Are Industrial Products Stocks Lagging Lindsay (LNN) This Year?

Group 1 - Lindsay is one of 192 companies in the Industrial Products group, which is currently ranked 8 within the Zacks Sector Rank [2] - The Zacks Rank is a stock-picking model that emphasizes earnings estimates and revisions, with Lindsay holding a Zacks Rank of 2 (Buy) [3] - Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for Lindsay's full-year earnings has increased by 6.5%, indicating improved analyst sentiment [3] Group 2 - Year-to-date, Lindsay has returned 9.3%, outperforming the Industrial Products sector, which has returned an average of -10.9% [4] - Lindsay belongs to the Manufacturing - Farm Equipment industry, which includes 7 companies and is currently ranked 49 in the Zacks Industry Rank, with an average gain of 3.9% this year [5] - Another outperforming stock in the Industrial Products sector is UniFirst, which has increased by 0.6% year-to-date [4]