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Are Finance Stocks Lagging Oscar Health (OSCR) This Year?

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Investors interested in Finance stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Has Oscar Health, Inc. (OSCR - 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 Finance peers, we might be able to answer that question.

Oscar Health, Inc. is a member of our Finance group, which includes 890 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. Oscar Health, Inc. is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for OSCR's full-year earnings has moved 192.6% higher within the past quarter. This is a sign of improving analyst sentiment and a positive earnings outlook trend.

According to our latest data, OSCR has moved about 111.3% on a year-to-date basis. Meanwhile, stocks in the Finance group have gained about 3.1% on average. This shows that Oscar Health, Inc. is outperforming its peers so far this year.

Another stock in the Finance sector, Alerus (ALRS - Free Report) , has outperformed the sector so far this year. The stock's year-to-date return is 47.3%.

For Alerus, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 1.3% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

Breaking things down more, Oscar Health, Inc. is a member of the Insurance - Multi line industry, which includes 49 individual companies and currently sits at #150 in the Zacks Industry Rank. This group has gained an average of 3.6% so far this year, so OSCR is performing better in this area.

On the other hand, Alerus belongs to the Financial - Miscellaneous Services industry. This 113-stock industry is currently ranked #163. The industry has moved -16% year to date.

Oscar Health, Inc. and Alerus could continue their solid performance, so investors interested in Finance stocks should continue to pay close attention to these stocks.

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