Investors interested in Retail-Wholesale stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Is Burlington Stores (BURL) 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.
Burlington Stores is a member of our Retail-Wholesale group, which includes 187 different companies and currently sits at #12 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 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. Burlington Stores is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for BURL's full-year earnings has moved 3.9% higher within the past quarter. This means that analyst sentiment is stronger and the stock's earnings outlook is improving.
Based on the most recent data, BURL has returned 8.4% so far this year. At the same time, Retail-Wholesale stocks have gained an average of 0%. This means that Burlington Stores is outperforming the sector as a whole this year.
Another stock in the Retail-Wholesale sector, Casey's General Stores (CASY), has outperformed the sector so far this year. The stock's year-to-date return is 44.3%.
Over the past three months, Casey's General Stores' consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 4.9%. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
Looking more specifically, Burlington Stores belongs to the Retail - Discount Stores industry, which includes 7 individual stocks and currently sits at #39 in the Zacks Industry Rank. On average, this group has gained an average of 9.4% so far this year, meaning that BURL is slightly underperforming its industry in terms of year-to-date returns.
In contrast, Casey's General Stores falls under the Retail - Convenience Stores industry. Currently, this industry has 2 stocks and is ranked #28. Since the beginning of the year, the industry has moved +42.9%.
Burlington Stores and Casey's General Stores could continue their solid performance, so investors interested in Retail-Wholesale stocks should continue to pay close attention to these stocks.
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