Investors interested in Business Services stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Is AppLovin (APP) one of those stocks right now? By taking a look at the stock's year-to-date performance in comparison to its Business Services peers, we might be able to answer that question.
AppLovin is one of 255 companies in the Business Services group. The Business Services group currently sits at #6 within 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 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. AppLovin is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).
Over the past 90 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for APP's full-year earnings has moved 3.2% higher. This shows that analyst sentiment has improved and the company's earnings outlook is stronger.
Our latest available data shows that APP has returned about 40.8% since the start of the calendar year. Meanwhile, stocks in the Business Services group have lost about 0.3% on average. This means that AppLovin is performing better than its sector in terms of year-to-date returns.
Cipher Mining Inc. (CIFR) is another Business Services stock that has outperformed the sector so far this year. Since the beginning of the year, the stock has returned 2.4%.
Over the past three months, Cipher Mining Inc.'s consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 24.7%. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
Looking more specifically, AppLovin belongs to the Technology Services industry, which includes 119 individual stocks and currently sits at #89 in the Zacks Industry Rank. This group has gained an average of 19.9% so far this year, so APP is performing better in this area. Cipher Mining Inc. is also part of the same industry.
Investors interested in the Business Services sector may want to keep a close eye on AppLovin and Cipher Mining Inc. as they attempt to continue their solid performance.
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