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Has Marcus (MCS) Outpaced Other Consumer Discretionary Stocks This Year?

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Investors focused on the Consumer Discretionary space have likely heard of Marcus (MCS - Free Report) , but is the stock performing well in comparison to the rest of its sector peers? By taking a look at the stock's year-to-date performance in comparison to its Consumer Discretionary peers, we might be able to answer that question.

Marcus is one of 258 individual stocks in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Collectively, these companies sit at #10 in the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank includes 16 different groups and is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors.

The Zacks Rank emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find stocks with improving earnings outlooks. This system has a long record of success, and these stocks tend to be on track to beat the market over the next one to three months. MCS is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).

Within the past quarter, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for MCS's full-year earnings has moved 6.53% higher. This means that analyst sentiment is stronger and the stock's earnings outlook is improving.

Based on the latest available data, MCS has gained about 56.82% so far this year. At the same time, Consumer Discretionary stocks have lost an average of 1.16%. As we can see, Marcus is performing better than its sector in the calendar year.

Breaking things down more, MCS is a member of the Leisure and Recreation Services industry, which includes 30 individual companies and currently sits at #176 in the Zacks Industry Rank. Stocks in this group have lost about 3.05% so far this year, so MCS is performing better this group in terms of year-to-date returns.

Investors in the Consumer Discretionary sector will want to keep a close eye on MCS as it attempts to continue its solid performance.


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