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Is Five Below (FIVE) Stock Outpacing Its Retail-Wholesale Peers This Year?

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Investors focused on the Retail-Wholesale space have likely heard of Five Below (FIVE - 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.

Five Below is one of 214 individual stocks in the Retail-Wholesale sector. Collectively, these companies sit at #7 in the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank considers 16 different sector groups. The average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups is measured, and the sectors are listed from best to worst.

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

Within the past quarter, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for FIVE's full-year earnings has moved 2.14% 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 67.58% since the start of the calendar year. Meanwhile, stocks in the Retail-Wholesale group have gained about 16.60% on average. As we can see, Five Below is performing better than its sector in the calendar year.

Looking more specifically, FIVE belongs to the Retail - Miscellaneous industry, a group that includes 15 individual stocks and currently sits at #166 in the Zacks Industry Rank. On average, stocks in this group have gained 8.18% this year, meaning that FIVE 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 FIVE as it looks to continue its solid performance.


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