Investors interested in Auto-Tires-Trucks stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Has Blue Bird (BLBD) 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 Auto-Tires-Trucks sector should help us answer this question.
Blue Bird is a member of our Auto-Tires-Trucks group, which includes 104 different companies and currently sits at #12 in the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank includes 16 different groups and is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors.
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. Blue Bird is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
Within the past quarter, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for BLBD's full-year earnings has moved 4.6% higher. This shows that analyst sentiment has improved and the company's earnings outlook is stronger.
Based on the most recent data, BLBD has returned 39% so far this year. In comparison, Auto-Tires-Trucks companies have returned an average of -16.3%. As we can see, Blue Bird is performing better than its sector in the calendar year.
Another Auto-Tires-Trucks stock, which has outperformed the sector so far this year, is Polaris Inc (PII). The stock has returned 10.3% year-to-date.
Over the past three months, Polaris Inc's consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 89.8%. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
To break things down more, Blue Bird belongs to the Automotive - Domestic industry, a group that includes 17 individual companies and currently sits at #63 in the Zacks Industry Rank. On average, this group has lost an average of 20.1% so far this year, meaning that BLBD is performing better in terms of year-to-date returns. Polaris Inc is also part of the same industry.
Investors interested in the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector may want to keep a close eye on Blue Bird and Polaris Inc as they attempt to continue their solid performance.
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