Are Consumer Staples Stocks Lagging Ahold (ADRNY) This Year?

Investors interested in Consumer Staples stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Is Ahold NV (ADRNY) one of those stocks right now? A quick glance at the company's year-to-date performance in comparison to the rest of the Consumer Staples sector should help us answer this question.

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Ahold NV is a member of the Consumer Staples sector. This group includes 178 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #14. 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 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. Ahold NV is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).

Over the past 90 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for ADRNY's full-year earnings has moved 7.5% higher. This shows that analyst sentiment has improved and the company's earnings outlook is stronger.

According to our latest data, ADRNY has moved about 28.5% on a year-to-date basis. Meanwhile, stocks in the Consumer Staples group have gained about 7% on average. As we can see, Ahold NV is performing better than its sector in the calendar year.

One other Consumer Staples stock that has outperformed the sector so far this year is Cervecerias Unidas (CCU). The stock is up 19% year-to-date.

For Cervecerias Unidas, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 12.9% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

To break things down more, Ahold NV belongs to the Consumer Products - Staples industry, a group that includes 35 individual companies and currently sits at #172 in the Zacks Industry Rank. This group has lost an average of 1.5% so far this year, so ADRNY is performing better in this area.

On the other hand, Cervecerias Unidas belongs to the Beverages - Alcohol industry. This 15-stock industry is currently ranked #73. The industry has moved +3.7% year to date.

Going forward, investors interested in Consumer Staples stocks should continue to pay close attention to Ahold NV and Cervecerias Unidas as they could maintain their solid performance.

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