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 20 points higher than the department store industry average of 38. It passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Dillard's has seen its stock return 33.7% over the past year, overperforming other department store stocks by 4 percentage points.
Dillard's has an average 1 year
price target of $260.00, a downside of -37.68% from Dillard's's current stock price of $417.21.
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 35, which is -3 points lower than the department store industry average of 38. It passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Kohls has seen its stock return 7.48% over the past year, underperforming other department store stocks by -23 percentage points.
Kohls has an average 1 year
price target of $23.86, a downside of -3.41% from Kohls's current stock price of $24.70.
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. Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN)
Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN) is the third best department store stock with a Zen Score of 29, which is -9 points lower than the department store industry average of 38. It passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Nordstrom has seen its stock return 15.7% over the past year, underperforming other department store stocks by -14 percentage points.
Nordstrom has an average 1 year
price target of $16.82, a downside of -10.49% from Nordstrom's current stock price of $18.79.
Nordstrom stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Nordstrom, 9.09% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 54.55% have issued a hold, while 9.09% have issued a Sell rating, and 27.27% have issued a Strong Sell.