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Is Foot Locker (FL) Outperforming Other Retail-Wholesale Stocks This Year?

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Investors focused on the Retail-Wholesale space have likely heard of Foot Locker (FL - 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 FL and the rest of the Retail-Wholesale group's stocks.

Foot Locker is a member of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This group includes 218 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #6. 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 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. FL is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for FL's full-year earnings has moved 1.43% higher within the past quarter. This signals that analyst sentiment is improving and the stock's earnings outlook is more positive.

According to our latest data, FL has moved about 8.89% on a year-to-date basis. In comparison, Retail-Wholesale companies have returned an average of 10.24%. This means that Foot Locker is outperforming the sector as a whole this year.

Looking more specifically, FL belongs to the Retail - Apparel and Shoes industry, which includes 42 individual stocks and currently sits at #30 in the Zacks Industry Rank. On average, stocks in this group have gained 7.42% this year, meaning that FL 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 FL as it looks to continue its solid performance.


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