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 96th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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ODP
ODP CORP
$521.93M$17.35N/AN/AN/AN/A-3.44%N/A12.13%2.74%
CASY
CASEYS GENERAL STORES INC
$17.02B$458.64$462.000.73%Buy47.46%9.06%19.58%8.14%
WSM
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC
$21.31B$172.52$181.505.21%Buy141.10%1.29%52.40%21.18%
WINA
WINMARK CORP
$1.51B$426.24N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BBW
BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC
$547.06M$41.62$50.5021.34%Strong Buy43.65%5.68%40.21%19.29%
EYE
NATIONAL VISION HOLDINGS INC
$1.53B$19.38$17.75-8.41%Buy84.57%N/A5.96%2.48%
SVV
SAVERS VALUE VILLAGE INC
$1.56B$9.88$10.758.81%Buy46.34%48.38%N/AN/A
GME
GAMESTOP CORP
$12.75B$28.51N/AN/AN/AN/A-13.20%12.51%4.26%3.58%
BBWI
BATH & BODY WORKS INC
$7.17B$33.46$42.0725.74%Strong Buy142.64%4.87%-63.65%18.09%
BNED
BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION INC
$374.59M$11.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
HZO
MARINEMAX INC
$497.32M$23.16$33.6745.37%Strong Buy3-1.13%-20.52%5.87%2.18%
ORLY
O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC
$79.00B$1,386.22$1.46k5.05%Strong Buy115.50%9.25%-225.94%20.05%
BARK
BARK INC
$225.64M$1.29$2.5093.80%Buy29.74%N/A12.38%4.79%
SBH
SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS INC
$937.31M$9.29$12.6335.90%Buy40.55%3.26%31.86%8.24%
BBY
BEST BUY CO INC
$15.04B$71.15$88.1323.86%Buy161.13%19.74%55.50%10.54%
MNSO
MINISO GROUP HOLDING LTD
$6.53B$20.89$22.005.31%Strong Buy112.33%21.91%183.35%104.37%
ULTA
ULTA BEAUTY INC
$18.78B$414.40$421.171.63%Buy184.00%3.32%51.17%21.21%
FIVE
FIVE BELOW INC
$6.16B$111.93$96.56-13.73%Buy1610.16%4.43%16.27%6.78%
AZO
AUTOZONE INC
$64.91B$3,880.15$3.85k-0.89%Strong Buy193.29%5.56%-71.64%17.63%
SPWH
SPORTSMAN's WAREHOUSE HOLDINGS INC
$77.38M$2.03$2.8339.56%Strong Buy31.27%N/A-3.07%-0.85%
GPC
GENUINE PARTS CO
$17.77B$128.02$134.004.67%Buy43.09%19.14%29.75%6.68%
MUSA
MURPHY USA INC
$9.02B$456.40$530.8016.30%Strong Buy54.36%9.74%93.97%15.02%
WOOF
PETCO HEALTH & WELLNESS COMPANY INC
$1.22B$3.86$4.075.41%Buy70.23%N/A4.24%0.91%
ASO
ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS INC
$2.99B$44.66$57.5728.91%Buy145.47%3.43%21.30%8.71%
BWMX
BETTERWARE DE MEXICO SAPI DE CV
$349.66M$9.37$22.50140.13%Strong Buy11.70%N/A134.49%13.29%
ARKO
ARKO CORP
$570.91M$5.01$7.5049.70%Buy3-1.87%72.25%8.93%0.63%
CGTL
CREATIVE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD
$21.89M$1.03N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
DKS
DICK's SPORTING GOODS INC
$14.62B$183.07$231.1426.26%Buy143.45%4.08%40.41%12.36%
RH
RH
$3.89B$207.52$272.2931.21%Buy1410.58%68.96%-205.27%7.37%
OLPX
OLAPLEX HOLDINGS INC
$852.38M$1.28$1.8040.63%Hold31.49%75.99%4.30%2.13%
TSCO
TRACTOR SUPPLY CO
$27.36B$51.60$56.659.78%Buy135.70%7.07%60.48%13.04%
NVVE
NUVVE HOLDING CORP
$3.34M$0.90N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
LESL
LESLIE's INC
$161.50M$0.87$2.03132.49%Hold81.67%N/A-6.88%1.78%
NAAS
NAAS TECHNOLOGY INC
$3.56M$1.32N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CHPT
CHARGEPOINT HOLDINGS INC
$319.37M$0.70$1.0347.78%Hold518.29%N/A26.66%4.08%
EVGO
EVGO INC
$1.14B$3.72$6.0061.29%Strong Buy532.03%N/AN/A-5.02%
GRWG
GROWGENERATION CORP
$67.83M$1.14$2.50119.30%Strong Buy1-11.38%N/A-18.73%-12.68%
AAP
ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC
$2.04B$34.16$42.1323.32%Hold8-2.47%N/A11.61%2.33%
BGFV
BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORP
$27.65M$1.21N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
FLWS
1 800 FLOWERS COM INC
$295.57M$4.65$7.5061.29%Hold1-0.18%N/A6.40%2.52%
YHGJ
YUNHONG GREEN CTI LTD
$21.82M$0.83N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
RECT
RECTITUDE HOLDINGS LTD
$67.43M$4.65N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BQ
BOQII HOLDING LTD
$2.85M$2.53N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
JBDI
JBDI HOLDINGS LTD
$21.77M$1.10N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
HTLM
HOMESTOLIFE LTD
$55.96M$3.81N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
FTEL
FITELL CORP
$10.67M$0.53N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ZOOZ
ZOOZ POWER LTD
$22.27M$1.31$5.00281.68%Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
TLF
TANDY LEATHER FACTORY INC
$24.77M$2.91N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
TKLF
TOKYO LIFESTYLE CO LTD
$16.68M$3.95N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

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 -57.49% over the past year, underperforming other retail stocks by -75 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: C.

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 37.12% over the past year, overperforming other retail stocks by 19 percentage points.

Caseys General Stores has an average 1 year price target of $462.00, an upside of 0.73% from Caseys General Stores's current stock price of $458.64.

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. Williams Sonoma (NYSE:WSM)


Williams Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) 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 Williams Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Williams Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 9 points higher than the retail industry average of 29.

WSM passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Williams Sonoma has seen its stock return 8.99% over the past year, underperforming other retail stocks by -9 percentage points.

Williams Sonoma has an average 1 year price target of $181.50, an upside of 5.21% from Williams Sonoma's current stock price of $172.52.

Williams Sonoma stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 14 analysts covering Williams Sonoma, 21.43% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 64.29% 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 51.55%, which is 46 percentage points higher than the retail industry average of 5.43%. 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 7.06%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the retail industry average of 5.43%. 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 3.98%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the retail industry average of 5.43%. 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 up?

Retail stocks were up 0.04% in the last day, and up 4.08% 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. Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH)


Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH) 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.

Sally Beauty Holdings 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.

Sally Beauty Holdings's stock has dropped -13.34% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the retail industry by -31 percentage points.

2. Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI)


Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) 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.

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 -33.96% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the retail industry by -52 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 -13 points higher than the retail industry average of 27. 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 -57.49% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the retail industry by -75 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 4.33% over the next year.

0% of retail stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 5% of retail stocks are rated B (Buy), 67.5% are rated C (Hold), 17.5% are rated D (Sell), and 10% 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 26.8x.
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