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Is Bloom Energy (BE) Outperforming Other Oils-Energy Stocks This Year?

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Investors interested in Oils-Energy stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Is Bloom Energy (BE - Free Report) one of those stocks right now? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out.

Bloom Energy is a member of the Oils-Energy sector. This group includes 252 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #11. 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. Bloom Energy is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).

Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for BE's full-year earnings has moved 43.4% higher. This is a sign of improving analyst sentiment and a positive earnings outlook trend.

Based on the latest available data, BE has gained about 164.6% so far this year. Meanwhile, stocks in the Oils-Energy group have gained about 30.4% on average. As we can see, Bloom Energy is performing better than its sector in the calendar year.

Another stock in the Oils-Energy sector, Alvopetro Energy Ltd. (ALVOF - Free Report) , has outperformed the sector so far this year. The stock's year-to-date return is 44.1%.

In Alvopetro Energy Ltd.'s case, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year increased 3.4% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

Looking more specifically, Bloom Energy belongs to the Alternative Energy - Other industry, a group that includes 56 individual stocks and currently sits at #163 in the Zacks Industry Rank. This group has gained an average of 8.7% so far this year, so BE is performing better in this area. Alvopetro Energy Ltd. is also part of the same industry.

Bloom Energy and Alvopetro Energy Ltd. could continue their solid performance, so investors interested in Oils-Energy stocks should continue to pay close attention to these stocks.

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