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

POSCO Holdings Inc. (PKX Quick QuotePKX - Free Report) : This iron and steel company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 12.8% over the last 60 days.

POSCO Price and Consensus

POSCO price-consensus-chart | POSCO Quote

POSCO’s shares gained 50.8% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s advance of 5.5%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

POSCO Price

POSCO price | POSCO Quote

AppLovin Corporation (APP Quick QuoteAPP - Free Report) : This company which provides software-based platform for mobile app developers has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 94.3% over the last 60 days.       

AppLovin Corporation Price and Consensus

AppLovin Corporation price-consensus-chart | AppLovin Corporation Quote

AppLovin’s shares gained 50.5% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s advance of 5.5%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

AppLovin Corporation Price

AppLovin Corporation price | AppLovin Corporation Quote

Corebridge Financial, Inc. (CRBG Quick QuoteCRBG - Free Report) : This company which provides retirement solutions and insurance products has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.6% over the last 60 days.

Corebridge Financial, Inc. Price and Consensus

Corebridge Financial, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Corebridge Financial, Inc. Quote

Corebridge’shares gained 9.3% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s advance of 5.5%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Corebridge Financial, Inc. Price

Corebridge Financial, Inc. price | Corebridge Financial, Inc. Quote

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