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Tilly's (TLYS) Dips More Than Broader Markets: What You Should Know

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In the latest trading session, Tilly's (TLYS - Free Report) closed at $16.67, marking a -0.95% move from the previous day. The stock lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.55%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.68%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.16%.

Prior to today's trading, shares of the clothing and accessories retailer had lost 14.7% over the past month. This has lagged the Retail-Wholesale sector's loss of 4% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.37% in that time.

Investors will be hoping for strength from TLYS as it approaches its next earnings release, which is expected to be December 5, 2018. On that day, TLYS is projected to report earnings of $0.23 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 23.33%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $149.55 million, down 2.14% from the year-ago period.

TLYS's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $0.90 per share and revenue of $601.90 million. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +38.46% and +4.33%, respectively.

Any recent changes to analyst estimates for TLYS should also be noted by investors. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.

Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.

Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. TLYS is holding a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy) right now.

Investors should also note TLYS's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 18.77. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 16.63, which means TLYS is trading at a premium to the group.

The Retail - Apparel and Shoes industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 25, which puts it in the top 10% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

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