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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for October 16th

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, October 16th:

Aaron's, Inc. (AAN - Free Report) : This omnichannel provider of lease-purchase solutions has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.3% over the last 60 days.

Aaron's, Inc. Price and Consensus

Aaron's' shares gained 13.7% over the last one month compared to S&P 500’s fall of 0.1%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Aaron's, Inc. Price

AbbVie (ABBV - Free Report) : This biopharmaceutical company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.6% over the last 60 days.

AbbVie Inc. Price and Consensus

AbbVie's shares gained 5.6% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

AbbVie Inc. Price

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (ACGL - Free Report) : This real estate investment trust has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.4% over the last 60 days.

Arch Capital Group Ltd. Price and Consensus

Arch Capital’s shares gained 2.3.% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Arch Capital Group Ltd. Price

AECOM (ACM - Free Report) : This fully integrated global infrastructure firm has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.7% over the last 60 days.

AECOM Price and Consensus

AECOM’s shares gained 4.3% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

AECOM Price

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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