Back to top

Image: Bigstock

Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for June 18th

Read MoreHide Full Article

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, June 18th:

American Public Education, Inc. (APEI - Free Report) : This operator of full-service restaurant chains has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 5.2% over the last 60 days.

American Public Education's shares gained 9.9% over the last one month higher than the S&P 500’s increase of 2.5%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Denny's Corporation (DENN - Free Report) : This operator of full-service restaurant chains has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings surging 17.5% over the last 60 days.

Denny's shares gained 6.5% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW - Free Report) : This provider of weight management services has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 12% over the last 60 days.

Weight Watchers International's shares gained 22.1% 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.

Today's Stocks from Zacks' Hottest Strategies

It's hard to believe, even for us at Zacks. But while the market gained +21.9% in 2017, our top stock-picking screens have returned +115.0%, +109.3%, +104.9%, +98.6%, and +67.1%.

And this outperformance has not just been a recent phenomenon. Over the years it has been remarkably consistent. From 2000 - 2017, the composite yearly average gain for these strategies has beaten the market more than 19X over. Maybe even more remarkable is the fact that we're willing to share their latest stocks with you without cost or obligation.

See Them Free>>