Is Coca-Cola HBC (CCHGY) Stock Outpacing Its Consumer Staples Peers This Year?

For those looking to find strong Consumer Staples stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Coca-Cola HBC (CCHGY) 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? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out.Coca-Cola HBC is one of 184 individual stocks in the Consumer Staples sector. Collectively, these companies sit at #16 in the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank considers 16 different groups, measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the sector to gauge the strength of each group.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. Coca-Cola HBC is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).The Zacks Consensus Estimate for CCHGY's full-year earnings has moved 3% higher within the past quarter. This is a sign of improving analyst sentiment and a positive earnings outlook trend.Based on the latest available data, CCHGY has gained about 37.6% so far this year. Meanwhile, stocks in the Consumer Staples group have gained about 0.5% on average. This means that Coca-Cola HBC is outperforming the sector as a whole this year.Danone (DANOY) is another Consumer Staples stock that has outperformed the sector so far this year. Since the beginning of the year, the stock has returned 33.6%.In Danone's case, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year increased 1.5% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).To break things down more, Coca-Cola HBC belongs to the Beverages - Soft drinks industry, a group that includes 18 individual companies and currently sits at #205 in the Zacks Industry Rank. On average, this group has gained an average of 5.2% so far this year, meaning that CCHGY is performing better in terms of year-to-date returns. On the other hand, Danone belongs to the Food - Miscellaneous industry. This 42-stock industry is currently ranked #193. The industry has moved -8.9% year to date.Investors with an interest in Consumer Staples stocks should continue to track Coca-Cola HBC and Danone. These stocks will be looking to continue their solid performance.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 Coca-Cola HBC (CCHGY): Free Stock Analysis Report Danone (DANOY): 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