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Chicago, IL – September 21, 2022 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights TravelCenters of America .
Lessons from Nature: The Industry Group Phenomenon
Picture a flock of birds flying perfectly in sync, coordinating their movements as if the collective group were being governed by some invisible hand. Lessons from the natural world can help us understand human behavior. Like animals in nature, stocks tend to move in groups. The company a stock keeps can help us determine which industry groups are leading the market. The majority of past stock market winners were in top industry groups before they went on major runs.
How can we identify which industries are leading the market? Fortunately for investors, our Zacks Industry Rank makes the process simple. Zacks classifies all stocks into one of approximately 250 industry groups based on the Zacks Rank of the individual stocks. The average Zacks Rank is calculated for every industry group each trading day.
We put the Zacks Industry Rank to the test and compared how the top half (industries with the best average Zacks Rank) and the bottom half (industries with the worst average Zacks Rank) fared against the S&P 500. This study was conducted over a ten-year period, and the results speak for themselves.
Over this timeframe, using a one-week rebalance, the top half beat the bottom half by a factor of more than 2 to 1. Clearly, investing in stocks contained within the top industry groups can give investors a leg up on the market.
Let’s take a look at a current example. The Zacks Retail – Convenience Stores industry group is ranked in the top 2% of all Zacks Ranked Industries. This means that more stocks within this industry are experiencing positive earnings estimate revisions, which is at the heart of the Zacks Rank and is the most powerful force impacting stock prices. Below we can see the outperformance of this industry group (green line, +10.78%) versus the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (black dotted line, -17.21%) year-to-date.
Quantitative research studies have shown that approximately half of a stock’s future price appreciation is due to its industry grouping. By investing in stocks within the best groups, we can provide a constant tailwind to our investing success. Below we will analyze a leading individual stock within this top group.
TravelCenters of America
TravelCenters of America operates travel centers, truck service facilities, and restaurants in the United States and Canada. TA centers offer various products and services such as diesel fuel and gasoline, truck repair and maintenance, general merchandise, and grocery items. The company’s restaurants operate under the Iron Skillet, Country Pride, IHOP, Black Bear Diner, Fuddruckers, Bob Evans, Subway, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Popeye’s Chicken, Dunkin’ and Starbucks Coffee brands. TravelCenters of America was founded in 1972 and is based in Westlake, Ohio.
A Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stock, TA has strung together a noteworthy history of earnings surprises, surpassing estimates in each of the past four quarters. The company most recently reported Q2 EPS in August of $4.34/share, a +291% surprise over the $1.11 consensus estimate. TA has delivered a staggering +1,738.6% average earnings surprise over the past four quarters, aiding the stock’s 39% return in the past year.
Full-year earnings estimates have been revised upward by +113.56% over the past 60 days. The 2022 Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate is now $7.56/share, reflecting potential growth of 83.94% relative to last year.
Make sure to put TA on your watchlist and keep an eye on the Retail – Convenience Stores industry.
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Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: TravelCenters of America
For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL – September 21, 2022 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights TravelCenters of America .
Lessons from Nature: The Industry Group Phenomenon
Picture a flock of birds flying perfectly in sync, coordinating their movements as if the collective group were being governed by some invisible hand. Lessons from the natural world can help us understand human behavior. Like animals in nature, stocks tend to move in groups. The company a stock keeps can help us determine which industry groups are leading the market. The majority of past stock market winners were in top industry groups before they went on major runs.
How can we identify which industries are leading the market? Fortunately for investors, our Zacks Industry Rank makes the process simple. Zacks classifies all stocks into one of approximately 250 industry groups based on the Zacks Rank of the individual stocks. The average Zacks Rank is calculated for every industry group each trading day.
We put the Zacks Industry Rank to the test and compared how the top half (industries with the best average Zacks Rank) and the bottom half (industries with the worst average Zacks Rank) fared against the S&P 500. This study was conducted over a ten-year period, and the results speak for themselves.
Over this timeframe, using a one-week rebalance, the top half beat the bottom half by a factor of more than 2 to 1. Clearly, investing in stocks contained within the top industry groups can give investors a leg up on the market.
Let’s take a look at a current example. The Zacks Retail – Convenience Stores industry group is ranked in the top 2% of all Zacks Ranked Industries. This means that more stocks within this industry are experiencing positive earnings estimate revisions, which is at the heart of the Zacks Rank and is the most powerful force impacting stock prices. Below we can see the outperformance of this industry group (green line, +10.78%) versus the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (black dotted line, -17.21%) year-to-date.
Quantitative research studies have shown that approximately half of a stock’s future price appreciation is due to its industry grouping. By investing in stocks within the best groups, we can provide a constant tailwind to our investing success. Below we will analyze a leading individual stock within this top group.
TravelCenters of America
TravelCenters of America operates travel centers, truck service facilities, and restaurants in the United States and Canada. TA centers offer various products and services such as diesel fuel and gasoline, truck repair and maintenance, general merchandise, and grocery items. The company’s restaurants operate under the Iron Skillet, Country Pride, IHOP, Black Bear Diner, Fuddruckers, Bob Evans, Subway, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Popeye’s Chicken, Dunkin’ and Starbucks Coffee brands. TravelCenters of America was founded in 1972 and is based in Westlake, Ohio.
A Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stock, TA has strung together a noteworthy history of earnings surprises, surpassing estimates in each of the past four quarters. The company most recently reported Q2 EPS in August of $4.34/share, a +291% surprise over the $1.11 consensus estimate. TA has delivered a staggering +1,738.6% average earnings surprise over the past four quarters, aiding the stock’s 39% return in the past year.
Full-year earnings estimates have been revised upward by +113.56% over the past 60 days. The 2022 Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate is now $7.56/share, reflecting potential growth of 83.94% relative to last year.
Make sure to put TA on your watchlist and keep an eye on the Retail – Convenience Stores industry.
Why Haven’t You Looked at Zacks' Top Stocks?
Our 5 best-performing strategies have blown away the S&P's impressive +28.8% gain in 2021. Amazingly, they soared +40.3%, +48.2%, +67.6%, +94.4%, and +95.3%. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.
See Stocks Free >>
Media Contact
Zacks Investment Research
800-767-3771 ext. 9339
support@zacks.com
https://www.zacks.com
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.