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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for October 4th

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, October 4th:

GoPro, Inc. (GPRO - Free Report) : This camera company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 16.7% over the last 60 days.

GoPro, Inc. Price and Consensus

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GoPro's shares gained 23.2% over the last one month more than S&P 500’s gain of 2.3%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Raymond James Financial, Inc. (RJF - Free Report) : This financial holding company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.2% over the last 60 days.

Raymond James Financial's shares gained 8.7% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

AGCO Corporation (AGCO - Free Report) : This manufacturer of agricultural equipment has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 0.7% over the last 60 days.

AGCO's shares gained 10.1% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

The First of Long Island Corporation (FLIC - Free Report) : This bank holding company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.7% over the last 60 days.

First of Long Island's shares gained 14.4% 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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