Put Some Hop In Your Portfolio With These 5 Easter Stocks (CALM, HSY, KFT, TGT, WMT)

Easter is upon us, and it's a time for friends, family, and eating. It's a time when kids get to see the Easter Bunny, take pictures with him, and find out what treats he left for them on Easter morning. If he's a really good Easter Bunny, maybe he'll leave some stock tips for mom and dad, especially ones that can benefit from the holiday. Easter is a huge business, with consumers spending billions of dollars in retail stores on food, decorations, and candy. So who benefits? Companies like Target

, Hershey's

, Kraft

, Cal-Maine Foods

and Wal-Mart

are all likely to benefit from the Easter holiday. Mom and dad will do a lot of their spending in places like Target and Wal-mart for decorations, so these companies are likely to benefit from the holiday. Hershey's Reese's Pieces and Cadbury eggs are two of the biggest candies bought at Easter time, so Hershey's and Kraft should see an incremental boost in earnings, respecitvely. Cal-Maine is the largest egg producer in the country, and what's a better holiday tradition than making and painting Easter eggs, then eating the insides? So if Mom and Dad are good, maybe the Easter Bunny will put a little hop in their portfolio, and you can get some Cadbury eggs to boot.