Are Retail-Wholesale Stocks Lagging Herbalife Ltd (HLF) This Year?

For those looking to find strong Retail-Wholesale stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Herbalife Ltd (HLF) 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? By taking a look at the stock's year-to-date performance in comparison to its Retail-Wholesale peers, we might be able to answer that question.Herbalife Ltd is one of 210 companies in the Retail-Wholesale group. The Retail-Wholesale group currently sits at #12 within 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. Herbalife Ltd is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).The Zacks Consensus Estimate for HLF's full-year earnings has moved 2.4% higher within the past quarter. This shows that analyst sentiment has improved and the company's earnings outlook is stronger.Based on the latest available data, HLF has gained about 31.7% so far this year. At the same time, Retail-Wholesale stocks have lost an average of 2.6%. As we can see, Herbalife Ltd is performing better than its sector in the calendar year.Alibaba (BABA) is another Retail-Wholesale stock that has outperformed the sector so far this year. Since the beginning of the year, the stock has returned 56.5%.For Alibaba, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 6.4% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).Looking more specifically, Herbalife Ltd belongs to the Retail - Pharmacies and Drug Stores industry, which includes 2 individual stocks and currently sits at #3 in the Zacks Industry Rank. This group has gained an average of 20.6% so far this year, so HLF is performing better in this area.On the other hand, Alibaba belongs to the Internet - Commerce industry. This 37-stock industry is currently ranked #75. The industry has moved -3.5% year to date.Going forward, investors interested in Retail-Wholesale stocks should continue to pay close attention to Herbalife Ltd and Alibaba as they could maintain their solid performance.5 Stocks Set to DoubleEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2024. While not all picks can be winners, previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.Most of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.Today, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Herbalife Ltd (HLF): Free Stock Analysis Report Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks