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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for April 20th

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, April 20th:

Pampa Energía S.A. (PAM - Free Report) : This electricity company has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings jumping more than 100% over the last 60 days.

Pampa Energía’s shares gained 34.2% over the last three months higher than S&P 500’s gains of 3.3%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH - Free Report) : This healthcare company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.1% over the last 60 days.

UnitedHealth Group’s shares gained 6.7% over the last three months. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

United Rentals, Inc. (URI - Free Report) : This equipment rental company has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 3.3% over the last 60 days.

United Rentals’ shares gained 8.2% over the last three months. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (BIP - Free Report) : This utility company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.8% over the last 60 days.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners’ shares gained 8.6% over the last three months. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

See the full list of top ranked stocks here

Learn more about the Momentum score and how it is calculated here

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