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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for July 19th

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, July 19th:

Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP - Free Report) : This transcontinental freight railway operator has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 2.9% over the last 60 days.

Canadian Pacific Railway’s shares gained 5.4% over the last one month higher than S&P 500’s gains of 1.1%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Eaton Corporation plc (ETN - Free Report) : This power management company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.1% over the last 60 days.

Eaton’s shares gained 4.5% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Canadian National Railway Company (CNI - Free Report) : This rail transportation company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 2.1% over the last 60 days.

Canadian National Railway’s shares gained 2.4% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Progress Software Corporation (PRGS - Free Report) : This software solutions provider has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.1% over the last 60 days.

Progress Software’s shares gained 7.6% 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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