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Is Colruyt (CUYTY) Stock Outpacing Its Consumer Discretionary Peers This Year?

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The Consumer Discretionary group has plenty of great stocks, but investors should always be looking for companies that are outperforming their peers. Has Colruyt SA Unsponsored ADR (CUYTY - Free Report) been one of those stocks this year? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out.

Colruyt SA Unsponsored ADR is a member of the Consumer Discretionary sector. This group includes 260 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #7. 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 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. Colruyt SA Unsponsored ADR is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for CUYTY's full-year earnings has moved 5.1% higher. This means that analyst sentiment is stronger and the stock's earnings outlook is improving.

Based on the latest available data, CUYTY has gained about 20.2% so far this year. Meanwhile, the Consumer Discretionary sector has returned an average of -9.2% on a year-to-date basis. As we can see, Colruyt SA Unsponsored ADR is performing better than its sector in the calendar year.

Escalade (ESCA - Free Report) is another Consumer Discretionary stock that has outperformed the sector so far this year. Since the beginning of the year, the stock has returned 64.9%.

Over the past three months, Escalade's consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 44.4%. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

Breaking things down more, Colruyt SA Unsponsored ADR is a member of the Consumer Products - Discretionary industry, which includes 28 individual companies and currently sits at #191 in the Zacks Industry Rank. Stocks in this group have gained about 15% so far this year, so CUYTY is performing better this group in terms of year-to-date returns.

On the other hand, Escalade belongs to the Leisure and Recreation Products industry. This 24-stock industry is currently ranked #89. The industry has moved -5.1% year to date.

Investors interested in the Consumer Discretionary sector may want to keep a close eye on Colruyt SA Unsponsored ADR and Escalade as they attempt to continue their solid performance.

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