Investors focused on the Finance space have likely heard of CURO Group Holdings , 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 Finance peers, we might be able to answer that question.

CURO Group Holdings is one of 851 individual stocks in the Finance sector. Collectively, these companies sit at #7 in the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank considers 16 different groups, measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the sector to gauge the strength of each group.

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. CURO is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).

Within the past quarter, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for CURO's full-year earnings has moved 5.36% higher. This is a sign of improving analyst sentiment and a positive earnings outlook trend.

According to our latest data, CURO has moved about 74.64% on a year-to-date basis. In comparison, Finance companies have returned an average of -4.66%. This shows that CURO Group Holdings is outperforming its peers so far this year.

Looking more specifically, CURO belongs to the Financial - Consumer Loans industry, a group that includes 21 individual stocks and currently sits at #154 in the Zacks Industry Rank. This group has lost an average of 4.69% so far this year, so CURO is performing better in this area.

CURO will likely be looking to continue its solid performance, so investors interested Finance stocks should continue to pay close attention to the company.