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Is Enersys (ENS) Outperforming Other Industrial Products Stocks This Year?

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For those looking to find strong Industrial Products stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Is EnerSys (ENS - 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.

EnerSys is a member of our Industrial Products group, which includes 186 different companies and currently sits at #5 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 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. EnerSys is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for ENS' full-year earnings has moved 10.8% higher within the past quarter. This is a sign of improving analyst sentiment and a positive earnings outlook trend.

Based on the most recent data, ENS has returned 19.7% so far this year. Meanwhile, the Industrial Products sector has returned an average of 12.7% on a year-to-date basis. As we can see, EnerSys is performing better than its sector in the calendar year.

Keyence Corporation (KYCCF - 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 36.7%.

For Keyence Corporation, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 18.6% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

Looking more specifically, EnerSys belongs to the Manufacturing - Electronics industry, a group that includes 14 individual stocks and currently sits at #64 in the Zacks Industry Rank. On average, this group has gained an average of 20.3% so far this year, meaning that ENS is slightly underperforming its industry in terms of year-to-date returns.

Keyence Corporation, however, belongs to the Manufacturing - General Industrial industry. Currently, this 41-stock industry is ranked #70. The industry has moved -0.5% so far this year.

Investors interested in the Industrial Products sector may want to keep a close eye on EnerSys and Keyence Corporation as they attempt to continue their solid performance.

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