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Is Galp Energia (GLPEY) Stock Outpacing Its Oils-Energy Peers This Year?

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The Oils-Energy group has plenty of great stocks, but investors should always be looking for companies that are outperforming their peers. Is Galp Energia SGPS SA (GLPEY - Free Report) one of those stocks right now? A quick glance at the company's year-to-date performance in comparison to the rest of the Oils-Energy sector should help us answer this question.

Galp Energia SGPS SA is a member of our Oils-Energy group, which includes 234 different companies and currently sits at #15 in the Zacks Sector Rank. 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. Galp Energia SGPS SA is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for GLPEY's full-year earnings has moved 6.6% higher within the past quarter. This means that analyst sentiment is stronger and the stock's earnings outlook is improving.

Based on the latest available data, GLPEY has gained about 33.1% so far this year. In comparison, Oils-Energy companies have returned an average of 22%. This means that Galp Energia SGPS SA is outperforming the sector as a whole this year.

Another Oils-Energy stock, which has outperformed the sector so far this year, is Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited Sponsored ADR (YZCAY - Free Report) . The stock has returned 43.4% year-to-date.

Over the past three months, Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited Sponsored ADR's consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 26%. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

To break things down more, Galp Energia SGPS SA belongs to the Oil and Gas - Refining and Marketing industry, a group that includes 16 individual companies and currently sits at #195 in the Zacks Industry Rank. On average, stocks in this group have gained 25.7% this year, meaning that GLPEY is performing better in terms of year-to-date returns.

In contrast, Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited Sponsored ADR falls under the Coal industry. Currently, this industry has 8 stocks and is ranked #231. Since the beginning of the year, the industry has moved +4.8%.

Going forward, investors interested in Oils-Energy stocks should continue to pay close attention to Galp Energia SGPS SA and Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited Sponsored ADR as they could maintain their solid performance.

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