32%) earnings and compare them to main competitor Coca-Cola (KO 1.37%). Then they look at eBay (EBAY -0.20%), which sold off heavily following its earnings announcement, and discuss whether the sell-off is justified.

After that, Mike analyzes Stanley Black & Decker (SWK 0.22%), which is down 15% over the last two days thanks to lowered guidance, to see if he thinks the guidance is warranted. And last but not least, Sean looks ahead at Mattel's (MAT 3.88%) holiday season.

Mark Reeth has no position in any stocks mentioned. Michael Finarelli has no position in any stocks mentioned. Sean O'Reilly has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Coca-Cola, eBay, Mattel, and PepsiCo. The Motley Fool owns shares of eBay and PepsiCo. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.