Consumer Discretionary Sector Performance: The S&P 500 consumer discretionary sector has gained +7.2% year-to-date in 2025, underperforming compared to the overall S&P 500, which has a higher performance. The sector ranks eighth among 11 major sectors.
Top Performing Apparel Retail Stocks: American Eagle Outfitters leads the apparel retail stocks with a YTD performance of +65.21%, followed by Urban Outfitters at +49.53%. Other notable performers include Victoria’s Secret & Co. and Boot Barn Holdings, with the latter having a Strong Buy rating.
Underperformers in the Sector: Burlington Stores, Revolve Group, and Abercrombie & Fitch are the three companies that have posted negative year-to-date performances, indicating challenges within certain segments of the consumer discretionary market.
Quant Ratings Overview: The report includes a list of top apparel stocks with their respective Quant Ratings, highlighting that Boot Barn Holdings is one of only two stocks with a Strong Buy rating, while several others maintain Hold ratings.
Wall Street analysts forecast XLY stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for XLY is USD with a low forecast of USD and a high forecast of USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
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Wall Street analysts forecast XLY stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for XLY is USD with a low forecast of USD and a high forecast of USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
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Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
