The Industrial Products group has plenty of great stocks, but investors should always be looking for companies that are outperforming their peers. Is Gorman-Rupp (GRC) one of those stocks right now? A quick glance at the company's year-to-date performance in comparison to the rest of the Industrial Products sector should help us answer this question.
Gorman-Rupp is one of 181 individual stocks in the Industrial Products sector. Collectively, these companies sit at #7 in the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank considers 16 different groups, measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the sector to gauge the strength of each group.
The Zacks Rank is a proven model that highlights a variety of stocks with the right characteristics to outperform the market over the next one to three months. The system emphasizes earnings estimate revisions and favors companies with improving earnings outlooks. Gorman-Rupp is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for GRC's full-year earnings has moved 12.1% higher within the past quarter. This signals that analyst sentiment is improving and the stock's earnings outlook is more positive.
According to our latest data, GRC has moved about 58% on a year-to-date basis. Meanwhile, the Industrial Products sector has returned an average of 15.4% on a year-to-date basis. This means that Gorman-Rupp is outperforming the sector as a whole this year.
Another Industrial Products stock, which has outperformed the sector so far this year, is Proto Labs (PRLB). The stock has returned 42% year-to-date.
The consensus estimate for Proto Labs' current year EPS has increased 12.3% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
Looking more specifically, Gorman-Rupp belongs to the Manufacturing - General Industrial industry, which includes 41 individual stocks and currently sits at #106 in the Zacks Industry Rank. On average, this group has gained an average of 5% so far this year, meaning that GRC is performing better in terms of year-to-date returns.
On the other hand, Proto Labs belongs to the Rubber - Plastics industry. This 3-stock industry is currently ranked #106. The industry has moved +34.7% year to date.
Gorman-Rupp and Proto Labs could continue their solid performance, so investors interested in Industrial Products stocks should continue to pay close attention to these stocks.
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