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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for August 1st

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, August 1st:

New York Times Company (NYT - Free Report) : This leading media company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 14.3% over the last 60 days.

New York Times' shares gained 7.3% over the last one month higher than S&P 500’s gains of 1.9%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Expedia, Inc. (EXPE - Free Report) : This online travel companyhas a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1% over the last 60 days.

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Expedia's shares gained 4.3% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Dana Incorporated (DAN - Free Report) : This manufacturer and seller of driveline and thermal-management productshas a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 18% over the last 60 days.

Dana's shares gained 6.2% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

PetMed Express, Inc. (PETS - Free Report) : This operator of pet pharmacyhas a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 15.5% over the last 60 days.

PetMed Express's shares gained 17.1% 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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