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Best Consumer Cyclical Stocks to Buy Now (2024)

Top consumer cyclical stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best consumer cyclical stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the consumer cyclical sector.

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

Atour Lifestyle Holdings (NASDAQ:ATAT) is the top consumer cyclical stock with a Zen Score of 68, which is 37 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 31. It passed 22 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Atour Lifestyle Holdings has seen its stock lose -16.93% over the past year, underperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by -22 percentage points.

Atour Lifestyle Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $23.69, an upside of 32.64% from Atour Lifestyle Holdings's current stock price of $17.86.

Atour Lifestyle Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Atour Lifestyle Holdings, 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.

Mastercraft Boat Holdings (NASDAQ:MCFT) is the second best consumer cyclical stock with a Zen Score of 62, which is 31 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 31. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Mastercraft Boat Holdings has seen its stock lose -32.87% over the past year, underperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by -38 percentage points.

Mastercraft Boat Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $22.33, an upside of 11.83% from Mastercraft Boat Holdings's current stock price of $19.97.

Mastercraft Boat Holdings stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Mastercraft Boat Holdings, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) is the third best consumer cyclical stock with a Zen Score of 62, which is 31 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 31. It passed 21 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lululemon Athletica has seen its stock lose -7.95% over the past year, underperforming other consumer cyclical stocks by -13 percentage points.

Lululemon Athletica has an average 1 year price target of $483.41, an upside of 36.4% from Lululemon Athletica's current stock price of $354.40.

Lululemon Athletica stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 27 analysts covering Lululemon Athletica, 37.04% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 22.22% have issued a Hold, while 7.41% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 179 consumer cyclical stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 consumer cyclical stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ:BGFV) has an annual dividend yield of 19.85%, which is 17 percentage points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 3.03%. Big 5 Sporting Goods's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. Big 5 Sporting Goods's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Big 5 Sporting Goods's dividend payout ratio of -95.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Dallasnews (NASDAQ:DALN) has an annual dividend yield of 17.3%, which is 14 percentage points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 3.03%. Dallasnews's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Dallasnews's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Dallasnews's dividend payout ratio of -48.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Cato (NYSE:CATO) has an annual dividend yield of 14.47%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 3.03%. Cato's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Cato's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cato's dividend payout ratio of -58.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Consumer cyclical stocks were down -0.29% in the last day, and down -1.25% over the last week. Leggett & Platt was the among the top losers in the consumer cyclical sector, dropping -26.67% yesterday.

Leggett & Platt shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 financial results. The company also reduced its dividend.

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

Academy Sports & Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) is the most undervalued consumer cyclical stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Academy Sports & Outdoors has a valuation score of 100, which is 70 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 30. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Academy Sports & Outdoors's stock has dropped -7.05% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by -12 percentage points.

Mastercraft Boat Holdings (NASDAQ:MCFT) is the second most undervalued consumer cyclical stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Mastercraft Boat Holdings has a valuation score of 100, which is 70 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 30. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mastercraft Boat Holdings's stock has dropped -32.87% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by -38 percentage points.

Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA) is the third most undervalued consumer cyclical stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Rush Enterprises has a valuation score of 100, which is 70 points higher than the consumer cyclical sector average of 30. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Rush Enterprises's stock has gained 20.3% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consumer cyclical sector by 15 percentage points.