Are Aerospace Stocks Lagging AAR (AIR) This Year?

Group 1 - AAR (AIR) is currently ranked 9 in the Zacks Sector Rank among 51 companies in the Aerospace group [2] - AAR has a Zacks Rank of 1 (Strong Buy), indicating a positive earnings outlook with a 4% increase in the consensus estimate for full-year earnings over the past 90 days [3] - Year-to-date, AAR has returned 12.7%, outperforming the average Aerospace sector gain of 3.5% [4] Group 2 - AAR is part of the Aerospace - Defense Equipment industry, which includes 26 companies and is currently ranked 138 in the Zacks Industry Rank, with an average gain of 5.4% year-to-date [5] - Redwire Corporation (RDW), another outperforming stock in the Aerospace sector, has returned 33.2% year-to-date and has a Zacks Rank of 2 (Buy) [4][5] - The Aerospace - Defense industry, which includes Redwire Corporation, is ranked 147 and has gained 2.6% year-to-date [6]