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Investors interested in Retail-Wholesale stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Is Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) one of those stocks right now? By taking a look at the stock's year-to-date performance in comparison to its Retail-Wholesale peers, we might be able to answer that question.

Abercrombie & Fitch is one of 210 companies in the Retail-Wholesale group. The Retail-Wholesale group currently sits at #8 within the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank includes 16 different groups and is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors.

The Zacks Rank is a successful stock-picking model that emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions. The system highlights a number of different stocks that could be poised to outperform the broader market over the next one to three months. Abercrombie & Fitch is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for ANF's full-year earnings has moved 8.2% higher within the past quarter. This shows that analyst sentiment has improved and the company's earnings outlook is stronger.

Based on the latest available data, ANF has gained about 63.2% so far this year. Meanwhile, stocks in the Retail-Wholesale group have gained about 26.6% on average. This means that Abercrombie & Fitch is performing better than its sector in terms of year-to-date returns.

Another stock in the Retail-Wholesale sector, Dutch Bros (BROS), has outperformed the sector so far this year. The stock's year-to-date return is 49%.

In Dutch Bros' case, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year increased 1% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

Looking more specifically, Abercrombie & Fitch belongs to the Retail - Apparel and Shoes industry, a group that includes 39 individual stocks and currently sits at #167 in the Zacks Industry Rank. Stocks in this group have gained about 9.2% so far this year, so ANF is performing better this group in terms of year-to-date returns.

Dutch Bros, however, belongs to the Retail - Restaurants industry. Currently, this 42-stock industry is ranked #63. The industry has moved +8.2% so far this year.

Investors with an interest in Retail-Wholesale stocks should continue to track Abercrombie & Fitch and Dutch Bros. These stocks will be looking to continue their solid performance.

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Investors interested in Retail - Restaurants stocks are likely familiar with Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) and Dutch Bros (BROS). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors? We'll need to take a closer look to find out.

There are plenty of strategies for discovering value stocks, but we have found that pairing a strong Zacks Rank with an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system produces the best returns. The Zacks Rank is a proven strategy that targets companies with positive earnings estimate revision trends, while our Style Scores work to grade companies based on specific traits.

Currently, both Cheesecake Factory and Dutch Bros are holding a Zacks Rank of # 2 (Buy). This means that both companies have witnessed positive earnings estimate revisions, so investors should feel comfortable knowing that both of these stocks have an improving earnings outlook. However, value investors will care about much more than just this.

Value investors analyze a variety of traditional, tried-and-true metrics to help find companies that they believe are undervalued at their current share price levels.

Our Value category grades stocks based on a number of key metrics, including the tried-and-true P/E ratio, the P/S ratio, earnings yield, and cash flow per share, as well as a variety of other fundamentals that value investors frequently use.

CAKE currently has a forward P/E ratio of 14.35, while BROS has a forward P/E of 114.38. We also note that CAKE has a PEG ratio of 1.30. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. BROS currently has a PEG ratio of 4.10.

Another notable valuation metric for CAKE is its P/B ratio of 6.09. Investors use the P/B ratio to look at a stock's market value versus its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. By comparison, BROS has a P/B of 9.46.

Based on these metrics and many more, CAKE holds a Value grade of A, while BROS has a Value grade of F.

Both CAKE and BROS are impressive stocks with solid earnings outlooks, but based on these valuation figures, we feel that CAKE is the superior value option right now.

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