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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for February 9th

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, February 9th:

J&J Snack Foods Corp. (JJSF - Free Report) : This nutritional snack foods manufacturer has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessedthe Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 3.5% over the last 60 days.

J&J Snack Foods’ shares gained 9.8% over the last three months higher than S&P 500’s gains of 7.3%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

SkyWest, Inc. (SKYW - Free Report) : This airline company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.7% over the last 60 days.

SkyWest, Inc. Price and Consensus

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SkyWest’s shares gained 10.3% over the last three months higher than S&P 500’s gains of 7.3%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Investment Technology Group, Inc. : This leading provider of technology-based equity trading services has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings jumping 64.6% over the last 60 days.

Investment Technology Group’s shares gained 22.8% over the last three months higher than S&P 500’s gains of 7.3%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Fulton Financial Corporation (FULT - Free Report) : This bank holding company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 5.3% over the last 60 days.

Fulton Financial’s shares gained 19.9% over the last three months higher than S&P 500’s gains of 7.3%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

Learn more about the Momentum score and how it is calculated here

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