Has Guess (GES) Outpaced Other Consumer Discretionary Stocks This Year?

Group 1 - Guess (GES) is a member of the Consumer Discretionary group, which includes 254 companies and is currently ranked 9 in the Zacks Sector Rank [2] - Guess has a Zacks Rank of 2 (Buy), indicating a positive outlook based on earnings estimates and revisions [3] - The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Guess's full-year earnings has increased by 8.1% over the past 90 days, reflecting improved analyst sentiment [3] Group 2 - Year-to-date, Guess has returned 18.8%, outperforming the average gain of 10.9% for the Consumer Discretionary group [4] - In the Textile - Apparel industry, which includes 21 stocks, Guess is performing better as this industry has seen an average loss of 29.6% this year [5] - Laureate Education (LAUR), another stock in the Consumer Discretionary sector, has returned 62.5% year-to-date, indicating strong performance within the sector [4][6]