The Best Investing Ideas in Defensive Stocks

Chasing highfliers is a sucker's game. But tracking monthly trends across the market can lead to great investment ideas, as well as shed new light on stocks you already have in your portfolio.

Let's take a look at the biggest movers in Defensive stocks. These are stocks that tend to remain stable when the economy isn't -- including companies from the health care, consumer staples, and utilities -- and they have clocked some of the biggest gains during the last month.

Defensive Stock Market Movers

Those returns are certainly eye-catching. But do these highfliers have staying power?

Let's see what The Motley Fool CAPS community (more than 145,000 investors strong) has to say about the best plays in defensive stocks.

And the next big winners are ...
The following stocks are of similar size in comparable industries to the ones in the previous chart. However, CAPS members think these companies have more promising future returns than the ones already making waves.

 CAPS Community Defensive Stock Favorites

Of course, some of today's winners might continue to rack up outsize returns. But isn't it better to snag tomorrow's winners before they start running up?

Find out if your hot stocks still have sizzle
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