Are Business Services Stocks Lagging COHERENT CORP (COHR) This Year?

For those looking to find strong Business Services stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Has Coherent (COHR) been one of those stocks this year? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out.

Coherent is one of 238 individual stocks in the Business Services sector. Collectively, these companies sit at #13 in the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank considers 16 different sector groups. The average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups is measured, and the sectors are listed from best to worst.

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. Coherent is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for COHR's full-year earnings has moved 7.7% higher within the past quarter. This shows that analyst sentiment has improved and the company's earnings outlook is stronger.

According to our latest data, COHR has moved about 47.6% on a year-to-date basis. Meanwhile, stocks in the Business Services group have lost about 11.7% on average. This means that Coherent is outperforming the sector as a whole this year.

Another stock in the Business Services sector, PagSeguro Digital Ltd. (PAGS), has outperformed the sector so far this year. The stock's year-to-date return is 3.3%.

In PagSeguro Digital Ltd.'s case, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year increased 2.9% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

Looking more specifically, Coherent belongs to the Technology Services industry, a group that includes 109 individual stocks and currently sits at #187 in the Zacks Industry Rank. This group has lost an average of 10.3% so far this year, so COHR is performing better in this area.

On the other hand, PagSeguro Digital Ltd. belongs to the Financial Transaction Services industry. This 37-stock industry is currently ranked #182. The industry has moved -13.4% year to date.

Investors interested in the Business Services sector may want to keep a close eye on Coherent and PagSeguro Digital Ltd. as they attempt to continue their solid performance.

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