Has Etsy (ETSY) Outpaced Other Retail-Wholesale Stocks This Year?

Group 1 - Etsy is a stock in the Retail-Wholesale sector, which consists of 195 individual stocks and ranks 11 in the Zacks Sector Rank [2] - Etsy currently holds a Zacks Rank of 1 (Strong Buy), with a 43.3% increase in the consensus estimate for its full-year earnings over the past quarter, indicating positive analyst sentiment [3] - Year-to-date, Etsy has returned approximately 2.2%, outperforming the Retail-Wholesale sector's average return of 0.1% [4] Group 2 - Yum China Holdings, another stock in the Retail-Wholesale sector, has returned 9.7% year-to-date and has a Zacks Rank of 2 (Buy) [4][5] - The Internet - Commerce industry, which includes Etsy, has 37 stocks and is ranked 149 in the Zacks Industry Rank, with an average loss of 7.4% this year, highlighting Etsy's relative strength [5] - The Retail - Restaurants industry, where Yum China Holdings is categorized, has 39 stocks and is ranked 191, with an average gain of 7.9% since the beginning of the year [6]