The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Walmart, Target And Dollar General
Zacks Investment Research | Jun 06, 2019 10:35PM ET
For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL – June 7, 2019 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Walmart (NYSE:WMT) , Target (NYSE:TGT) and Dollar General (NYSE:DG) .
Here are highlights from Thursday’s Analyst Blog:
3 Retail Stocks Proving Resilient in a Tough Market Climate
In an economic climate where the retail sector has constantly been dragged through the mud, many investors have opted to steer away from the sector. The SPDR S&P Retail (NYSE:XRT) ETF, which tracks the biggest names in retail, is coming off its worst month in more than a decade, declining roughly 13% in May. But even over a longer time frame, retail businesses have struggled to keep up with newly emerged innovative giants such as Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN). Over the past 5 years, shares of Amazon have soared past 460% while XRT has fallen by 2%.
The Consumer Confidence Effect
Historically speaking, Zacks Investment Research
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