For those looking to find strong Retail-Wholesale stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Dutch Bros (BROS) is a stock that can certainly grab the attention of many investors, but do its recent returns compare favorably to the sector as a whole? By taking a look at the stock's year-to-date performance in comparison to its Retail-Wholesale peers, we might be able to answer that question.
Dutch Bros is a member of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This group includes 203 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #10. 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. Dutch Bros is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
Within the past quarter, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for BROS' full-year earnings has moved 10.4% higher. This means that analyst sentiment is stronger and the stock's earnings outlook is improving.
According to our latest data, BROS has moved about 39.3% on a year-to-date basis. Meanwhile, the Retail-Wholesale sector has returned an average of 8.1% on a year-to-date basis. As we can see, Dutch Bros is performing better than its sector in the calendar year.
Urban Outfitters (URBN) is another Retail-Wholesale stock that has outperformed the sector so far this year. Since the beginning of the year, the stock has returned 23.2%.
Over the past three months, Urban Outfitters' consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 4.6%. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
Looking more specifically, Dutch Bros belongs to the Retail - Restaurants industry, a group that includes 39 individual stocks and currently sits at #195 in the Zacks Industry Rank. This group has lost an average of 3% so far this year, so BROS is performing better in this area.
On the other hand, Urban Outfitters belongs to the Retail - Apparel and Shoes industry. This 39-stock industry is currently ranked #156. The industry has moved -8.8% year to date.
Going forward, investors interested in Retail-Wholesale stocks should continue to pay close attention to Dutch Bros and Urban Outfitters as they could maintain their solid performance.
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