Is Credicorp (BAP) Outperforming Other Finance Stocks This Year?

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For those looking to find strong Finance stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Is Credicorp (BAP - Free Report) one of those stocks right now? A quick glance at the company's year-to-date performance in comparison to the rest of the Finance sector should help us answer this question.

Credicorp is one of 829 companies in the Finance group. The Finance 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. BAP is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for BAP's full-year earnings has moved 0.77% higher. This means that analyst sentiment is stronger and the stock's earnings outlook is improving.

Our latest available data shows that BAP has returned about 5.99% since the start of the calendar year. At the same time, Finance stocks have lost an average of 2.93%. This means that Credicorp is performing better than its sector in terms of year-to-date returns.

Breaking things down more, BAP is a member of the Banks - Foreign industry, which includes 70 individual companies and currently sits at #239 in the Zacks Industry Rank. On average, this group has lost an average of 11.20% so far this year, meaning that BAP is performing better in terms of year-to-date returns.

Investors in the Finance sector will want to keep a close eye on BAP as it attempts to continue its solid performance.

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