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Is Powell Industries (POWL) Outperforming Other Industrial Products Stocks This Year?

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For those looking to find strong Industrial Products stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Is Powell Industries (POWL - Free Report) one of those stocks right now? By taking a look at the stock's year-to-date performance in comparison to its Industrial Products peers, we might be able to answer that question.

Powell Industries is a member of our Industrial Products group, which includes 187 different companies and currently sits at #10 in 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 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. Powell Industries is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

Over the past 90 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for POWL's full-year earnings has moved 0.4% higher. This signals that analyst sentiment is improving and the stock's earnings outlook is more positive.

Based on the latest available data, POWL has gained about 73% so far this year. At the same time, Industrial Products stocks have gained an average of 6.9%. This means that Powell Industries is performing better than its sector in terms of year-to-date returns.

RBC Bearings (RBC - Free Report) is another Industrial Products stock that has outperformed the sector so far this year. Since the beginning of the year, the stock has returned 43.3%.

For RBC Bearings, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 1.6% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

Looking more specifically, Powell Industries belongs to the Manufacturing - Electronics industry, a group that includes 15 individual stocks and currently sits at #24 in the Zacks Industry Rank. On average, this group has gained an average of 14.4% so far this year, meaning that POWL is performing better in terms of year-to-date returns.

RBC Bearings, however, belongs to the Manufacturing - General Industrial industry. Currently, this 41-stock industry is ranked #155. The industry has moved +6.5% so far this year.

Powell Industries and RBC Bearings could continue their solid performance, so investors interested in Industrial Products stocks should continue to pay close attention to these stocks.


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