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Is GormanRupp (GRC) 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. Gorman-Rupp (GRC - Free Report) is a stock that can certainly grab the attention of many investors, but do its recent returns compare favorably to the sector as a whole? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out.

Gorman-Rupp is a member of the Industrial Products sector. This group includes 179 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #9. 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 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. Gorman-Rupp is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for GRC's full-year earnings has moved 3.1% higher within the past quarter. This shows that analyst sentiment has improved and the company's earnings outlook is stronger.

Based on the latest available data, GRC has gained about 20.8% so far this year. Meanwhile, stocks in the Industrial Products group have gained about 7.8% on average. This means that Gorman-Rupp is outperforming the sector as a whole this year.

Nordson (NDSN - 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 11.3%.

For Nordson, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 1.5% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

Looking more specifically, Gorman-Rupp belongs to the Manufacturing - General Industrial industry, which includes 43 individual stocks and currently sits at #82 in the Zacks Industry Rank. Stocks in this group have gained about 4% so far this year, so GRC is performing better this group in terms of year-to-date returns. Nordson is also part of the same industry.

Investors with an interest in Industrial Products stocks should continue to track Gorman-Rupp and Nordson. These stocks will be looking to continue their solid performance.

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