Your 2021 results will be better if you make sure that your portfolio is properly positioned as we enter holiday season. It might make sense to invest in retail stocks which could experience gains within the next month. There are three retail stocks worth looking at: Ross Stores, Inc., Kohl’s Corporation, (NYSE:), Dillard’s, Inc., (NYSE:). Thanksgiving is less than one week away. Black Friday is coming up, and this is when retailers make major sales. This is why it’s the busiest shopping day in the year. Black Friday is a great time to make up for lost sales if a retailer hasn’t had an excellent year. A company that has performed well in the past will typically see an additional boost this time of the year.

Retail has actually been the largest beneficiary of the pandemic recovery. The SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) has shown bullish momentum since the end of March and is up 12%, since October 27th, compared to a 2.8% gain for the S&P 500. Retailers saw increased growth and better price performance as more people vaccinated.

Now the question is: Which retail stocks will continue to perform well? Our POWR Ratings system helps you to answer that question. Stocks with an Overall Rating of Buy or Strong Buy tend to perform better than stocks that have lower ratings. For this holiday season, investors might consider buying stocks rated Buy by Ross Stores, Inc., Kohl’s Corporation, and Dillard’s, Inc.

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