Investors interested in Construction stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Has Gibraltar Industries (ROCK) been one of those stocks this year? A quick glance at the company's year-to-date performance in comparison to the rest of the Construction sector should help us answer this question.
Gibraltar Industries is a member of the Construction sector. This group includes 90 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #13. 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. Gibraltar Industries is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
Within the past quarter, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for ROCK's full-year earnings has moved 1.2% higher. This signals that analyst sentiment is improving and the stock's earnings outlook is more positive.
Based on the most recent data, ROCK has returned 4.1% so far this year. In comparison, Construction companies have returned an average of -2.1%. This means that Gibraltar Industries is performing better than its sector in terms of year-to-date returns.
One other Construction stock that has outperformed the sector so far this year is Vinci SA (VCISY). The stock is up 41.9% year-to-date.
Over the past three months, Vinci SA's consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 5.2%. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
Looking more specifically, Gibraltar Industries belongs to the Building Products - Miscellaneous industry, which includes 30 individual stocks and currently sits at #137 in the Zacks Industry Rank. On average, stocks in this group have lost 7.6% this year, meaning that ROCK is performing better in terms of year-to-date returns.
In contrast, Vinci SA falls under the Building Products - Heavy Construction industry. Currently, this industry has 10 stocks and is ranked #1. Since the beginning of the year, the industry has moved +1.5%.
Going forward, investors interested in Construction stocks should continue to pay close attention to Gibraltar Industries and Vinci SA as they could maintain their solid performance.
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