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Are Business Services Stocks Lagging Paysign (PAYS) 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. Has Paysign, Inc. (PAYS - Free Report) been one of those stocks this year? By taking a look at the stock's year-to-date performance in comparison to its Business Services peers, we might be able to answer that question.

Paysign, Inc. is one of 246 companies in the Business Services group. The Business Services group currently sits at #10 within 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 proven model that highlights a variety of stocks with the right characteristics to outperform the market over the next one to three months. The system emphasizes earnings estimate revisions and favors companies with improving earnings outlooks. Paysign, Inc. is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

Within the past quarter, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for PAYS' full-year earnings has moved 16% higher. This is a sign of improving analyst sentiment and a positive earnings outlook trend.

Based on the latest available data, PAYS has gained about 148.5% so far this year. Meanwhile, the Business Services sector has returned an average of -8.5% on a year-to-date basis. This means that Paysign, Inc. is outperforming the sector as a whole this year.

Sezzle Inc. (SEZL - Free Report) is another Business Services stock that has outperformed the sector so far this year. Since the beginning of the year, the stock has returned 97.6%.

For Sezzle Inc., the consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 3% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

Looking more specifically, Paysign, Inc. belongs to the Financial Transaction Services industry, a group that includes 37 individual stocks and currently sits at #105 in the Zacks Industry Rank. This group has lost an average of 7.5% so far this year, so PAYS is performing better in this area. Sezzle Inc. is also part of the same industry.

Investors interested in the Business Services sector may want to keep a close eye on Paysign, Inc. and Sezzle Inc. as they attempt to continue their solid performance.

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