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Is Liquidity Services (LQDT) Stock Outpacing Its Business Services Peers This Year?

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The Business Services group has plenty of great stocks, but investors should always be looking for companies that are outperforming their peers. Is Liquidity Services (LQDT - 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 Business Services sector should help us answer this question.

Liquidity Services is a member of the Business Services sector. This group includes 234 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #13. The Zacks Sector Rank includes 16 different groups and is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors.

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. Liquidity Services is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for LQDT's full-year earnings has moved 5.2% higher within the past quarter. This is a sign of improving analyst sentiment and a positive earnings outlook trend.

Based on the most recent data, LQDT has returned 1.8% so far this year. In comparison, Business Services companies have returned an average of -12.8%. This means that Liquidity Services is performing better than its sector in terms of year-to-date returns.

Another stock in the Business Services sector, Remitly Global, Inc. (RELY - Free Report) , has outperformed the sector so far this year. The stock's year-to-date return is 14.1%.

In Remitly Global, Inc.'s case, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year increased 50% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

Breaking things down more, Liquidity Services is a member of the Auction and Valuation Services industry, which includes 3 individual companies and currently sits at #95 in the Zacks Industry Rank. Stocks in this group have lost about 16.3% so far this year, so LQDT is performing better this group in terms of year-to-date returns.

On the other hand, Remitly Global, Inc. belongs to the Financial Transaction Services industry. This 36-stock industry is currently ranked #158. The industry has moved -14.9% year to date.

Investors with an interest in Business Services stocks should continue to track Liquidity Services and Remitly Global, Inc.. These stocks will be looking to continue their solid performance.

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