Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: JC Penney, Nordstrom, Cost Plus, Tractor Supply and Overstock.com

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zacks.com announces the latest Industry Outlook. Today’s outlook from Zacks Equity Research analyst Rob Plaza discusses the Retail sector. Highlighted stocks include: JC Penney (NYSE: JCP), Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN), Cost Plus (Nasdaq: CPWM), Tractor Supply (Nasdaq: TSCO) and Overstock.com (Nasdaq: OSTK).

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Here is the latest on the Retail sector:

We would avoid most names in retail. The stocks that are least attractive in this environment are those companies with levered balance sheets, marginal businesses, or those retailers that rely on the credit markets to buy inventory or sell its merchandise.

We have Sell ratings on department stores including JC Penney (NYSE: JCP) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN), specialty retailers Cost Plus (Nasdaq: CPWM) and Tractor Supply (Nasdaq: TSCO), and e-commerce firms like Overstock.com (Nasdaq: OSTK).

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