Are Basic Materials Stocks Lagging Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. (TFPM) This Year?

Investors interested in Basic Materials stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Has Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) been one of those stocks this year? A quick glance at the company's year-to-date performance in comparison to the rest of the Basic Materials sector should help us answer this question.Triple Flag Precious Metals is one of 239 companies in the Basic Materials group. The Basic Materials group currently sits at #8 within 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 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. Triple Flag Precious Metals is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).Within the past quarter, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for TFPM's full-year earnings has moved 10.6% higher. This signals that analyst sentiment is improving and the stock's earnings outlook is more positive.Based on the latest available data, TFPM has gained about 97.5% so far this year. Meanwhile, stocks in the Basic Materials group have gained about 19.4% on average. As we can see, Triple Flag Precious Metals is performing better than its sector in the calendar year.Another Basic Materials stock, which has outperformed the sector so far this year, is US Gold Corp (USAU). The stock has returned 137.4% year-to-date.For US Gold Corp, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year has increased 17.8% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).Looking more specifically, Triple Flag Precious Metals belongs to the Mining - Gold industry, a group that includes 41 individual stocks and currently sits at #46 in the Zacks Industry Rank. US Gold Corp is also part of the same industry.Triple Flag Precious Metals and US Gold Corp could continue their solid performance, so investors interested in Basic Materials stocks should continue to pay close attention to these stocks.5 Stocks Set to DoubleEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in the coming year. While not all picks can be winners, previous recommendations have soared +112%, +171%, +209% and +232%.Most of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.Today, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. (TFPM): Free Stock Analysis Report US Gold Corp (USAU): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks