For those looking to find strong Transportation stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Is Euroseas Ltd. (ESEA) one of those stocks right now? By taking a look at the stock's year-to-date performance in comparison to its Transportation peers, we might be able to answer that question.
Euroseas Ltd. is one of 100 companies in the Transportation group. The Transportation group currently sits at #9 within 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 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. Euroseas Ltd. is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
Within the past quarter, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for ESEA's full-year earnings has moved 0.7% higher. This means that analyst sentiment is stronger and the stock's earnings outlook is improving.
According to our latest data, ESEA has moved about 32.2% on a year-to-date basis. At the same time, Transportation stocks have gained an average of 10.8%. This means that Euroseas Ltd. is outperforming the sector as a whole this year.
Another stock in the Transportation sector, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB), has outperformed the sector so far this year. The stock's year-to-date return is 23.4%.
Over the past three months, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies' consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 3%. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
Looking more specifically, Euroseas Ltd. belongs to the Transportation - Shipping industry, which includes 22 individual stocks and currently sits at #41 in the Zacks Industry Rank. On average, this group has gained an average of 39.3% so far this year, meaning that ESEA is slightly underperforming its industry in terms of year-to-date returns.
In contrast, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies falls under the Transportation - Equipment and Leasing industry. Currently, this industry has 9 stocks and is ranked #235. Since the beginning of the year, the industry has moved +11.3%.
Investors interested in the Transportation sector may want to keep a close eye on Euroseas Ltd. and Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies as they attempt to continue their solid performance.
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