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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for February 12th

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, February 12th:

Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (HCC - Free Report) : This metallurgical coal producer has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.1% over the last 60 days.

Warrior Met Coal’s shares gained 13.2% over the last one month against the S&P 500’s rise of 3.8%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

TAL Education Group (TAL - Free Report) : This tutoring services provider has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.3% over the last 60 days.

TAL Education’s shares gained 8.8% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL - Free Report) : This cruise company has a Zacks Rank #2 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1% over the last 60 days.

Royal Caribbean Cruises’s shares gained 9.9% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

Popular, Inc. (BPOP - Free Report) : This commercial banking, retail and mortgage products and services provider has a Zacks Rank #2 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.4% over the last 60 days.

Popular’s shares gained 10.4% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

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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