New Oriental Education Outperforms Consumer Discretionary Stocks This Year

New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU) has outperformed other Consumer Discretionary stocks this year, with a 15.4% return compared to the sector's -5.2% average. The stock has a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy) and a 5.6% increase in full-year earnings estimates. EDU belongs to the Schools industry, which has gained 5.9% this year, and is outperforming the Furniture industry, which has gained 11.8%.