Acme United Outperforms Consumer Discretionary Stocks YTD

Acme United Corporation (ACU) outperforms other Consumer Discretionary stocks this year, with a 11.4% year-to-date return compared to the sector's average -8.1% decline. The stock has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) and its full-year earnings estimate has moved 16.1% higher in the past quarter. Carter's (CRI), another Consumer Discretionary stock, has a year-to-date return of 9.7% and a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).