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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for February 8th

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, February 8th:

Visa Inc. (V - Free Report) : This payments technology company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 7.4% over the last 60 days.

Visa Inc. Price and Consensus

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Visa’s shares gained 0.7% over the last one month in contrast to S&P 500’s decline of -2.2%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

The Travelers Companies, Inc. (TRV - Free Report) : This personal property and casualty insurance provider has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 12% over the last 60 days.

Travelers’ shares gained 7.6% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. : This provider of commercial payment and data solutions has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 0.1% over the last 60 days.

FleetCor Technologies’ shares gained 3.2% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. : This truckload transportation services provider has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 17% over the last 60 days.

Covenant Transportation Group’s shares gained 2.3% 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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