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

Group 1 - Herbalife Ltd (HLF) is a notable stock within the Retail-Wholesale sector, which consists of 214 companies and ranks 8 in the Zacks Sector Rank [2] - HLF has a Zacks Rank of 2 (Buy), indicating a positive outlook based on earnings estimates and revisions, with a 2.4% increase in the consensus estimate for full-year earnings over the past 90 days [3] - Year-to-date, HLF has returned approximately 20.3%, outperforming the average loss of 3.5% in the Retail-Wholesale sector [4] Group 2 - HLF is part of the Retail - Pharmacies and Drug Stores industry, which includes 4 stocks and currently ranks 4 in the Zacks Industry Rank, with the industry gaining about 20.4% year-to-date [6] - Another stock in the Retail-Wholesale sector, MercadoLibre (MELI), has also performed well with an 18.9% return year-to-date, and it has a Zacks Rank of 2 (Buy) [4][5] - The Internet - Commerce industry, to which MercadoLibre belongs, has seen a decline of 1.2% year-to-date, ranking 57 among industries [7]