Is AAR (AIR) Stock Outpacing Its Aerospace Peers This Year?

The Aerospace group has plenty of great stocks, but investors should always be looking for companies that are outperforming their peers. AAR (AIR) is a stock that can certainly grab the attention of many investors, but do its recent returns compare favorably to the sector as a whole? By taking a look at the stock's year-to-date performance in comparison to its Aerospace peers, we might be able to answer that question.AAR is a member of our Aerospace group, which includes 67 different companies and currently sits 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 successful stock-picking model that emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions. The system highlights a number of different stocks that could be poised to outperform the broader market over the next one to three months. AAR is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for AIR's full-year earnings has moved 0.3% higher. This is a sign of improving analyst sentiment and a positive earnings outlook trend.Based on the latest available data, AIR has gained about 41.8% so far this year. At the same time, Aerospace stocks have lost an average of 1%. This means that AAR is outperforming the sector as a whole this year.Another stock in the Aerospace sector, ATI (ATI), has outperformed the sector so far this year. The stock's year-to-date return is 59.8%.The consensus estimate for ATI's current year EPS has increased 6% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).Breaking things down more, AAR is a member of the Aerospace - Defense Equipment industry, which includes 37 individual companies and currently sits at #51 in the Zacks Industry Rank. On average, stocks in this group have gained 8.8% this year, meaning that AIR is performing better in terms of year-to-date returns. ATI is also part of the same industry.Investors interested in the Aerospace sector may want to keep a close eye on AAR and ATI as they attempt to continue their solid performance.7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 DaysJust released: Experts distill 7 elite stocks from the current list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. They deem these tickers "Most Likely for Early Price Pops."Since 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +23.7% per year. So be sure to give these hand picked 7 your immediate attention. See them now >>This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks