Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, April 30:

SkyWest, Inc. (SKYW Quick QuoteSKYW - Free Report) : This company that operates a regional airline has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 17% over the last 60 days.

SkyWest, Inc. Price and Consensus

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

SkyWest's shares gained 40.8% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s advance of 4.2%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

SkyWest, Inc. Price

SkyWest, Inc. price | SkyWest, Inc. Quote

Pilgrim'sPride Corporation (PPC Quick QuotePPC - Free Report) : This poultry and meat processing company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its next year earnings increasing 5.6% over the last 60 days.

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Price and Consensus

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation price-consensus-chart | Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Quote

Pilgrim's shares gained 33% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s advance of 4.2%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Price

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Nutanix, Inc. (NTNX Quick QuoteNTNX - Free Report) : This cloud platform provider has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 9.8% over the last 60 days.

Nutanix Price and Consensus

Nutanix price-consensus-chart | Nutanix Quote

Nutanix's shares gained 18.2% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s declined of 2.8%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

Nutanix Price

Nutanix price | Nutanix Quote

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