Back to top

Image: Bigstock

Is Burlington Stores (BURL) Outperforming Other Retail-Wholesale Stocks This Year?

Read MoreHide Full Article

Investors focused on the Retail-Wholesale space have likely heard of Burlington Stores (BURL - 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.

Burlington Stores is one of 214 companies in the Retail-Wholesale group. The Retail-Wholesale group currently sits at #1 within the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank includes 16 different groups and is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors.

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. BURL is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for BURL's full-year earnings has moved 3.16% higher. This shows that analyst sentiment has improved and the company's earnings outlook is stronger.

According to our latest data, BURL has moved about 24.39% on a year-to-date basis. At the same time, Retail-Wholesale stocks have gained an average of 15.85%. As we can see, Burlington Stores is performing better than its sector in the calendar year.

Breaking things down more, BURL is a member of the Retail - Discount Stores industry, which includes 11 individual companies and currently sits at #168 in the Zacks Industry Rank. On average, stocks in this group have gained 15.41% this year, meaning that BURL is performing better in terms of year-to-date returns.

Going forward, investors interested in Retail-Wholesale stocks should continue to pay close attention to BURL as it looks to continue its solid performance.


See More Zacks Research for These Tickers


Normally $25 each - click below to receive one report FREE:


Burlington Stores, Inc. (BURL) - free report >>