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Are Conglomerates Stocks Lagging Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. (GMBXF) This Year?

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The Conglomerates group has plenty of great stocks, but investors should always be looking for companies that are outperforming their peers. Is Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. (GMBXF - Free Report) one of those stocks right now? A quick glance at the company's year-to-date performance in comparison to the rest of the Conglomerates sector should help us answer this question.

Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. is one of 28 individual stocks in the Conglomerates sector. Collectively, these companies sit at #2 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 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. Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for GMBXF's full-year earnings has moved 12.3% higher. This means that analyst sentiment is stronger and the stock's earnings outlook is improving.

Based on the latest available data, GMBXF has gained about 27.1% so far this year. In comparison, Conglomerates companies have returned an average of -16.2%. This means that Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. is outperforming the sector as a whole this year.

Another stock in the Conglomerates sector, Hitachi Ltd. (HTHIY - Free Report) , has outperformed the sector so far this year. The stock's year-to-date return is 3.1%.

Over the past three months, Hitachi Ltd.'s consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 6.5%. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

To break things down more, Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. belongs to the Diversified Operations industry, a group that includes 28 individual companies and currently sits at #51 in the Zacks Industry Rank. Stocks in this group have lost about 16.2% so far this year, so GMBXF is performing better this group in terms of year-to-date returns. Hitachi Ltd. is also part of the same industry.

Investors with an interest in Conglomerates stocks should continue to track Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. and Hitachi Ltd.. These stocks will be looking to continue their solid performance.

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