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Best Retail Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top retail stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best retail stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Specialty Retail

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Retail is Zen Rated C and is the 79th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
BWMX	BETTERWARE DE MEXICO SAPI DE CV	$13.22	-2.50%	-3.45%	39.65%	34.97%	11.80%	-11.41%	19.02%	-13.14%	N/A	$14.73	$7.00	10.25%	88.86%	0.72	51,000	23.19%
BBW	BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC	$56.77	-1.87%	12.07%	8.60%	32.80%	46.61%	113.12%	204.43%	2,230.96%	165.79%	$56.99	$26.67	0.39%	112.86%	1.13	280,000	-6.67%
EYE	NATIONAL VISION HOLDINGS INC	$23.22	-1.16%	-5.05%	-8.24%	23.19%	84.63%	119.62%	-35.57%	-35.75%	N/A	$25.67	$9.56	9.53%	142.89%	1.19	1,739,000	-34.35%
CASY	CASEYS GENERAL STORES INC	$515.09	-1.34%	-1.95%	-2.89%	17.95%	17.59%	38.73%	142.45%	190.57%	376.67%	$531.24	$350.52	3.04%	46.95%	0.60	196,000	24.05%
SVV	SAVERS VALUE VILLAGE INC	$11.56	-3.98%	-1.86%	7.45%	15.99%	-1.42%	30.90%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$11.97	$6.48	3.43%	78.40%	0.75	2,223,000	100.45%
SBH	SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS INC	$13.55	-1.92%	13.20%	32.11%	43.68%	43.06%	17.09%	-13.59%	2.55%	-48.86%	$14.79	$7.54	8.38%	79.71%	1.20	1,851,000	-23.61%
ULTA	ULTA BEAUTY INC	$532.71	-1.23%	3.95%	9.70%	27.91%	44.10%	59.91%	29.81%	133.42%	207.64%	$534.10	$309.01	0.26%	72.39%	0.97	723,000	-14.44%
BBWI	BATH & BODY WORKS INC	$29.60	-3.01%	-1.98%	-10.00%	-15.63%	-21.28%	-8.57%	-26.76%	8.18%	-64.55%	$41.87	$24.94	29.30%	18.68%	1.37	4,675,000	13.22%
GME	GAMESTOP CORP	$23.02	-0.56%	1.06%	-3.42%	-20.33%	-15.22%	4.09%	-42.31%	1,826.77%	93.00%	$35.81	$19.31	35.72%	19.21%	1.13	5,334,000	9.89%
WOOF	PETCO HEALTH & WELLNESS COMPANY INC	$3.57	-4.20%	9.27%	14.77%	7.89%	15.93%	48.05%	-78.81%	N/A	N/A	$6.29	$2.28	43.24%	56.58%	1.39	2,912,000	-31.71%
ODP	ODP CORP	$20.31	2.31%	5.86%	13.49%	14.93%	2.97%	-17.67%	-44.36%	-1.42%	-73.22%	$32.21	$11.85	36.94%	71.46%	1.05	538,000	29.64%
BBY	BEST BUY CO INC	$72.73	-1.36%	6.20%	1.11%	-2.25%	-21.25%	-13.47%	-11.79%	-34.48%	119.79%	$103.71	$54.99	29.87%	32.26%	1.12	3,560,000	12.16%
FIVE	FIVE BELOW INC	$138.30	-2.85%	1.24%	0.04%	28.80%	51.44%	96.55%	-2.72%	21.88%	249.80%	$143.88	$52.38	3.88%	164.03%	1.33	992,000	-17.06%
ORLY	O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC	$102.64	-1.11%	-1.90%	9.00%	14.84%	15.45%	34.83%	106.31%	228.45%	498.54%	$104.86	$73.11	2.12%	40.40%	0.48	4,102,000	-3.60%
WINA	WINMARK CORP	$414.77	3.32%	8.87%	14.88%	2.85%	13.40%	17.12%	83.03%	162.92%	315.82%	$459.93	$295.79	9.82%	40.23%	0.71	117,000	88.71%
MUSA	MURPHY USA INC	$394.76	-1.55%	4.39%	-10.39%	-11.50%	-20.17%	-22.13%	33.04%	175.70%	677.01%	$561.08	$345.23	29.64%	14.35%	0.48	144,000	-38.46%
TSCO	TRACTOR SUPPLY CO	$59.73	-0.07%	-0.55%	2.84%	16.17%	4.46%	13.79%	50.57%	100.84%	220.57%	$63.99	$46.85	6.66%	27.49%	0.78	5,141,000	6.62%
GPC	GENUINE PARTS CO	$138.05	-0.20%	2.84%	10.74%	10.89%	10.30%	0.42%	-13.07%	45.70%	55.73%	$144.49	$104.01	4.46%	32.73%	0.73	1,322,000	56.08%
MNSO	MINISO GROUP HOLDING LTD	$20.34	-4.03%	-4.31%	9.11%	-2.01%	-13.74%	30.05%	219.48%	N/A	N/A	$27.71	$12.51	26.60%	62.59%	1.22	397,000	6.43%
BNED	BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION INC	$8.87	-2.93%	-0.69%	-22.78%	-23.81%	-22.36%	-21.08%	-96.99%	-96.35%	-99.37%	$14.41	$7.90	38.42%	12.28%	1.21	260,000	-17.46%
SPWH	SPORTSMAN's WAREHOUSE HOLDINGS INC	$3.06	-5.23%	-20.33%	-18.08%	44.28%	62.92%	59.34%	-71.93%	-82.51%	-76.35%	$4.33	$0.92	29.35%	232.61%	1.08	375,000	-54.21%
WSM	WILLIAMS SONOMA INC	$210.20	-2.26%	2.93%	20.52%	19.71%	-4.27%	48.20%	154.46%	334.43%	369.58%	$219.98	$125.33	4.45%	67.72%	1.29	2,180,000	56.38%
ASO	ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS INC	$55.15	-0.62%	9.18%	7.24%	19.49%	2.33%	8.17%	15.88%	N/A	N/A	$64.62	$33.34	14.65%	65.42%	1.33	2,142,000	83.70%
ARKO	ARKO CORP	$5.16	-3.49%	5.96%	8.50%	-5.14%	-35.41%	-19.02%	-50.64%	-50.94%	N/A	$7.84	$3.51	34.18%	47.01%	0.85	1,031,000	113.02%
RH	RH	$245.68	-4.31%	10.34%	15.86%	8.86%	-38.51%	-8.23%	-24.74%	-25.12%	129.63%	$457.26	$123.03	46.27%	99.69%	1.87	1,386,000	-12.83%
AZO	AUTOZONE INC	$4,036.43	-1.09%	-1.67%	5.84%	9.52%	15.44%	24.90%	74.65%	233.81%	438.60%	$4.09k	$2.90k	1.42%	39.26%	0.51	108,000	12.50%
DKS	DICK's SPORTING GOODS INC	$225.97	-1.40%	3.57%	6.68%	6.30%	-6.52%	4.20%	107.40%	381.13%	342.08%	$254.60	$166.37	11.24%	35.82%	1.22	1,322,000	-40.66%
CGTL	CREATIVE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD	$0.91	-4.39%	-7.04%	-15.44%	-11.93%	-83.28%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$10.59	$0.81	91.39%	12.33%	-0.09	450,000	151.40%
OLPX	OLAPLEX HOLDINGS INC	$1.46	-5.48%	-3.50%	-8.61%	7.81%	-4.17%	-23.76%	-91.13%	N/A	N/A	$2.77	$1.01	47.29%	44.55%	1.69	1,195,000	14.24%
GRWG	GROWGENERATION CORP	$1.49	4.70%	52.94%	51.46%	39.29%	9.09%	-18.75%	-73.60%	-88.22%	N/A	$2.33	$0.82	36.00%	81.49%	1.93	1,326,000	-68.33%
NVVE	NUVVE HOLDING CORP	$0.60	3.18%	18.65%	-34.36%	-43.91%	-78.94%	-88.36%	-99.96%	-99.98%	N/A	$8.76	$0.48	93.17%	24.58%	1.34	497,000	-56.82%
NAAS	NAAS TECHNOLOGY INC	$2.81	-0.36%	25.56%	6.54%	-47.76%	-89.13%	-95.67%	-99.85%	-99.96%	N/A	$84.80	$1.96	96.69%	43.37%	0.69	212,000	3.92%
BARK	BARK INC	$0.82	-0.24%	2.50%	-7.75%	-36.85%	-58.32%	-47.03%	-67.42%	N/A	N/A	$2.56	$0.77	67.79%	6.88%	1.48	656,000	-23.00%
CHPT	CHARGEPOINT HOLDINGS INC	$12.05	-2.16%	12.29%	-8.06%	-15.60%	-27.64%	-66.12%	-96.84%	-94.28%	N/A	$40.00	$8.55	69.88%	40.94%	1.91	865,000	96.59%
AAP	ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC	$61.81	-8.02%	-2.55%	-8.32%	73.75%	18.76%	-6.03%	-72.31%	-64.17%	-69.60%	$70.00	$28.89	11.70%	113.95%	0.89	2,542,000	75.80%
EVGO	EVGO INC	$3.94	-4.31%	8.02%	7.41%	-6.91%	24.42%	4.14%	-68.35%	N/A	N/A	$9.07	$2.20	56.56%	79.50%	1.55	6,429,000	72.78%
HZO	MARINEMAX INC	$26.06	-1.11%	11.75%	-0.81%	9.52%	-8.00%	-10.64%	-37.08%	-20.04%	50.17%	$37.86	$16.85	31.17%	54.66%	1.34	276,000	2.60%
FLWS	1 800 FLOWERS COM INC	$5.72	-2.97%	-0.72%	-1.25%	14.67%	-38.94%	-39.48%	-42.43%	-80.95%	-41.95%	$9.69	$3.86	40.97%	48.19%	1.39	394,000	-5.29%
TKLF	TOKYO LIFESTYLE CO LTD	$3.75	1.01%	-2.87%	-9.59%	-6.00%	3.89%	-45.82%	-79.19%	N/A	N/A	$7.25	$2.20	48.28%	70.45%	0.89	3,000	-84.21%
RECT	RECTITUDE HOLDINGS LTD	$4.68	-0.21%	-1.48%	-6.60%	1.52%	-10.62%	55.72%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.68	$2.78	39.06%	68.35%	0.26	1,500	-11.76%
BGFV	BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORP	$1.42	0.70%	0.70%	1.42%	16.26%	-0.69%	-17.34%	-89.40%	-78.50%	-87.11%	$2.45	$0.80	42.04%	77.50%	1.24	93,000	-33.57%
ZOOZ	ZOOZ POWER LTD	$1.88	-3.19%	0.55%	65.45%	34.81%	-2.05%	-9.90%	-81.52%	N/A	N/A	$4.38	$0.73	57.08%	159.31%	0.29	682,000	2.10%
BQ	BOQII HOLDING LTD	$2.58	-5.04%	-6.49%	-27.94%	-1.21%	-26.65%	-12.62%	-96.33%	N/A	N/A	$9.89	$1.62	73.91%	59.26%	0.96	22,500	71.76%
JBDI	JBDI HOLDINGS LTD	$1.02	0.49%	0.00%	-0.97%	11.84%	46.34%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$39.41	$0.49	97.42%	106.72%	0.45	22,300	110.38%
TLF	TANDY LEATHER FACTORY INC	$3.43	0.26%	-0.81%	3.39%	22.09%	-34.61%	-17.04%	-31.00%	12.89%	-56.91%	$5.48	$2.69	37.34%	27.66%	0.11	5,600	-58.82%
YHGJ	YUNHONG GREEN CTI LTD	$0.59	-1.69%	-6.90%	-21.62%	-43.03%	-15.94%	-23.68%	-38.69%	-73.02%	-83.71%	$1.27	$0.44	53.54%	35.63%	0.37	8,800	-51.91%
LESL	LESLIE's INC	$0.29	22.30%	17.39%	-17.99%	-60.20%	-77.50%	-88.38%	-97.83%	N/A	N/A	$3.63	$0.27	92.09%	7.09%	1.27	4,430,000	-8.24%
HTLM	HOMESTOLIFE LTD	$3.78	0.53%	-2.31%	8.26%	-0.52%	-3.06%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$13.74	$2.57	72.48%	47.02%	0.06	4,100	-28.07%
FTEL	FITELL CORP	$0.47	5.72%	-4.04%	-29.22%	-0.20%	-58.76%	-96.56%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$49.50	$0.36	99.05%	31.11%	1.55	29,600	-78.39%

Retail Stocks FAQ

What are the best retail stocks to buy right now in Aug 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best retail stocks to buy right now are:

1. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX)

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) is the #1 top retail stock out of 49 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: A.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -9 points lower than the retail industry average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates BWMX as a "A".

BWMX passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV has seen its stock lose -11.41% over the past year, underperforming other retail stocks by -32 percentage points.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV has an average 1 year price target of $22.50, an upside of 70.2% from Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV's current stock price of $13.22.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Build A Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW)

Build A Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) is the #2 top retail stock out of 49 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Build A Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Build A Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 23 points higher than the retail industry average of 29.

BBW passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Build A Bear Workshop has seen its stock return 113.12% over the past year, overperforming other retail stocks by 93 percentage points.

Build A Bear Workshop has an average 1 year price target of $56.00, a downside of -1.36% from Build A Bear Workshop's current stock price of $56.77.

Build A Bear Workshop stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Build A Bear Workshop, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. National Vision Holdings (NASDAQ:EYE)

National Vision Holdings (NASDAQ:EYE) is the #3 top retail stock out of 49 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for National Vision Holdings (NASDAQ:EYE) is: Value: D, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

National Vision Holdings (NASDAQ:EYE) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -9 points lower than the retail industry average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates EYE as a "B".

EYE passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. National Vision Holdings has seen its stock return 119.62% over the past year, overperforming other retail stocks by 99 percentage points.

National Vision Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $22.88, a downside of -1.49% from National Vision Holdings's current stock price of $23.22.

National Vision Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering National Vision Holdings, 62.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 37.5% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the retail stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 14 retail stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 retail stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Tandy Leather Factory (NASDAQ:TLF)

Tandy Leather Factory (NASDAQ:TLF) has an annual dividend yield of 43.68%, which is 39 percentage points higher than the retail industry average of 4.8%. Tandy Leather Factory's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Tandy Leather Factory's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Tandy Leather Factory's dividend payout ratio of 100.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Best Buy Co (NYSE:BBY)

Best Buy Co (NYSE:BBY) has an annual dividend yield of 3.9%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the retail industry average of 4.8%. Best Buy Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Best Buy Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Best Buy Co's dividend payout ratio of 91.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Genuine Parts Co (NYSE:GPC)

Genuine Parts Co (NYSE:GPC) has an annual dividend yield of 2.94%, which is -2 percentage points lower than the retail industry average of 4.8%. Genuine Parts Co's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Genuine Parts Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Genuine Parts Co's dividend payout ratio of 69.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are retail stocks up?

Retail stocks were up 1.34% in the last day, and up 1.43% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why retail stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued retail stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued retail stocks right now are:

1. Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI)

Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) is the most undervalued retail stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Bath & Body Works has a valuation score of 29, which is 2 points higher than the retail industry average of 27. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Bath & Body Works's stock has dropped -8.57% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the retail industry by -29 percentage points.

2. Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH)

Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH) is the second most undervalued retail stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Sally Beauty Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the retail industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sally Beauty Holdings's stock has gained 17.09% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the retail industry by -3 percentage points.

3. Odp (NASDAQ:ODP)

Odp (NASDAQ:ODP) is the third most undervalued retail stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Odp has a valuation score of 57, which is 30 points higher than the retail industry average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Odp's stock has dropped -17.67% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the retail industry by -38 percentage points.

Are retail stocks a good buy now?

45.71% of retail stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect retail stocks to rise by 1.51% over the next year.

5.26% of retail stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 7.89% of retail stocks are rated B (Buy), 68.42% are rated C (Hold), 15.79% are rated D (Sell), and 2.63% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the specialty retail industry?

The average P/E ratio of the specialty retail industry is 26.99x.

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Best Retail Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top retail stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best retail stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Retail Stocks FAQ

1. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX)

2. Build A Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW)

3. National Vision Holdings (NASDAQ:EYE)

1. Tandy Leather Factory (NASDAQ:TLF)

2. Best Buy Co (NYSE:BBY)

3. Genuine Parts Co (NYSE:GPC)

1. Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI)

2. Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH)

3. Odp (NASDAQ:ODP)

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Sectors & IndustriesConsumer CyclicalSpecialty RetailBest Retail Stocks to Buy Now (2025)Top retail stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best retail stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Retail Stocks FAQ

1. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX)

2. Build A Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW)

3. National Vision Holdings (NASDAQ:EYE)

1. Tandy Leather Factory (NASDAQ:TLF)

2. Best Buy Co (NYSE:BBY)

3. Genuine Parts Co (NYSE:GPC)

1. Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI)

2. Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH)

3. Odp (NASDAQ:ODP)

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Sectors & Industries Consumer CyclicalSpecialty Retail
Best Retail Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top retail stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best retail stocks to buy now. Learn More.