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Are Industrial Products Stocks Lagging Century Aluminum (CENX) 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 Century Aluminum (CENX - 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 Industrial Products sector should help us answer this question.

Century Aluminum is one of 179 individual stocks in the Industrial Products sector. Collectively, these companies sit at #9 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 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. Century Aluminum is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).

Within the past quarter, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for CENX's full-year earnings has moved 42.1% higher. This is a sign of improving analyst sentiment and a positive earnings outlook trend.

Our latest available data shows that CENX has returned about 36.7% since the start of the calendar year. In comparison, Industrial Products companies have returned an average of 11.4%. As we can see, Century Aluminum is performing better than its sector in the calendar year.

Another stock in the Industrial Products sector, Constellium (CSTM - Free Report) , has outperformed the sector so far this year. The stock's year-to-date return is 35.2%.

In Constellium's case, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year increased 20.7% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

Breaking things down more, Century Aluminum is a member of the Metal Products - Procurement and Fabrication industry, which includes 6 individual companies and currently sits at #88 in the Zacks Industry Rank. On average, this group has gained an average of 4.1% so far this year, meaning that CENX is performing better in terms of year-to-date returns.

On the other hand, Constellium belongs to the Metal Products - Distribution industry. This 3-stock industry is currently ranked #14. The industry has moved +17.3% year to date.

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

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