Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, December 17th:

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (BJ Quick QuoteBJ - Free Report) : This warehouse club and seller of general merchandise, electronics, computers etc has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.5% over the last 60 days.

BJ's Wholesale Club’s shares gained 12.6% over the last one month in contrast with the S&P 500’s decrease of 3.4%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

Alteryx, Inc.: This data analytics services provider has a Zacks Rank #1(Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 88% over the last 60 days.

Alteryx’s shares gained 22.9% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

salesforce.com, inc. (CRM Quick QuoteCRM - Free Report) : This enterprise cloud computing solutions developer has a Zacks Rank #2 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4% over the last 60 days.

salesforce.com’s shares gained 13.3% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

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