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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for May 9th

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

Columbia Sportswear Company (COLM - Free Report) : This apparel manufacturer has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 3.1% over the last 60 days.

Columbia Sportswear’s shares gained 5% over the last one month higher than the S&P 500’s increase of 2.2%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited (MLCO - Free Report) : This operator of resorts and casinos has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 16.7% over the last 60 days.

Melco Resorts & Entertainment’s shares gained 9.4% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Delta Apparel, Inc. (DLA - Free Report) : This apparel manufacturer has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 11.1% over the last 60 days.

Delta Apparel’s shares gained 9.4% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW - Free Report) : This weight management services provider has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 34.3% over the last 60 days.

Weight Watchers International’s shares gained 15.6% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

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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