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Has American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Outpaced Other Retail-Wholesale Stocks This Year?

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Investors focused on the Retail-Wholesale space have likely heard of American Eagle Outfitters (AEO - Free Report) , but is the stock performing well in comparison to the rest of its sector peers? By taking a look at the stock's year-to-date performance in comparison to its Retail-Wholesale peers, we might be able to answer that question.

American Eagle Outfitters is a member of our Retail-Wholesale group, which includes 213 different companies and currently sits at #2 in the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank considers 16 different groups, measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the sector to gauge the strength of each group.

The Zacks Rank emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find stocks with improving earnings outlooks. This system has a long record of success, and these stocks tend to be on track to beat the market over the next one to three months. AEO is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for AEO's full-year earnings has moved 6.48% higher within the past quarter. This is a sign of improving analyst sentiment and a positive earnings outlook trend.

Our latest available data shows that AEO has returned about 76.93% since the start of the calendar year. At the same time, Retail-Wholesale stocks have lost an average of 3%. This means that American Eagle Outfitters is performing better than its sector in terms of year-to-date returns.

Breaking things down more, AEO is a member of the Retail - Apparel and Shoes industry, which includes 38 individual companies and currently sits at #91 in the Zacks Industry Rank. Stocks in this group have gained about 17.01% so far this year, so AEO is performing better this group in terms of year-to-date returns.

Investors in the Retail-Wholesale sector will want to keep a close eye on AEO as it attempts to continue its solid performance.


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