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Best Retail Stocks to Buy Now (2023)
Top retail stocks in 2023 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best retail stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the specialty retail industry.

Industry: Specialty Retail

Overview Zen Score Price Valuation Financials Forecast

Earnings & Revenue Dividends Ownership Technicals

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Price	Price Target	Upside/Downside	Consensus	Analysts	Fore. Revenue Growth	Fore. Earnings Growth	Forecast ROE	Forecast ROA
FIVE	FIVE BELOW INC	$10.75B	$194.83	$216.29	11.01%	Strong Buy	14	12.85%	22.96%	36.97%	13.93%
HZO	MARINEMAX INC	$740.74M	$33.41	$43.00	28.70%	Strong Buy	4	3.56%	45.33%	N/A	N/A
WSM	WILLIAMS SONOMA INC	$12.50B	$194.81	$154.71	-20.58%	Sell	14	-0.73%	8.99%	N/A	N/A
SBH	SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS INC	$1.17B	$11.05	$10.00	-9.50%	Sell	2	1.51%	33.80%	N/A	N/A
BBY	BEST BUY CO INC	$15.94B	$73.99	$75.91	2.59%	Hold	11	-0.63%	30.94%	N/A	N/A
BBW	BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC	$330.03M	$23.07	$38.33	66.16%	Strong Buy	3	2.32%	-18.88%	N/A	N/A
CASY	CASEYS GENERAL STORES INC	$9.99B	$268.01	$280.14	4.53%	Strong Buy	7	6.21%	-5.37%	14.22%	6.51%
MNSO	MINISO GROUP HOLDING LTD	$6.18B	$19.55	$27.90	42.71%	Strong Buy	1	18.21%	-0.84%	N/A	N/A
AAP	ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC	$3.35B	$56.27	$60.31	7.18%	Hold	13	0.91%	128.19%	N/A	N/A
NVVE	NUVVE HOLDING CORP	$7.15M	$0.16	$2.50	1,472.33%	Strong Buy	1	262.53%	N/A	783.01%	255.63%
ARKO	ARKO CORP	$908.78M	$7.78	$7.88	1.22%	Hold	2	1.33%	23.94%	N/A	N/A
ASO	ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS INC	$4.15B	$55.96	$61.75	10.35%	Buy	8	4.51%	8.95%	N/A	N/A
EVGO	EVGO INC	$910.04M	$3.04	$4.17	37.07%	Hold	3	38.36%	N/A	N/A	N/A
DKS	DICK's SPORTING GOODS INC	$11.29B	$138.09	$133.13	-3.60%	Buy	16	2.00%	5.59%	N/A	N/A
TSCO	TRACTOR SUPPLY CO	$22.93B	$212.07	$222.95	5.13%	Buy	19	1.12%	5.57%	N/A	N/A
GRWG	GROWGENERATION CORP	$167.38M	$2.73	$5.00	83.15%	Strong Buy	1	-1.05%	N/A	17.16%	12.38%
ULTA	ULTA BEAUTY INC	$23.41B	$482.16	$528.15	9.54%	Buy	20	4.35%	0.51%	59.85%	21.70%
GPC	GENUINE PARTS CO	$18.64B	$132.98	$151.29	13.77%	Buy	7	2.67%	2.37%	N/A	N/A
OLPX	OLAPLEX HOLDINGS INC	$1.62B	$2.48	$2.35	-5.24%	Hold	6	1.50%	93.62%	N/A	N/A
LESL	LESLIE's INC	$1.00B	$5.45	$5.83	7.03%	Hold	6	2.61%	100.55%	N/A	N/A
CHPT	CHARGEPOINT HOLDINGS INC	$982.37M	$2.35	$7.63	224.55%	Buy	13	17.53%	N/A	8.52%	2.82%
ODP	ODP CORP	$1.75B	$46.94	$62.00	32.08%	Buy	3	-2.45%	-4.99%	N/A	N/A
BQ	BOQII HOLDING LTD	$10.24M	$2.16	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	53.79%	N/A	-133.12%	-43.89%
TLF	TANDY LEATHER FACTORY INC	$36.37M	$4.33	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
WINA	WINMARK CORP	$1.56B	$446.68	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BWMX	BETTERWARE DE MEXICO SAPI DE CV	$526.16M	$14.10	$17.00	20.57%	Strong Buy	1	0.32%	N/A	N/A	N/A
BBWI	BATH & BODY WORKS INC	$8.49B	$37.57	$36.63	-2.52%	Hold	8	1.77%	16.51%	-54.12%	21.93%
RH	RH	$4.41B	$242.01	$317.70	31.28%	Buy	10	3.99%	71.32%	N/A	N/A
AZO	AUTOZONE INC	$46.34B	$2,620.49	$2.86k	9.16%	Strong Buy	13	5.27%	1.79%	N/A	N/A
BGFV	BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORP	$137.81M	$6.14	$9.50	54.72%	Hold	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MUSA	MURPHY USA INC	$7.53B	$354.06	$360.00	1.68%	Buy	4	2.46%	-10.32%	N/A	N/A
ORLY	O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC	$55.96B	$945.88	$1.02k	7.94%	Buy	12	3.39%	1.53%	N/A	N/A
GME	GAMESTOP CORP	$4.75B	$15.55	$6.00	-61.41%	Sell	1	-2.41%	N/A	N/A	N/A
SPWH	SPORTSMAN's WAREHOUSE HOLDINGS INC	$155.63M	$4.16	$7.00	68.27%	Strong Buy	1	-0.91%	N/A	N/A	N/A
BARK	BARK INC	$142.71M	$0.80	$1.50	88.44%	Hold	1	25.30%	N/A	-27.32%	-11.18%
FLWS	1 800 FLOWERS COM INC	$614.59M	$9.47	$7.50	-20.80%	Hold	1	0.43%	N/A	N/A	N/A
WOOF	PETCO HEALTH & WELLNESS COMPANY INC	$1.02B	$3.33	$5.63	68.92%	Buy	8	1.88%	N/A	29.27%	6.43%
BNED	BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION INC	$65.37M	$1.23	$4.00	225.20%	Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
YHGJ	YUNHONG GREEN CTI LTD	$47.23M	$2.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SVV	SAVERS VALUE VILLAGE INC	$2.52B	$15.73	$27.63	75.62%	Strong Buy	8	5.95%	N/A	N/A	N/A
TCS	CONTAINER STORE GROUP INC	$101.38M	$1.96	$3.50	78.57%	Hold	1	-0.31%	N/A	N/A	N/A
EYE	NATIONAL VISION HOLDINGS INC	$1.47B	$18.78	$20.50	9.16%	Hold	4	-2.03%	N/A	16.48%	6.11%
POL	POLISHEDCOM INC	$2.45M	$1.16	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NAAS	NAAS TECHNOLOGY INC	$467.91M	$2.08	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CONN	CONNS INC	$69.12M	$2.84	$6.00	111.27%	Hold	1	2.52%	N/A	N/A	N/A
JOAN	JOANN INC	$23.97M	$0.57	$1.00	74.83%	Hold	2	-0.28%	N/A	N/A	N/A
WBUY	WEBUY GLOBAL LTD	$54.73M	$1.14	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Retail Stocks FAQ

What are the best retail stocks to buy right now in Dec 2023?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best retail stocks to buy right now are:

1. Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE)

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) is the top retail stock with a Zen Score of 53, which is 23 points higher than the retail industry average of 30. It passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Five Below has seen its stock return 6.99% over the past year, overperforming other retail stocks by 2 percentage points.

Five Below has an average 1 year price target of $216.29, an upside of 11.01% from Five Below's current stock price of $194.83.

Five Below stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 14 analysts covering Five Below, 71.43% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 14.29% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Marinemax (NYSE:HZO)

Marinemax (NYSE:HZO) is the second best retail stock with a Zen Score of 52, which is 22 points higher than the retail industry average of 30. It passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Marinemax has seen its stock return 4.54% over the past year, underperforming other retail stocks by -1 percentage points.

Marinemax has an average 1 year price target of $43.00, an upside of 28.7% from Marinemax's current stock price of $33.41.

Marinemax stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Marinemax, 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. Williams Sonoma (NYSE:WSM)

Williams Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) is the third best retail stock with a Zen Score of 50, which is 20 points higher than the retail industry average of 30. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Williams Sonoma has seen its stock return 71.99% over the past year, overperforming other retail stocks by 67 percentage points.

Williams Sonoma has an average 1 year price target of $154.71, a downside of -20.58% from Williams Sonoma's current stock price of $194.81.

Williams Sonoma stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 14 analysts covering Williams Sonoma, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 21.43% have issued a Buy, 42.86% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 35.71% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the retail stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 15 retail stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 retail stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ:BGFV)

Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ:BGFV) has an annual dividend yield of 14.25%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the retail industry average of 3.5%. Big 5 Sporting Goods's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Big 5 Sporting Goods's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Big 5 Sporting Goods's dividend payout ratio of 588.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Build A Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW)

Build A Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) has an annual dividend yield of 6.5%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the retail industry average of 3.5%.

Build A Bear Workshop's dividend payout ratio of 42.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Advance Auto Parts (NYSE:AAP)

Advance Auto Parts (NYSE:AAP) has an annual dividend yield of 6.22%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the retail industry average of 3.5%. Advance Auto Parts's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Advance Auto Parts's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Advance Auto Parts's dividend payout ratio of 111.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are retail stocks down?

Retail stocks were down -1.06% in the last day, and down -1.61% over the last week. Rh was the among the top losers in the specialty retail industry, dropping -14% yesterday.

RH shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q3 financial results.

What are the most undervalued retail stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued retail stocks right now are:

1. Academy Sports & Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO)

Academy Sports & Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) is the most undervalued retail stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Academy Sports & Outdoors has a valuation score of 86, which is 55 points higher than the retail industry average of 31. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Academy Sports & Outdoors's stock has dropped -1.03% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the retail industry by -6 percentage points.

2. Olaplex Holdings (NASDAQ:OLPX)

Olaplex Holdings (NASDAQ:OLPX) is the second most undervalued retail stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Olaplex Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 40 points higher than the retail industry average of 31. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Olaplex Holdings's stock has dropped -56.57% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the retail industry by -62 percentage points.

3. Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH)

Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH) is the third most undervalued retail stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Sally Beauty Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 40 points higher than the retail industry average of 31. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sally Beauty Holdings's stock has dropped -0.45% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the retail industry by -6 percentage points.

Are retail stocks a good buy now?

35% of retail stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect retail stocks to rise by 8.81% over the next year.

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

The average P/E ratio of the specialty retail industry is 10.52x.

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