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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for June 21st

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, June 21st:

EVERTEC, Inc. (EVTC - Free Report) : This transaction processing company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 20.4% over the last 60 days.

EVERTEC's shares gained 3.7% over the last one month higher than the S&P 500’s increase of 1.3%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (ODFL - Free Report) : This less-than-truckload motor carrier has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.2% over the last 60 days.

Old Dominion Freight Line's shares gained 7.9% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Atlantica Yield plc (AY - Free Report) : This utility services provider has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 26.1% over the last 60 days.

Atlantica Yield's shares gained 2.8% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Saia, Inc. (SAIA - Free Report) : This transportation company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.6% over the last 60 days.

Saia, Inc. Price and Consensus

Saia, Inc. Price and Consensus

Saia, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Saia, Inc. Quote

Saia's shares gained 2.8% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

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Learn more about the Momentum score and how it is calculated here.

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