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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for December 14th

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, December 14th:

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX - Free Report) : This building products manufacturer has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 16.8% over the last 60 days.

 

Louisiana-Pacific’s shares gained 24.9% over the last one month in contrast the S&P 500’s growth of 2.2%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

 

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM - Free Report) : This omni-channel specialty retailer has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing nearly 29% over the last 60 days.

 

Williams-Sonoma’s shares gained 12.1% over the last one month in contrast the S&P 500 declined 2%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

 

Construction Partners, Inc. (ROAD - Free Report) : This civil infrastructure company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.9% over the last 60 days.

 

Construction Partners’ shares gained 29% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

 

Synovus Financial Corp. (SNV - Free Report) : This bank holding company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 17.1% over the last 60 days.

 

Synovus Financial’s shares gained 9.9% over the last one month. 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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