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Has Five Below (FIVE) Outpaced Other Retail-Wholesale Stocks 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 a member of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This group includes 213 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #11. The Zacks Sector Rank gauges the strength of our 16 individual sector groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups.

The Zacks Rank is a proven system that emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions, highlighting a variety of stocks that are displaying the right characteristics to beat the market over the next one to three months. FIVE is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

Over the past 90 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for FIVE's full-year earnings has moved 3.45% higher. This is a sign of improving analyst sentiment and a positive earnings outlook trend.

Our latest available data shows that FIVE has returned about 88.86% since the start of the calendar year. In comparison, Retail-Wholesale companies have returned an average of 18.11%. This shows that Five Below is outperforming its peers so far this year.

Looking more specifically, FIVE belongs to the Retail - Miscellaneous industry, which includes 15 individual stocks and currently sits at #172 in the Zacks Industry Rank. On average, this group has gained an average of 16.26% so far this year, meaning that FIVE is performing better in terms of year-to-date returns.

FIVE will likely be looking to continue its solid performance, so investors interested Retail-Wholesale stocks should continue to pay close attention to the company.


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