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This Legacy Stock Is Back, Poised for a Major Rebound

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This Legacy Stock Is Back, Poised for a Major Rebound

Retail stocks have been through a few tough years. The SPDR S Retail ETF (NYSEMKT: XRT) posted a total return of 12% over the last year, far behind the S 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) index's 19%. Stretching the view to a four-year span is even worse. The S 500 saw a 44% total return in this period, as of Aug. 11, while the leading exchange-traded fund (ETF) of retailer stocks saw a negative-10% return.

Big-box retail veteran and dividend king (NYSE: TGT) has lagged behind the broader market and the retail sector in these periods. It's not a close race, and the four-year overview is kind of scary: