Investors interested in Retail-Wholesale stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Is Tilly's (TLYS) one of those stocks right now? A quick glance at the company's year-to-date performance in comparison to the rest of the Retail-Wholesale sector should help us answer this question.
Tilly's is a member of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This group includes 189 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #14. 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 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. Tilly's is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for TLYS' full-year earnings has moved 67.6% 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, TLYS has moved about 106% on a year-to-date basis. At the same time, Retail-Wholesale stocks have lost an average of 1.9%. This shows that Tilly's is outperforming its peers so far this year.
One other Retail-Wholesale stock that has outperformed the sector so far this year is Tapestry (TPR). The stock is up 14.3% year-to-date.
Over the past three months, Tapestry's consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 7.7%. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
To break things down more, Tilly's belongs to the Retail - Apparel and Shoes industry, a group that includes 40 individual companies and currently sits at #77 in the Zacks Industry Rank. This group has lost an average of 4.3% so far this year, so TLYS is performing better in this area. Tapestry is also part of the same industry.
Going forward, investors interested in Retail-Wholesale stocks should continue to pay close attention to Tilly's and Tapestry as they could maintain their solid performance.
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