Cabela's, the Gap and Other Retailers on a Roll

The retail earnings season is upon us again, with second-quarter reports this week from department store chains Macy's

, Nordstrom

and JCPenney

, followed soon by results from big-box retailers Walmart

, Home Depot

, Target and others. Same-store sales in July were better than expected for many retailers, but second-quarter results are projected to vary as some retailers struggle to appeal to recession-weary consumers while others succeed. Here is a quick look at some retailers that investors like, in that their share prices are up more than 30 percent in the past six months.

shares are trading more than 83 percent higher year to date, including up more than 21 percent in the past month. Strong retail sales helped Cabela's report a 56 percent jump in second-quarter earnings. It has a market cap of about $2.3 billion and a long-term EPS growth forecast of more than 15 percent. The P/E ratio is in line with the industry average. Over the past six months, the stock has outperformed competitor Dick's Sporting Goods

and the broader markets.

is about 82 percent higher than at the beginning of the year and trading near a multiyear high. The San Francisco-based purveyor of khaki beat consensus estimates for its July same-store sales by a larger margin than its peers. The $16.5 billion market cap retailer is an S&P 500 component with a dividend yield of about 1.5 percent and a return on equity of more than 25 percent. The stock has outperformed rival Abercrombie & Fitch

and the S&P 500 over the past six months.

is about 85 percent higher than a year ago and trading less than 5 percent below the 52-week high. The off-price apparel and home decor retailer not only posted a 7 percent bump in same-store sales in July, but also raised its EPS guidance for the second quarter. An S&P 500 member, Ross Stores has a long-term EPS growth forecast of almost 13 percent and a return on equity of about 46 percent. Over the past six months, the stock has outperformed Walmart and the broader markets.

has increased about 40 percent year to date, despite inching up less than 2 percent in the past week. The discount retailer raised its second-quarter and full-year guidance when it announced strong same-store sales for July. The company is based in Framingham, Mass., and has a market cap near $33.5 billion. Its return on equity is about 51 percent and the dividend yield is about 1 percent. The stock has outperformed Target and the broader markets over the past six months.

has pulled back nearly 10 percent from a recent 52-week high but the share price is still about 59 percent higher than a year ago. This Pittsburgh-based retailer of health and wellness products reported strong second-quarter results in late July. It has a market cap of $4.1 billion. Its long-term EPS growth forecast is about 20 percent and its dividend yield is more than 1 percent. The stock has outperformed larger competitors CVS Caremark

and Walgreen

over the past six months.