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title: "Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) stock analysis"
url: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/xlp
publisher: "Portfolio Terminal"
as_of: 2026-09-29
ticker: XLP
sector: "ETF"
data: "Daily prices from Yahoo Finance; averages, volatility and levels computed by Portfolio Terminal"
---

# Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) stock analysis

> **Source:** Portfolio Terminal, "Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) stock analysis", 2026-09-29. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/xlp
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## Key facts

- As of September 29, 2026, Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) trades at $81.85, up 4.8% over the past year.
- Its 52-week range runs from $75.16 to $90.14; the price is 9.2% below that high.
- It sits 2.2% below its 200-day average of $83.71, the usual sign of a long-term downtrend.
- Its 30-day volatility is 10.6% annualized, which we rate low risk.
- It has a trailing P/E of 24.2.

## About Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) is an exchange-traded fund focused on sector exposure. This analysis page tracks valuation context, trend strength, and downside risk over time.

## What the chart is saying

Slipped under its 50-day average inside a longer uptrend.

- Price is 3.2% below its 50-day average and 2.2% below its 200-day.
- RSI at 39 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- The nearest ceiling is $82.94 (+1.3%), the nearest floor $80.15 (-2.1%).

### Support and resistance

- Resistance near $86.42, 5.6% above the last close (the price turned there 9 times in the last year).
- Resistance near $82.94, 1.3% above the last close (the price turned there 10 times in the last year).
- Support near $80.15, 2.1% below the last close (the price turned there 5 times in the last year).
- Support near $77.50, 5.3% below the last close (the price turned there 4 times in the last year).

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Interactive chart, fundamentals and peers: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/xlp