The Retail-Wholesale group has plenty of great stocks, but investors should always be looking for companies that are outperforming their peers. JD.com (JD) is a stock that can certainly grab the attention of many investors, but do its recent returns compare favorably to the sector as a whole? A quick glance at the company's year-to-date performance in comparison to the rest of the Retail-Wholesale sector should help us answer this question.
JD.com is one of 218 individual stocks in the Retail-Wholesale sector. Collectively, these companies sit at #7 in the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank considers 16 different sector groups. The average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups is measured, and the sectors are listed from best to worst.
The Zacks Rank is a successful stock-picking model that emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions. The system highlights a number of different stocks that could be poised to outperform the broader market over the next one to three months. JD is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for JD's full-year earnings has moved 75.61% higher. This means that analyst sentiment is stronger and the stock's earnings outlook is improving.
Based on the most recent data, JD has returned 35.64% so far this year. In comparison, Retail-Wholesale companies have returned an average of 14.31%. This means that JD.com is performing better than its sector in terms of year-to-date returns.
Looking more specifically, JD belongs to the Internet - Commerce industry, a group that includes 27 individual stocks and currently sits at #187 in the Zacks Industry Rank. This group has gained an average of 21.24% so far this year, so JD is performing better in this area.
Investors in the Retail-Wholesale sector will want to keep a close eye on JD as it attempts to continue its solid performance.
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