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
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BWMX
BETTERWARE DE MEXICO SAPI DE CV
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CASY
CASEYS GENERAL STORES INC
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FIVE
FIVE BELOW INC
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BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC
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PETCO HEALTH & WELLNESS COMPANY INC
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What are the best retail stocks to buy right now in Nov 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 50 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: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 17 points higher than the retail industry average of 28.

BWMX passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV has seen its stock return 16.63% over the past year, overperforming other retail stocks by 13 percentage points.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV has an average 1 year price target of $22.50, an upside of 59.57% from Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV's current stock price of $14.10.

Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts 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. Caseys General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY)


Caseys General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY) is the #2 top retail stock out of 50 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: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Caseys General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 22 points higher than the retail industry average of 28.

CASY passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Caseys General Stores has seen its stock return 32.65% over the past year, overperforming other retail stocks by 29 percentage points.

Caseys General Stores has an average 1 year price target of $565.78, an upside of 5.13% from Caseys General Stores's current stock price of $538.19.

Caseys General Stores stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Caseys General Stores, 55.56% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 11.11% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE)


Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) is the #3 top retail stock out of 50 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 Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 9 points higher than the retail industry average of 28.

FIVE passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Five Below has seen its stock return 67.01% over the past year, overperforming other retail stocks by 64 percentage points.

Five Below has an average 1 year price target of $162.47, an upside of 10.48% from Five Below's current stock price of $147.05.

Five Below stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 15 analysts covering Five Below, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 13.33% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 6.67% 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. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX)


Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV (NYSE:BWMX) has an annual dividend yield of 4.3%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the retail industry average of 2.07%. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Betterware De Mexico Sapi De CV's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

2. Best Buy Co (NYSE:BBY)


Best Buy Co (NYSE:BBY) has an annual dividend yield of 3.76%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the retail industry average of 2.07%. 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 103.6% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI)


Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) has an annual dividend yield of 3.64%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the retail industry average of 2.07%. Bath & Body Works's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Bath & Body Works's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Bath & Body Works's dividend payout ratio of 17.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are retail stocks up?

Retail stocks were up 0.22% in the last day, and up 1.52% 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 57, which is 31 points higher than the retail industry average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Bath & Body Works's stock has dropped -29.78% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the retail industry by -33 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 gained 2.9% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the retail industry.

3. Academy Sports & Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO)


Academy Sports & Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) 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.

Academy Sports & Outdoors has a valuation score of 100, which is 74 points higher than the retail industry average of 26. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Academy Sports & Outdoors's stock has dropped -9.27% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the retail industry by -13 percentage points.

Are retail stocks a good buy now?

48.39% of retail stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect retail stocks to rise by 19.13% over the next year.

2.63% of retail stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.16% of retail stocks are rated B (Buy), 63.16% are rated C (Hold), 13.16% are rated D (Sell), and 7.89% 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 17.51x.
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