3 Top Consumer Discretionary Stocks to Buy Now

Jeremy Bowman, The Motley Fool

May 17, 2021 at 9:23 a.m.·4 min read

3 Top Consumer Discretionary Stocks to Buy Now

After getting shellacked during the pandemic, consumer discretionary stocks are now back in vogue. If you're looking to take advantage of some unique opportunities in the consumer discretionary sector, keep reading to see why Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY), Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), and Revolve Group (NYSE: RVLV) all look like promising picks. Unlike most of the consumer discretionary sector, Etsy, an online marketplace for crafts and handmade goods, saw its business soar during the pandemic, posting four straight quarters of triple-digit revenue growth.

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