For those looking to find strong Consumer Discretionary stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Has K12 (LRN) been one of those stocks this year? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out.
K12 is one of 256 individual stocks in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Collectively, these companies sit at #11 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 emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find stocks with improving earnings outlooks. This system has a long record of success, and these stocks tend to be on track to beat the market over the next one to three months. K12 is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).
Within the past quarter, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for LRN's full-year earnings has moved 6.3% higher. This signals that analyst sentiment is improving and the stock's earnings outlook is more positive.
Based on the latest available data, LRN has gained about 50.8% so far this year. At the same time, Consumer Discretionary stocks have gained an average of 0.1%. This means that K12 is outperforming the sector as a whole this year.
Another stock in the Consumer Discretionary sector, CuriosityStream Inc. (CURI), has outperformed the sector so far this year. The stock's year-to-date return is 192.2%.
In CuriosityStream Inc.'s case, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year increased 66.7% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
Looking more specifically, K12 belongs to the Schools industry, a group that includes 17 individual stocks and currently sits at #58 in the Zacks Industry Rank. This group has gained an average of 5.9% so far this year, so LRN is performing better in this area.
In contrast, CuriosityStream Inc. falls under the Film and Television Production and Distribution industry. Currently, this industry has 9 stocks and is ranked #93. Since the beginning of the year, the industry has moved +13.6%.
K12 and CuriosityStream Inc. could continue their solid performance, so investors interested in Consumer Discretionary stocks should continue to pay close attention to these stocks.
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