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Is Dunelm Group (DNLMY) Outperforming Other Consumer Discretionary Stocks This Year?

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For those looking to find strong Consumer Discretionary stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Has Dunelm Group (DNLMY - Free Report) been one of those stocks this year? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out.

Dunelm Group is a member of the Consumer Discretionary sector. This group includes 277 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #14. The Zacks Sector Rank gauges the strength of our 16 individual sector groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups.

The Zacks Rank is a successful stock-picking model that emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions. The system highlights a number of different stocks that could be poised to outperform the broader market over the next one to three months. Dunelm Group is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

Over the past 90 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for DNLMY's full-year earnings has moved 13.3% higher. This shows that analyst sentiment has improved and the company's earnings outlook is stronger.

According to our latest data, DNLMY has moved about 0.2% on a year-to-date basis. Meanwhile, stocks in the Consumer Discretionary group have lost about 9.4% on average. This means that Dunelm Group is performing better than its sector in terms of year-to-date returns.

Another Consumer Discretionary stock, which has outperformed the sector so far this year, is Cedar Fair, L.P. (FUN - Free Report) . The stock has returned 12.5% year-to-date.

For Cedar Fair, L.P. the consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 11.8% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

Looking more specifically, Dunelm Group belongs to the Textile - Home Furnishing industry, which includes 4 individual stocks and currently sits at #63 in the Zacks Industry Rank. This group has lost an average of 18.3% so far this year, so DNLMY is performing better in this area.

Cedar Fair, L.P. however, belongs to the Leisure and Recreation Services industry. Currently, this 30-stock industry is ranked #146. The industry has moved -2.1% so far this year.

Dunelm Group and Cedar Fair, L.P. could continue their solid performance, so investors interested in Consumer Discretionary stocks should continue to pay close attention to these stocks.


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