Are Retail-Wholesale Stocks Lagging Tecnoglass (TGLS) This Year?

Investors interested in Retail-Wholesale stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Has Tecnoglass (TGLS) been one of those stocks this year? 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.Tecnoglass is a member of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This group includes 212 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #8. The Zacks Sector Rank includes 16 different groups and is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors.The Zacks Rank is a proven system that emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions, highlighting a variety of stocks that are displaying the right characteristics to beat the market over the next one to three months. Tecnoglass is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).Over the past 90 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for TGLS' full-year earnings has moved 3.8% higher. This shows that analyst sentiment has improved and the company's earnings outlook is stronger.Based on the most recent data, TGLS has returned 72.4% so far this year. Meanwhile, stocks in the Retail-Wholesale group have gained about 29.4% on average. This means that Tecnoglass is outperforming the sector as a whole this year.Urban Outfitters (URBN) is another Retail-Wholesale stock that has outperformed the sector so far this year. Since the beginning of the year, the stock has returned 48.6%.In Urban Outfitters' case, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year increased 7.1% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).To break things down more, Tecnoglass belongs to the Building Products - Retail industry, a group that includes 8 individual companies and currently sits at #82 in the Zacks Industry Rank. On average, stocks in this group have gained 8.6% this year, meaning that TGLS is performing better in terms of year-to-date returns.Urban Outfitters, however, belongs to the Retail - Apparel and Shoes industry. Currently, this 40-stock industry is ranked #123. The industry has moved +36.8% so far this year.Investors with an interest in Retail-Wholesale stocks should continue to track Tecnoglass and Urban Outfitters. These stocks will be looking to continue their solid performance.Zacks Naming Top 10 Stocks for 2025Want to be tipped off early to our 10 top picks for the entirety of 2025?History suggests their performance could be sensational.From 2012 (when our Director of Research Sheraz Mian assumed responsibility for the portfolio) through November, 2024, the Zacks Top 10 Stocks gained +2,112.6%, more than QUADRUPLING the S&P 500’s +475.6%. Now Sheraz is combing through 4,400 companies to handpick the best 10 tickers to buy and hold in 2025. Don’t miss your chance to get in on these stocks when they’re released on January 2.Be First to New Top 10 Stocks >>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 Tecnoglass Inc. (TGLS): Free Stock Analysis Report Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN): Free Stock Analysis ReportTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks