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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? One simple way to answer this question is to take a look at the year-to-date performance of FIVE and the rest of the Retail-Wholesale group's stocks.

Five Below is one of 155 individual stocks in the Retail-Wholesale sector. Collectively, these companies sit at #3 in the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank considers 16 different groups, measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the sector to gauge the strength of each group.

The Zacks Rank is a proven model that highlights a variety of stocks with the right characteristics to outperform the market over the next one to three months. The system emphasizes earnings estimate revisions and favors companies with improving earnings outlooks. FIVE is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for FIVE's full-year earnings has moved 3.70% higher. This is a sign of improving analyst sentiment and a positive earnings outlook trend.

According to our latest data, FIVE has moved about 72.77% on a year-to-date basis. At the same time, Retail-Wholesale stocks have gained an average of 7.61%. This means that Five Below is outperforming the sector as a whole this year.

Looking more specifically, FIVE belongs to the Retail - Miscellaneous industry, which includes 10 individual stocks and currently sits at #153 in the Zacks Industry Rank. This group has gained an average of 9.07% so far this year, so FIVE is performing better in this area.

Investors with an interest in Retail-Wholesale stocks should continue to track FIVE. The stock will be looking to continue its solid performance.


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