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Is DNOW INC (DNOW) Stock Outpacing Its Industrial Products Peers This Year?

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Investors interested in Industrial Products stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Is DNOW (DNOW - Free Report) one of those stocks right now? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out.

DNOW is a member of our Industrial Products group, which includes 189 different companies and currently sits at #6 in the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank considers 16 different groups, measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the sector to gauge the strength of each group.

The Zacks Rank is a proven system that emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions, highlighting a variety of stocks that are displaying the right characteristics to beat the market over the next one to three months. DNOW is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

Over the past 90 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for DNOW's full-year earnings has moved 9.2% higher. This shows that analyst sentiment has improved and the company's earnings outlook is stronger.

According to our latest data, DNOW has moved about 17.1% on a year-to-date basis. Meanwhile, the Industrial Products sector has returned an average of 7.4% on a year-to-date basis. This means that DNOW is performing better than its sector in terms of year-to-date returns.

One other Industrial Products stock that has outperformed the sector so far this year is Graham (GHM - Free Report) . The stock is up 17.7% year-to-date.

In Graham's case, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year increased 15.4% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

Breaking things down more, DNOW is a member of the Manufacturing - General Industrial industry, which includes 41 individual companies and currently sits at #48 in the Zacks Industry Rank. On average, stocks in this group have gained 6.7% this year, meaning that DNOW is performing better in terms of year-to-date returns. Graham is also part of the same industry.

Investors with an interest in Industrial Products stocks should continue to track DNOW and Graham. These stocks will be looking to continue their solid performance.


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