Is CSX (CSX) Stock Outpacing Its Transportation Peers This Year?

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Investors focused on the Transportation space have likely heard of CSX (CSX - Free Report) , but is the stock performing well in comparison to the rest of its sector peers? By taking a look at the stock's year-to-date performance in comparison to its Transportation peers, we might be able to answer that question.

CSX is a member of our Transportation group, which includes 144 different companies and currently sits at #9 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 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. CSX is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).

Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for CSX's full-year earnings has moved 10.14% higher. This signals that analyst sentiment is improving and the stock's earnings outlook is more positive.

Based on the most recent data, CSX has returned 34.43% so far this year. Meanwhile, stocks in the Transportation group have gained about 2.07% on average. This means that CSX is performing better than its sector in terms of year-to-date returns.

Breaking things down more, CSX is a member of the Transportation - Rail industry, which includes 10 individual companies and currently sits at #49 in the Zacks Industry Rank. On average, stocks in this group have gained 15.35% this year, meaning that CSX is performing better in terms of year-to-date returns.

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

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