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Is CSX (CSX) Outperforming Other Transportation Stocks This Year?

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

CSX is a member of the Transportation sector. This group includes 110 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #1. 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. CSX is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

Over the past 90 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for CSX's full-year earnings has moved 4.5% higher. This signals that analyst sentiment is improving and the stock's earnings outlook is more positive.

According to our latest data, CSX has moved about 40% on a year-to-date basis. In comparison, Transportation companies have returned an average of 19.1%. This means that CSX is performing better than its sector in terms of year-to-date returns.

Another stock in the Transportation sector, EuroDry (EDRY - Free Report) , has outperformed the sector so far this year. The stock's year-to-date return is 72.3%.

In EuroDry's case, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year increased 29.9% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

Looking more specifically, CSX belongs to the Transportation - Rail industry, a group that includes 9 individual stocks and currently sits at #204 in the Zacks Industry Rank. Stocks in this group have gained about 29.7% so far this year, so CSX is performing better this group in terms of year-to-date returns.

In contrast, EuroDry falls under the Transportation - Shipping industry. Currently, this industry has 28 stocks and is ranked #44. Since the beginning of the year, the industry has moved +38.7%.

Going forward, investors interested in Transportation stocks should continue to pay close attention to CSX and EuroDry as they could maintain their solid performance.

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