The Business Services group has plenty of great stocks, but investors should always be looking for companies that are outperforming their peers. Alithya Group (ALYAF) 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? By taking a look at the stock's year-to-date performance in comparison to its Business Services peers, we might be able to answer that question.

Alithya Group is a member of the Business Services sector. This group includes 259 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #3. The Zacks Sector Rank includes 16 different groups and is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors.

The Zacks Rank is a successful stock-picking model that emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions. The system highlights a number of different stocks that could be poised to outperform the broader market over the next one to three months. Alithya Group is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for ALYAF's full-year earnings has moved 8.7% higher within the past quarter. This signals that analyst sentiment is improving and the stock's earnings outlook is more positive.

According to our latest data, ALYAF has moved about 60.4% on a year-to-date basis. At the same time, Business Services stocks have gained an average of 0.8%. This means that Alithya Group is performing better than its sector in terms of year-to-date returns.

APi (APG) is another Business Services stock that has outperformed the sector so far this year. Since the beginning of the year, the stock has returned 43.5%.

The consensus estimate for APi's current year EPS has increased 3.4% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

To break things down more, Alithya Group belongs to the Technology Services industry, a group that includes 122 individual companies and currently sits at #50 in the Zacks Industry Rank. Stocks in this group have gained about 7% so far this year, so ALYAF is performing better this group in terms of year-to-date returns.

APi, however, belongs to the Business - Services industry. Currently, this 26-stock industry is ranked #46. The industry has moved +16.9% so far this year.

Alithya Group and APi could continue their solid performance, so investors interested in Business Services stocks should continue to pay close attention to these stocks.

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