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Is Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) Stock Outpacing Its Consumer Staples Peers This Year?

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Investors interested in Consumer Staples stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Has Coca-Cola European (CCEP - Free Report) been one of those stocks this year? By taking a look at the stock's year-to-date performance in comparison to its Consumer Staples peers, we might be able to answer that question.

Coca-Cola European is a member of the Consumer Staples sector. This group includes 178 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #14. The Zacks Sector Rank considers 16 different sector groups. The average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups is measured, and the sectors are listed from best to worst.

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. Coca-Cola European is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

Within the past quarter, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for CCEP's full-year earnings has moved 3.2% higher. This shows that analyst sentiment has improved and the company's earnings outlook is stronger.

According to our latest data, CCEP has moved about 20.7% on a year-to-date basis. Meanwhile, the Consumer Staples sector has returned an average of 4.9% on a year-to-date basis. This means that Coca-Cola European is outperforming the sector as a whole this year.

Cervecerias Unidas (CCU - Free Report) is another Consumer Staples stock that has outperformed the sector so far this year. Since the beginning of the year, the stock has returned 12.8%.

For Cervecerias Unidas, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 12.9% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

Looking more specifically, Coca-Cola European belongs to the Beverages - Soft drinks industry, which includes 16 individual stocks and currently sits at #65 in the Zacks Industry Rank. Stocks in this group have gained about 5.2% so far this year, so CCEP is performing better this group in terms of year-to-date returns.

On the other hand, Cervecerias Unidas belongs to the Beverages - Alcohol industry. This 17-stock industry is currently ranked #179. The industry has moved +2.4% year to date.

Going forward, investors interested in Consumer Staples stocks should continue to pay close attention to Coca-Cola European and Cervecerias Unidas as they could maintain their solid performance.

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