On Friday, Kontoor Brands got a positive adjustment to its Relative Strength (RS) Rating, from 87 to 92.
This exclusive rating from Investor's Business Daily identifies share price performance with a 1 (worst) to 99 (best) score. The grade shows how a stock's price movement over the trailing 52 weeks holds up against all the other stocks in our database.
History reveals that the best stocks tend to have an RS Rating of at least 80 at the beginning of a new climb.
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Kontoor Brands is now considered extended and out of buy range after clearing a 73.31 buy point in a first-stage cup with handle. See if the stock forms a new pattern or follow-on buying opportunity like a three-weeks tight or pullback to the 50-day or 10-week moving average.
In terms of fundamentals, Kontoor Brands has posted two quarters of increasing earnings growth. Sales growth has also moved higher during the same period.
The company earns the No. 3 rank among its peers in the Apparel-Clothing Manufacturing industry group. Gildan Activewear is the No. 1-ranked stock within the group.
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