Performance of XLC Communication Services.. | 38.4% in 12m

Compare XLC with Indices, Sectors and Commodities ✔ like Oil, Gas, Gold, Yields and Bonds. Who outperforms?

Compare Communication Services.. with its related Sector/Index SPY

Compare Communication Services.. with its related Sector/Index SPY

Performance Duell XLC vs SPY

TimeFrame XLC SPY
1 Day 0.49% -0.21%
1 Week -2.83% -3.57%
1 Month -0.43% -2.60%
3 Months 9.13% 5.16%
6 Months 20.2% 16.94%
12 Months 38.4% 22.34%
YTD 11.5% 6.01%
Rel. Perf. 1m 0.24
Rel. Perf. 3m 0.48
Rel. Perf. 6m 0.21
Rel. Perf. 12m 1.19

Is Communication Services.. a good stock to buy?

Partly, yes. Based on ValueRay Analyses, Communication Services.. (NYSE ARCA:XLC) is currently (April 2024) ok to buy, but has to be watched. It has a Growth Technical Rating of 4.93 and therefor an somewhat positive rating according to historical growth.
Based on ValueRays Technical Analyses, Dividends and Discounted-Cash-Flow, the Fair Value of XLC as of April 2024 is 79.09. This means that XLC is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -1.57%.

Is XLC a buy, sell or hold?

Communication Services.. has no consensus analysts rating. ValueRay therefore judges the recommendation based on the last 12 Month Returns of 38.42%.

In compare to SPDR S&P 500 Trust, XLC made 16.08% more over the last 12 months. Due to the outperformance, it is recommend to buy XLC.
Values above 0%: XLC is performing better - Values below 0%: XLC is underperforming

Compare XLC with Broad Market Indices

Symbol 1w 1m 6m 12m
US S&P 500 SPY 0.74% 2.17% 3.23% 16.08%
US NASDAQ 100 QQQ 2.10% 2.79% 3.20% 4.74%
US Dow Jones Industrial 30 DIA -1.09% 2.12% 6.87% 25.07%
German DAX 40 DBXD -2.09% 0.15% 2.14% 26.70%
UK FTSE 100 ISFU -2.05% -0.73% 11.80% 34.54%
Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 CSI 300 -4.67% 1.22% 20.03% 55.82%
Hongkong Hang Seng HSI 3.16% 8.30% 31.73% 65.33%
Japan Nikkei 225 EXX7 0.73% 4.67% 5.40% 20.02%
India NIFTY 50 INDA -0.38% -1.16% 4.68% 10.31%
Brasil Bovespa EWZ 2.54% 5.45% 16.62% 28.29%

XLC Communication Services.. vs. Sectors

Symbol 1w 1m 6m 12m
Communication Services XLC - - - -
Consumer Discretionary XLY 2.04% 3.90% 11.43% 21.95%
Consumer Staples XLP -2.28% 1.88% 10.18% 38.44%
Energy XLE 1.14% -3.39% 16.31% 26.23%
Financial XLF -0.93% 2.11% -1.06% 16.90%
Health Care XLV -1.00% 3.98% 12.70% 33.06%
Industrial XLI 0.02% 0.55% -0.76% 17.04%
Materials XLB -0.09% 1.35% 3.50% 27.26%
Real Estate XLRE 2.19% 7.39% 12.42% 39.37%
Technology XLK 3.02% 4.28% 2.51% 5.99%
Utilities XLU -2.44% -2.34% 9.44% 41.69%
Aerospace & Defense XAR -0.21% 2.67% 7.02% 25.25%
Biotech XBI 5.72% 9.76% -1.74% 35.76%
Homebuilder XHB 1.08% 3.36% -18.40% -8.83%
Retail XRT 1.08% 5.84% 2.63% 23.72%

XLC Communication Services.. vs. Commodities

Symbol 1w 1m 6m 12m
Oil USO 0.57% -1.46% 21.50% 27.04%
Natural Gas UNG 0.07% 5.57% 69.96% 89.37%
Gold GLD -3.08% -10.58% -1.65% 20.12%
Silver SLV -2.25% -13.31% -3.27% 26.71%
Copper CPER -6.99% -8.27% -4.85% 27.52%

Returns of XLC vs. Yields & Bonds

Symbol 1w 1m 6m 12m
iShares 20+ Years Bond TLT -1.74% 3.38% 12.97% 50.02%
iShares High Yield Corp. Bond HYG -2.08% 0.89% 11.62% 31.26%
Does Communication Services.. outperform its market, is XLC a Sector Leader?
Yes, over the last 12 months Communication Services.. (XLC) made 38.42%, while its related Sector, the SPDR S&P 500 Trust (SPY) made 22.34%.
Over the last 3 months XLC made 9.13%, while SPY made 5.16%.
Period XLC SPY S&P 500
1 Month -0.43% -2.60% -2.60%
3 Months 9.13% 5.16% 5.16%
12 Months 38.42% 22.34% 22.34%