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Is Sandvik (SDVKY) Stock Outpacing Its Industrial Products Peers 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. Sandvik AB (SDVKY - Free Report) is a stock that can certainly grab the attention of many investors, but do its recent returns compare favorably to the sector as a whole? A quick glance at the company's year-to-date performance in comparison to the rest of the Industrial Products sector should help us answer this question.

Sandvik AB is one of 186 companies in the Industrial Products group. The Industrial Products group currently sits at #7 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. Sandvik AB is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for SDVKY's full-year earnings has moved 4.7% higher within the past quarter. This is a sign of improving analyst sentiment and a positive earnings outlook trend.

Our latest available data shows that SDVKY has returned about 21.8% since the start of the calendar year. Meanwhile, stocks in the Industrial Products group have gained about 15.3% on average. This means that Sandvik AB is performing better than its sector in terms of year-to-date returns.

Another Industrial Products stock, which has outperformed the sector so far this year, is VAT Group AG - Unsponsored ADR (VACNY - Free Report) . The stock has returned 66.5% year-to-date.

Over the past three months, VAT Group AG - Unsponsored ADR's consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 0.8%. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

To break things down more, Sandvik AB belongs to the Manufacturing - Tools & Related Products industry, a group that includes 8 individual companies and currently sits at #82 in the Zacks Industry Rank. This group has gained an average of 6% so far this year, so SDVKY is performing better in this area.

In contrast, VAT Group AG - Unsponsored ADR falls under the Manufacturing - General Industrial industry. Currently, this industry has 41 stocks and is ranked #88. Since the beginning of the year, the industry has moved +1.9%.

Investors with an interest in Industrial Products stocks should continue to track Sandvik AB and VAT Group AG - Unsponsored ADR. These stocks will be looking to continue their solid performance.

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