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Investors focused on the Consumer Staples space have likely heard of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), but is the stock performing well in comparison to the rest of its sector peers? By taking a look at the stock's year-to-date performance in comparison to its Consumer Staples peers, we might be able to answer that question.

Archer Daniels Midland is one of 176 companies in the Consumer Staples group. The Consumer Staples group currently sits at #16 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. ADM is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).

Within the past quarter, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for ADM's full-year earnings has moved 11.01% higher. This shows that analyst sentiment has improved and the company's earnings outlook is stronger.

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According to our latest data, ADM has moved about 24.48% on a year-to-date basis. At the same time, Consumer Staples stocks have lost an average of 7.39%. This means that Archer Daniels Midland is outperforming the sector as a whole this year.

Breaking things down more, ADM is a member of the Agriculture - Operations industry, which includes 9 individual companies and currently sits at #25 in the Zacks Industry Rank. On average, stocks in this group have gained 13.92% this year, meaning that ADM is performing better in terms of year-to-date returns.

Going forward, investors interested in Consumer Staples stocks should continue to pay close attention to ADM as it looks to continue its solid performance.


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