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Are Retail-Wholesale Stocks Lagging Groupon (GRPN) This Year?

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The Retail-Wholesale group has plenty of great stocks, but investors should always be looking for companies that are outperforming their peers. Is Groupon (GRPN - Free Report) one of those stocks right now? 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.

Groupon is a member of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This group includes 202 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #10. 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 proven model that highlights a variety of stocks with the right characteristics to outperform the market over the next one to three months. The system emphasizes earnings estimate revisions and favors companies with improving earnings outlooks. Groupon is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).

Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for GRPN's full-year earnings has moved 495.7% higher. This is a sign of improving analyst sentiment and a positive earnings outlook trend.

According to our latest data, GRPN has moved about 149.7% on a year-to-date basis. Meanwhile, stocks in the Retail-Wholesale group have gained about 8% on average. This shows that Groupon is outperforming its peers so far this year.

One other Retail-Wholesale stock that has outperformed the sector so far this year is Wayfair (W - Free Report) . The stock is up 77.6% year-to-date.

In Wayfair's case, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year increased 45.4% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

To break things down more, Groupon belongs to the Internet - Commerce industry, a group that includes 36 individual companies and currently sits at #169 in the Zacks Industry Rank. On average, this group has gained an average of 10% so far this year, meaning that GRPN is performing better in terms of year-to-date returns. Wayfair is also part of the same industry.

Investors interested in the Retail-Wholesale sector may want to keep a close eye on Groupon and Wayfair as they attempt to continue their solid performance.


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