Investors interested in Aerospace stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Has BWX Technologies (BWXT) been one of those stocks this year? By taking a look at the stock's year-to-date performance in comparison to its Aerospace peers, we might be able to answer that question.
BWX Technologies is a member of our Aerospace group, which includes 68 different companies and currently sits at #5 in the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank gauges the strength of our 16 individual sector groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups.
The Zacks Rank is a successful stock-picking model that emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions. The system highlights a number of different stocks that could be poised to outperform the broader market over the next one to three months. BWX Technologies is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).
Within the past quarter, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for BWXT's full-year earnings has moved 10.1% higher. This is a sign of improving analyst sentiment and a positive earnings outlook trend.
Based on the most recent data, BWXT has returned 18.7% so far this year. In comparison, Aerospace companies have returned an average of 1%. This means that BWX Technologies is outperforming the sector as a whole this year.
Another stock in the Aerospace sector, FTAI Aviation (FTAI), has outperformed the sector so far this year. The stock's year-to-date return is 21.9%.
In FTAI Aviation's case, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year increased 6.8% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
To break things down more, BWX Technologies belongs to the Aerospace - Defense Equipment industry, a group that includes 37 individual companies and currently sits at #84 in the Zacks Industry Rank. Stocks in this group have gained about 1.9% so far this year, so BWXT is performing better this group in terms of year-to-date returns. FTAI Aviation is also part of the same industry.
Investors interested in the Aerospace sector may want to keep a close eye on BWX Technologies and FTAI Aviation as they attempt to continue their solid performance.
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