According to Zen Score, the 3 best department store stocks to buy right now are:
1. Dillard's (NYSE:DDS)
Dillard's (NYSE:DDS) is the top department store stock with a Zen Score of 55, which is 19 points higher than the department store industry average of 36. It passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Dillard's has seen its stock return 59.15% over the past year, overperforming other department store stocks by 25 percentage points.
Dillard's has an average 1 year
price target of $276.00, a downside of -33.04% from Dillard's's current stock price of $412.16.
Dillard's stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Dillard's, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 33.33% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Macy's (NYSE:M)
Macy's (NYSE:M) is the second best department store stock with a Zen Score of 38, which is 2 points higher than the department store industry average of 36. It passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Macy's has seen its stock lose -5.71% over the past year, underperforming other department store stocks by -40 percentage points.
Macy's has an average 1 year
price target of $24.20, an upside of 0.33% from Macy's's current stock price of $24.12.
Macy's stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Macy's, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 10% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 20% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Arko (NASDAQ:ARKO)
Arko (NASDAQ:ARKO) is the third best department store stock with a Zen Score of 37, which is 1 points higher than the department store industry average of 36. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Arko has seen its stock return 0.25% over the past year, underperforming other department store stocks by -34 percentage points.
Arko has an average 1 year
price target of $8.83, an upside of 9.05% from Arko's current stock price of $8.10.
Arko stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Arko, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.