Is Land's End (LE) Stock Outpacing Its Retail-Wholesale Peers This Year?

Investors interested in Retail-Wholesale stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Lands' End (LE) 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? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out.Lands' End is a member of our Retail-Wholesale group, which includes 195 different companies and currently sits at #10 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 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. Lands' End is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).Within the past quarter, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for LE's full-year earnings has moved 12.1% higher. This shows that analyst sentiment has improved and the company's earnings outlook is stronger.Based on the most recent data, LE has returned 21.4% so far this year. Meanwhile, stocks in the Retail-Wholesale group have gained about 7% on average. This means that Lands' End is outperforming the sector as a whole this year.One other Retail-Wholesale stock that has outperformed the sector so far this year is Boot Barn (BOOT). The stock is up 29.7% year-to-date.Over the past three months, Boot Barn's consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 5%. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).Breaking things down more, Lands' End is a member of the Retail - Catalog Shopping industry, which includes 1 individual companies and currently sits at #5 in the Zacks Industry Rank. On average, this group has gained an average of 21.4% so far this year, meaning that LE is performing on par in terms of year-to-date returns. In contrast, Boot Barn falls under the Retail - Apparel and Shoes industry. Currently, this industry has 38 stocks and is ranked #40. Since the beginning of the year, the industry has moved -11.9%.Going forward, investors interested in Retail-Wholesale stocks should continue to pay close attention to Lands' End and Boot Barn as they could maintain their solid performance.Beyond Nvidia: AI's Second Wave Is HereThe AI revolution has already minted millionaires. But the stocks everyone knows about aren't likely to keep delivering the biggest profits. Little-known AI firms tackling the world's biggest problems may be more lucrative in the coming months and years.See "2nd Wave" AI stocks now >>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 Lands' End, Inc. (LE): Free Stock Analysis Report Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (BOOT): 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