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Are Industrial Products Stocks Lagging DISCO CORP (DSCSY) This Year?

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The Industrial Products group has plenty of great stocks, but investors should always be looking for companies that are outperforming their peers. Is DISCO CORP (DSCSY - 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.

DISCO CORP is a member of our Industrial Products group, which includes 183 different companies and currently sits at #8 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 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. DISCO CORP is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for DSCSY's full-year earnings has moved 28.9% higher within the past quarter. This signals that analyst sentiment is improving and the stock's earnings outlook is more positive.

Our latest available data shows that DSCSY has returned about 33.2% since the start of the calendar year. In comparison, Industrial Products companies have returned an average of 9.9%. This means that DISCO CORP is outperforming the sector as a whole this year.

Intellicheck Mobilisa, Inc. (IDN - 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 12.7%.

For Intellicheck Mobilisa, Inc., the consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 110.5% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

To break things down more, DISCO CORP belongs to the Manufacturing - Material Handling industry, a group that includes 2 individual companies and currently sits at #218 in the Zacks Industry Rank. On average, stocks in this group have lost 16.9% this year, meaning that DSCSY is performing better in terms of year-to-date returns.

Intellicheck Mobilisa, Inc., however, belongs to the Security and Safety Services industry. Currently, this 18-stock industry is ranked #34. The industry has moved -10% so far this year.

Investors interested in the Industrial Products sector may want to keep a close eye on DISCO CORP and Intellicheck Mobilisa, Inc. as they attempt to continue their solid performance.

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