Are Retail-Wholesale Stocks Lagging Groupon (GRPN) This Year?

Investors interested in Retail-Wholesale stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Has Groupon (GRPN) been one of those stocks this year? 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.Groupon is a member of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This group includes 196 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #9. 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 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. Groupon is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).The Zacks Consensus Estimate for GRPN's full-year earnings has moved 94.5% higher within the past quarter. This shows that analyst sentiment has improved and the company's earnings outlook is stronger.Based on the latest available data, GRPN has gained about 66.8% so far this year. Meanwhile, the Retail-Wholesale sector has returned an average of 5.1% on a year-to-date basis. This shows that Groupon is outperforming its peers so far this year.Another Retail-Wholesale stock, which has outperformed the sector so far this year, is Build-A-Bear (BBW). The stock has returned 21% year-to-date.Over the past three months, Build-A-Bear's consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 5%. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).Looking more specifically, Groupon belongs to the Internet - Commerce industry, which includes 35 individual stocks and currently sits at #57 in the Zacks Industry Rank. On average, stocks in this group have gained 4.7% this year, meaning that GRPN is performing better in terms of year-to-date returns. Build-A-Bear, however, belongs to the Retail - Miscellaneous industry. Currently, this 15-stock industry is ranked #34. The industry has moved +5.1% so far this year.Investors interested in the Retail-Wholesale sector may want to keep a close eye on Groupon and Build-A-Bear as they attempt to continue their solid performance.#1 Semiconductor Stock to Buy (Not NVDA)The incredible demand for data is fueling the market's next digital gold rush. As data centers continue to be built and constantly upgraded, the companies that provide the hardware for these behemoths will become the NVIDIAs of tomorrow.One under-the-radar chipmaker is uniquely positioned to take advantage of the next growth stage of this market. It specializes in semiconductor products that titans like NVIDIA don't build. It's just beginning to enter the spotlight, which is exactly where you want to be.See This Stock Now for Free >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Groupon, Inc. (GRPN): Free Stock Analysis Report Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (BBW): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks