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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for August 29th

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, August 29th:

CVS Health Corporation (CVS - Free Report) : This healthcare company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.9% over the last 60 days.

CVS Health’s shares gained 6.7% over the last one month more than S&P 500’s decline of 3.2%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ACAD - Free Report) : This biopharmaceutical company has a Zacks Rank #2 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.3% over the last 60 days.

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals’ shares gained 14.7% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

GMS Inc. (GMS - Free Report) : This distributor of construction products has a Zacks Rank #2 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.7% over the last 60 days.

GMS Inc. Price and Consensus

GMS Inc. Price and Consensus

GMS Inc. price-consensus-chart | GMS Inc. Quote

GMS’ shares gained 17.1% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

The Procter & Gamble Company (PG - Free Report) : This consumer goods company has a Zacks Rank #2 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.7% over the last 60 days.

Procter & Gamble’s shares gained 4.5% 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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