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Is Canada Goose Holdings (GOOS) Outperforming Other Retail-Wholesale Stocks This Year?

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Investors focused on the Retail-Wholesale space have likely heard of Canada Goose Holdings (GOOS - Free Report) , but is the stock performing well in comparison to the rest of its sector peers? 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.

Canada Goose Holdings is one of 225 individual stocks in the Retail-Wholesale sector. Collectively, these companies sit at #8 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. GOOS is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for GOOS's full-year earnings has moved 4.61% higher within the past quarter. This signals that analyst sentiment is improving and the stock's earnings outlook is more positive.

Based on the latest available data, GOOS has gained about 22.12% so far this year. In comparison, Retail-Wholesale companies have returned an average of 19.14%. This means that Canada Goose Holdings is outperforming the sector as a whole this year.

Looking more specifically, GOOS belongs to the Retail - Apparel and Shoes industry, a group that includes 42 individual stocks and currently sits at #102 in the Zacks Industry Rank. Stocks in this group have gained about 5.22% so far this year, so GOOS is performing better this group in terms of year-to-date returns.

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


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