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 58, which is 25 points higher than the department store industry average of 33. It passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Dillard's has seen its stock return 52.55% over the past year, overperforming other department store stocks by 5 percentage points.
Dillard's has an average 1 year
price target of $260.00, a downside of -43.24% from Dillard's's current stock price of $458.05.
Dillard's stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Dillard's, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 50% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Kohls (NYSE:KSS)
Kohls (NYSE:KSS) is the second best department store stock with a Zen Score of 32, which is -1 points lower than the department store industry average of 33. It passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Kohls has seen its stock return 31.12% over the past year, underperforming other department store stocks by -16 percentage points.
Kohls has an average 1 year
price target of $23.86, a downside of -16.11% from Kohls's current stock price of $28.44.
Kohls stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Kohls, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 57.14% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 28.57% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Macy's (NYSE:M)
Macy's (NYSE:M) is the third best department store stock with a Zen Score of 29, which is -4 points lower than the department store industry average of 33. It passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Macy's has seen its stock return 16.08% over the past year, underperforming other department store stocks by -31 percentage points.
Macy's has an average 1 year
price target of $19.86, an upside of 0.04% from Macy's's current stock price of $19.85.
Macy's stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Macy's, 28.57% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 71.43% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.