Has CME Group (CME) Outpaced Other Finance Stocks This Year?

Group 1 - CME Group is one of 870 individual stocks in the Finance sector and is currently ranked 1 in the Zacks Sector Rank [2] - CME Group has a Zacks Rank of 2 (Buy), indicating a positive earnings outlook with a 1.7% increase in the consensus estimate for full-year earnings over the past quarter [3] - CME has gained about 8% year-to-date, outperforming the Finance sector's average return of 6.4% [4] Group 2 - CME Group belongs to the Securities and Exchanges industry, which includes 7 companies and is currently ranked 144 in the Zacks Industry Rank, with an average gain of 8.4% this year [5] - Main Street Capital, another Finance stock, has also outperformed the sector with a year-to-date return of 7.7% and has a Zacks Rank of 2 (Buy) [4][6] - The Financial - SBIC & Commercial Industry, which includes Main Street Capital, is ranked 44 and has returned 7.4% so far this year [6]