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nvestors seeking top-performing Finance stocks should consider Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI). To gauge its performance, let's compare ARI to the rest of the Finance sector. The Finance group consists of 869 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #2. Within this group, ARI has a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy), indicating strong earnings estimates and revisions. Analysts have increased their full-year earnings estimate for ARI by 2.1% in the past quarter, suggesting improving sentiment and a positive outlook.

    ARI's year-to-date return of 14.9% outpaces the Finance sector average of 8.5%. Another stock that has outperformed its sector is American Healthcare REIT (AHR), with a 40.3% year-to-date gain. AHR's consensus EPS estimate for the current year increased by 1.2% over the past three months, and it currently holds a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

    Breaking down further, ARI belongs to the REIT and Equity Trust industry, which includes 33 companies and ranks #181 in the Zacks Industry Rank. This group has gained an average of 0.6% year-to-date, with ARI outperforming its peers. American Healthcare REIT, on the other hand, is part of the REIT and Equity Trust - Other industry, ranked #96, which has moved +2.8% year to date.

    Investors should continue to monitor Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance and American Healthcare REIT as they could maintain their strong performance in the Finance sector.