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Is Five Below (FIVE) Outperforming Other Retail-Wholesale Stocks 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. Has Five Below (FIVE - 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.
Five Below is one of 183 individual stocks in the Retail-Wholesale sector. Collectively, these companies sit at #6 in the Zacks Sector Rank. 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. Five Below is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).
Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for FIVE's full-year earnings has moved 16.2% higher. This signals that analyst sentiment is improving and the stock's earnings outlook is more positive.
Our latest available data shows that FIVE has returned about 11.4% since the start of the calendar year. Meanwhile, stocks in the Retail-Wholesale group have lost about 1.9% on average. This means that Five Below is performing better than its sector in terms of year-to-date returns.
Another stock in the Retail-Wholesale sector, Brinker International (EAT - Free Report) , has outperformed the sector so far this year. The stock's year-to-date return is 32.5%.
In Brinker International's case, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year increased 5.9% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
Looking more specifically, Five Below belongs to the Retail - Miscellaneous industry, a group that includes 14 individual stocks and currently sits at #70 in the Zacks Industry Rank. Stocks in this group have lost about 18.5% so far this year, so FIVE is performing better this group in terms of year-to-date returns.
On the other hand, Brinker International belongs to the Retail - Restaurants industry. This 37-stock industry is currently ranked #103. The industry has moved -12.3% year to date.
Investors with an interest in Retail-Wholesale stocks should continue to track Five Below and Brinker International. These stocks will be looking to continue their solid performance.
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Is Five Below (FIVE) Outperforming Other Retail-Wholesale Stocks This Year?
The Retail-Wholesale group has plenty of great stocks, but investors should always be looking for companies that are outperforming their peers. Has Five Below (FIVE - 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.
Five Below is one of 183 individual stocks in the Retail-Wholesale sector. Collectively, these companies sit at #6 in the Zacks Sector Rank. 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. Five Below is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).
Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for FIVE's full-year earnings has moved 16.2% higher. This signals that analyst sentiment is improving and the stock's earnings outlook is more positive.
Our latest available data shows that FIVE has returned about 11.4% since the start of the calendar year. Meanwhile, stocks in the Retail-Wholesale group have lost about 1.9% on average. This means that Five Below is performing better than its sector in terms of year-to-date returns.
Another stock in the Retail-Wholesale sector, Brinker International (EAT - Free Report) , has outperformed the sector so far this year. The stock's year-to-date return is 32.5%.
In Brinker International's case, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year increased 5.9% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
Looking more specifically, Five Below belongs to the Retail - Miscellaneous industry, a group that includes 14 individual stocks and currently sits at #70 in the Zacks Industry Rank. Stocks in this group have lost about 18.5% so far this year, so FIVE is performing better this group in terms of year-to-date returns.
On the other hand, Brinker International belongs to the Retail - Restaurants industry. This 37-stock industry is currently ranked #103. The industry has moved -12.3% year to date.
Investors with an interest in Retail-Wholesale stocks should continue to track Five Below and Brinker International. These stocks will be looking to continue their solid performance.