Peter Lynch's Top Consumer Discretionary Stocks from Validea - December 18, 2025
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Dec 18 2025
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Source: NASDAQ.COM
Top Rated Consumer Discretionary Stocks: JD.COM INC, Dillard's Inc, and Ross Stores Inc are highlighted as top-rated stocks based on Peter Lynch's P/E/Growth Investor model, with JD.COM receiving a 98% rating, while Dillard's and Ross both received 91%.
Company Descriptions: JD.COM operates in e-commerce with various segments including retail and logistics; Dillard's is a retailer of fashion and home goods with 272 stores; Ross Stores operates off-price retail apparel and home fashion stores.
Atour Lifestyle Holdings and Toyota Motor Corp: Atour Lifestyle Holdings, a mid-cap growth stock in the hotel industry, received a 74% rating, while Toyota Motor Corp, a large-cap value stock in the automotive sector, also received a 74% rating based on their fundamentals and valuations.
About Peter Lynch and Validea: Peter Lynch is renowned for his successful investment strategies, achieving significant returns with the Magellan Fund, while Validea provides investment research based on the strategies of legendary investors like Lynch.
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Analyst Views on DDS
Wall Street analysts forecast DDS stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for DDS is 492.00 USD with a low forecast of 460.00 USD and a high forecast of 524.00 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.
2 Analyst Rating
0 Buy
0 Hold
2 Sell
Moderate Sell
Current: 603.730
Low
460.00
Averages
492.00
High
524.00
Current: 603.730
Low
460.00
Averages
492.00
High
524.00
About DDS
Dillard's, Inc. is a retailer of fashion apparel, cosmetics and home furnishings. The Company’s segments include the operation of retail department stores and a general contracting construction company. It operates 272 Dillard’s stores, including 28 clearance centers, and an Internet store at dillards.com offering a wide selection of merchandise including fashion apparel for women, men and children, accessories, cosmetics, home furnishings and other consumer goods. The Company also operates a general contracting construction company, CDI Contractors, LLC (CDI), a portion of whose business includes constructing and remodeling stores for the Company. Its merchandise selections include its lines of exclusive branded merchandise, such as Antonio Melani, Gianni Bini, GB, Roundtree & Yorke and Daniel Cremieux. Its retail stores are located primarily in shopping malls and open-air centers throughout the southwest, southeast and Midwest regions of the United States.
About the author
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.
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