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 97th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Sentiment
Market Cap
Shares
Institutional %
Insider %
Net Insider (L12M)
Net Insider (L3M)
ODP
ODP CORP
$543.89M30,082,42518.47%81.53%Net SellingNet Selling
CASY
CASEYS GENERAL STORES INC
$15.99B37,119,00486.00%9.53%Net SellingNet Selling
WSM
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC
$21.20B123,509,49594.31%5.69%Net SellingNet Selling
BBW
BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC
$551.40M13,144,13027.07%72.93%Net SellingNet Selling
WINA
WINMARK CORP
$1.47B3,532,01041.74%58.26%Net SellingNet Buying
EYE
NATIONAL VISION HOLDINGS INC
$1.47B79,053,65967.31%32.69%Net SellingNet Selling
SVV
SAVERS VALUE VILLAGE INC
$1.51B157,451,56455.73%44.27%Net BuyingNet Buying
GME
GAMESTOP CORP
$12.84B447,083,98132.14%22.10%Net BuyingNet Buying
ORLY
O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC
$75.55B56,989,45561.48%38.52%Net SellingNet Selling
BARK
BARK INC
$227.39M174,914,85329.11%28.18%Net SellingNet Selling
BNED
BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION INC
$384.81M34,053,8476.09%93.91%Net BuyingNet Buying
HZO
MARINEMAX INC
$505.27M21,473,40088.76%6.33%Net SellingNet Buying
SBH
SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS INC
$933.27M100,894,22978.75%21.25%Net Selling
MNSO
MINISO GROUP HOLDING LTD
$6.22B1,249,871,8332.41%0.00%
BBY
BEST BUY CO INC
$15.51B211,369,65784.29%12.68%Net SellingNet Selling
SPWH
SPORTSMAN's WAREHOUSE HOLDINGS INC
$76.62M38,120,08740.40%59.60%Net SellingNet Selling
AZO
AUTOZONE INC
$60.98B16,728,65721.07%78.93%Net SellingNet Selling
ULTA
ULTA BEAUTY INC
$18.64B45,309,48821.60%78.40%Net SellingNet Selling
BBWI
BATH & BODY WORKS INC
$7.29B214,225,86484.22%15.78%Net SellingNet Selling
MUSA
MURPHY USA INC
$8.68B19,761,64483.84%11.99%Net SellingNet Selling
FIVE
FIVE BELOW INC
$5.74B55,049,35892.07%7.93%Net BuyingNet Selling
WOOF
PETCO HEALTH & WELLNESS COMPANY INC
$998.95M315,125,96048.71%51.29%Net BuyingNet Buying
GPC
GENUINE PARTS CO
$17.24B138,789,63782.36%1.75%Net SellingNet Selling
BWMX
BETTERWARE DE MEXICO SAPI DE CV
$356.37M37,316,54612.68%0.00%
ASO
ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS INC
$3.07B67,004,72798.16%1.84%Net SellingNet Selling
ARKO
ARKO CORP
$598.26M113,954,87851.84%48.16%Net SellingNet Selling
CGTL
CREATIVE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD
$21.02M21,250,0000.56%0.00%
DKS
DICK's SPORTING GOODS INC
$16.74B79,855,68670.73%29.27%Net SellingNet Selling
TSCO
TRACTOR SUPPLY CO
$27.24B530,202,93397.43%1.31%Net SellingNet Buying
OLPX
OLAPLEX HOLDINGS INC
$852.38M665,922,88418.81%81.19%Net BuyingNet Buying
RH
RH
$4.04B18,728,45633.28%66.72%Net Buying
NVVE
NUVVE HOLDING CORP
$3.37M3,068,0490.03%99.97%Net Buying
LESL
LESLIE's INC
$163.54M185,421,65739.71%60.29%Net BuyingNet Selling
CHPT
CHARGEPOINT HOLDINGS INC
$320.28M458,200,95636.70%24.46%Net SellingNet Selling
NAAS
NAAS TECHNOLOGY INC
$3.61M2,693,665,7130.00%0.00%
EVGO
EVGO INC
$1.24B306,968,22729.59%70.41%Net SellingNet Selling
GRWG
GROWGENERATION CORP
$66.64M59,495,76640.96%25.37%Net BuyingNet Buying
AAP
ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC
$1.96B59,792,94689.72%10.28%Net BuyingNet Buying
BGFV
BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORP
$28.11M22,855,06320.15%29.90%Net SellingNet Selling
FLWS
1 800 FLOWERS COM INC
$307.65M63,563,53229.45%70.55%Net BuyingNet Buying
BQ
BOQII HOLDING LTD
$2.79M160,729,4820.35%0.00%
JBDI
JBDI HOLDINGS LTD
$18.05M19,787,5000.47%0.00%
ZOOZ
ZOOZ POWER LTD
$22.95M17,003,4554.50%19.79%
HTLM
HOMESTOLIFE LTD
$56.11M14,687,5000.28%0.00%
FTEL
FITELL CORP
$10.06M20,123,3860.43%0.00%
TLF
TANDY LEATHER FACTORY INC
$24.01M8,512,55421.28%78.72%
TKLF
TOKYO LIFESTYLE CO LTD
$17.01M42,220,2060.10%0.00%
RECT
RECTITUDE HOLDINGS LTD
$66.70M14,500,0000.00%0.00%
YHGJ
YUNHONG GREEN CTI LTD
$26.36M25,891,8451.64%18.45%

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 -56.14% over the past year, underperforming other retail stocks by -68 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 27.56% over the past year, overperforming other retail stocks by 15 percentage points.

Caseys General Stores has an average 1 year price target of $462.00, an upside of 7.23% from Caseys General Stores's current stock price of $430.86.

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 35, which is 6 points higher than the retail industry average of 29.

WSM passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Williams Sonoma has seen its stock return 8.23% over the past year, underperforming other retail stocks by -4 percentage points.

Williams Sonoma has an average 1 year price target of $179.36, an upside of 4.51% from Williams Sonoma's current stock price of $171.62.

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, 57.14% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 7.14% 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 53.19%, which is 48 percentage points higher than the retail industry average of 5.49%. 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 6.92%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the retail industry average of 5.49%. 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 3.86%, which is -2 percentage points lower than the retail industry average of 5.49%. 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 dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are retail stocks down?

Retail stocks were down -0.03% in the last day, and down -0.76% over the last week. Dick's Sporting Goods was the among the top losers in the specialty retail industry, dropping -1.15% yesterday.

Dick's Sporting Goods shares are trading lower after the company announced that it will acquire Foot Locker. Also, the company reported preliminary Q1 financial 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. 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 -19% 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 -30.09% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the retail industry by -42 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 -56.14% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the retail industry by -68 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 8.69% 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 26.08x.
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