Volatility: Several household names in the retail sector top the charts in 2017

Volatility conclusions

This report considers the annual sector basis from 2013 to October 31, 2017.

And, although most sectors have seen their ups and downs throughout this period, it can be observed that volatility for the Retail Trade sector has been on an upward trend since 2013 and the Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction sector has had the highest annual since 2014.

We decided to take a closer look at the Retail Trade sector and ranked the underlying stocks, highest to lowest for this year through October 31st.

Among the Top 10 stocks whose market capitalisation is greater than $1 Billion USD are household names and Rite Aid tops the list with 72.28%. Other highly recognizable companies include Office Depot (57.22%), Dillard’s (49.67%), Footlocker (46.95%), Dick’s Sporting Goods (44.75%), and Urban Outfitter ranks tenth with 43.59%.