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 D and is the 98th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
ODP
ODP CORP
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$479.81M$15.95-1.24%$95.00M-11.73x3.42
United States
CASY
CASEYS GENERAL STORES INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$16.55B$445.730.38%$1.16B30.87x1.41
United States
BBW
BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC
NYSE
Specialty Retail
$537.46M$40.89-0.15%$81.05M10.73x1.09
United States
WINA
WINMARK CORP
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$1.47B$417.110.27%$56.53M35.80x-1.81
United States
EYE
NATIONAL VISION HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$1.49B$18.850.59%$90.82M-57.12x1.40
United States
HZO
MARINEMAX INC
NYSE
Specialty Retail
$455.88M$21.23-1.30%$195.16M8.33x1.68
United States
SVV
SAVERS VALUE VILLAGE INC
NYSE
Specialty Retail
$1.55B$9.84-0.51%$315.25M65.60x3.49
United States
GME
GAMESTOP CORP
NYSE
Specialty Retail
$14.77B$33.037.03%$176.10M100.09x0.19
United States
BBWI
BATH & BODY WORKS INC
NYSE
Specialty Retail
$6.48B$30.27-3.54%$1.62B8.36x-4.52
United States
BARK
BARK INC
NYSE
Specialty Retail
$211.65M$1.210.83%-$12.36M-6.37x1.59
United States
BNED
BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION INC
NYSE
Specialty Retail
$359.27M$10.55-0.66%$9.96M0.27x2.84
United States
ORLY
O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$78.32B$1,374.370.70%$3.73B33.48x-12.27
United States
WSM
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC
NYSE
Specialty Retail
$19.50B$157.85-1.58%$1.92B17.72x1.48
United States
SBH
SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Specialty Retail
$884.84M$8.77-0.57%$429.37M4.79x2.87
United States
AZO
AUTOZONE INC
NYSE
Specialty Retail
$64.01B$3,826.46-0.85%$4.32B25.00x-5.06
United States
ULTA
ULTA BEAUTY INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$18.44B$407.04-0.82%$2.16B16.00x1.41
United States
MNSO
MINISO GROUP HOLDING LTD
NYSE
Specialty Retail
$5.72B$18.29-17.58%N/A16.63x1.46
China
FIVE
FIVE BELOW INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$5.91B$107.27-2.51%$506.11M23.27x1.40
United States
BBY
BEST BUY CO INC
NYSE
Specialty Retail
$14.78B$69.92-1.19%$2.22B16.22x4.26
United States
SPWH
SPORTSMAN's WAREHOUSE HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$76.24M$2.00-5.66%$29.91M-2.30x2.62
United States
MUSA
MURPHY USA INC
NYSE
Specialty Retail
$8.77B$443.881.04%$986.70M18.47x5.26
United States
GPC
GENUINE PARTS CO
NYSE
Specialty Retail
$17.52B$126.21-0.54%$1.65B20.66x3.45
United States
WOOF
PETCO HEALTH & WELLNESS COMPANY INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$1.14B$3.63-1.63%$648.36M-9.81x3.66
United States
ASO
ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$2.72B$40.65-3.17%$723.46M6.93x1.45
United States
BWMX
BETTERWARE DE MEXICO SAPI DE CV
NYSE
Specialty Retail
$317.19M$8.50-7.51%$103.37MN/A9.12
Mexico
CGTL
CREATIVE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$19.76M$0.93-6.06%$5.27M4.43x0.21
Hong Kong
DKS
DICK's SPORTING GOODS INC
NYSE
Specialty Retail
$13.35B$167.22-3.00%$1.97B11.55x2.27
United States
RH
RH
NYSE
Specialty Retail
$3.46B$184.88-1.27%$534.41M47.16x-28.84
United States
OLPX
OLAPLEX HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$792.45M$1.19-4.80%$129.47M59.50x1.02
United States
TSCO
TRACTOR SUPPLY CO
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$26.35B$49.700.06%$1.92B24.58x3.64
United States
ARKO
ARKO CORP
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$512.80M$4.50-4.05%$242.96M150.00x12.72
United States
NVVE
NUVVE HOLDING CORP
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$3.39M$0.92-5.36%-$15.54M-0.07x-6.15
United States
CHPT
CHARGEPOINT HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Specialty Retail
$331.74M$0.72-1.23%-$215.31M-1.13x5.53
United States
NAAS
NAAS TECHNOLOGY INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$3.23M$1.20-3.23%N/A-0.03x-6.85
China
LESL
LESLIE's INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$159.83M$0.864.48%$69.45M-3.45x-4.87
United States
EVGO
EVGO INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$1.18B$3.844.07%$22.95M-9.37x-11.78
United States
AAP
ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC
NYSE
Specialty Retail
$2.91B$48.67-1.02%-$143.92M-8.64x3.98
United States
GRWG
GROWGENERATION CORP
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$64.85M$1.09-0.91%-$30.60M-1.30x0.48
United States
BGFV
BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORP
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$24.45M$1.07-5.31%$26.24M-0.30x2.95
United States
FLWS
1 800 FLOWERS COM INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$296.84M$4.67-3.91%-$121.63M-1.77x1.54
United States
FTEL
FITELL CORP
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$11.07M$0.550.36%-$6.44M-1.12x0.34
Australia
TLF
TANDY LEATHER FACTORY INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$25.03M$2.940.00%$22.02M1.93x0.37
United States
BQ
BOQII HOLDING LTD
NYSEMKT
Specialty Retail
$2.43M$2.16-1.37%N/A-0.26x0.67
China
TKLF
TOKYO LIFESTYLE CO LTD
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$16.34M$3.870.78%$11.42M2.15x3.04
Japan
RECT
RECTITUDE HOLDINGS LTD
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$68.15M$4.704.68%$5.09M26.11x0.81
Singapore
YHGJ
YUNHONG GREEN CTI LTD
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$22.24M$0.854.69%-$13.00k-14.13x1.35
United States
JBDI
JBDI HOLDINGS LTD
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$20.97M$1.06-4.50%-$536.00k-21.20x10.60
Singapore
ZOOZ
ZOOZ POWER LTD
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$20.57M$1.214.31%-$10.45M-1.11x0.91
Israel
HTLM
HOMESTOLIFE LTD
NASDAQ
Specialty Retail
$53.10M$3.62-4.87%-$117.65k-44.63x1.50
Singapore

Retail Stocks FAQ

What are the best retail stocks to buy right now in May 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. Odp (NASDAQ:ODP)


Odp (NASDAQ:ODP) is the #1 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 Odp (NASDAQ:ODP) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Odp (NASDAQ:ODP) has a Due Diligence Score of 8, which is -21 points lower than the retail industry average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ODP as a "B".

ODP passed 3 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Odp has seen its stock lose -59.29% over the past year, underperforming other retail stocks by -79 percentage points.

2. Caseys General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY)


Caseys General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY) is the #2 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 Caseys General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Caseys General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 8 points higher than the retail industry average of 29.

CASY passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Caseys General Stores has seen its stock return 31.8% over the past year, overperforming other retail stocks by 12 percentage points.

Caseys General Stores has an average 1 year price target of $462.00, an upside of 3.65% from Caseys General Stores's current stock price of $445.73.

Caseys General Stores stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Caseys General Stores, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Build A Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW)


Build A Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) is the #3 top retail stock out of 49 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

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

Build A Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 21 points higher than the retail industry average of 29.

BBW passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Build A Bear Workshop has seen its stock return 39.13% over the past year, overperforming other retail stocks by 19 percentage points.

Build A Bear Workshop has an average 1 year price target of $50.50, an upside of 23.5% from Build A Bear Workshop's current stock price of $40.89.

Build A Bear Workshop stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Build A Bear Workshop, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 0% 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 51.02%, which is 46 percentage points higher than the retail industry average of 5.46%. 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 98.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

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


Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) has an annual dividend yield of 7.78%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the retail industry average of 5.46%. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

3. Best Buy Co (NYSE:BBY)


Best Buy Co (NYSE:BBY) has an annual dividend yield of 4.05%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the retail industry average of 5.46%. 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 87.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are retail stocks down?

Retail stocks were down -0.49% in the last day, and down -0.9% over the last week. Miniso Group Holding was the among the top losers in the specialty retail industry, dropping -17.58% yesterday.

MINISO Group shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 sales results and a year-over-year decrease in Q1 EPS results.

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 3 points higher than the retail industry average of 26. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Bath & Body Works's stock has dropped -37.34% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the retail industry by -57 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 57, which is 31 points higher than the retail industry average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sally Beauty Holdings's stock has dropped -19.76% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the retail industry by -39 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 14, which is -12 points higher than the retail industry average of 26. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ODP a Valuation Rating of "A".

Odp's stock has dropped -59.29% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the retail industry by -79 percentage points.

Are retail stocks a good buy now?

51.52% of retail stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect retail stocks to rise by 7.68% over the next year.

0% of retail stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 5% of retail stocks are rated B (Buy), 72.5% are rated C (Hold), 15% are rated D (Sell), and 7.5% 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 27.2x.
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