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Are Retail-Wholesale Stocks Lagging Signet Jewelers (SIG) This Year?

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Investors interested in Retail-Wholesale stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Is Signet (SIG - Free Report) one of those stocks right now? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out.

Signet is one of 184 companies in the Retail-Wholesale group. The Retail-Wholesale group currently sits at #10 within 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. Signet is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).

Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for SIG's full-year earnings has moved 9.9% higher. This means that analyst sentiment is stronger and the stock's earnings outlook is improving.

Based on the most recent data, SIG has returned 47.1% so far this year. In comparison, Retail-Wholesale companies have returned an average of 5.4%. This means that Signet is outperforming the sector as a whole this year.

Another stock in the Retail-Wholesale sector, CarMax (KMX - Free Report) , has outperformed the sector so far this year. The stock's year-to-date return is 36.1%.

For CarMax, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 18.4% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

Looking more specifically, Signet belongs to the Retail - Jewelry industry, which includes 6 individual stocks and currently sits at #82 in the Zacks Industry Rank. Stocks in this group have gained about 39.4% so far this year, so SIG is performing better this group in terms of year-to-date returns.

On the other hand, CarMax belongs to the Automotive - Retail and Wholesale - Parts industry. This 6-stock industry is currently ranked #51. The industry has moved +0.8% year to date.

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

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