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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for March 4th

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, March 4th:

America's Car-Mart, Inc. (CRMT - Free Report) : This automotive retailer has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.1% over the last 60 days.

America's Car-Mart’s shares gained 18.8% over the last one month against the S&P 500’s rise of 2.9%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (TARO - Free Report) : This pharmaceutical company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.7% over the last 60 days.

Taro Pharmaceutical’s shares gained 10.1% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

DLH Holdings Corp. (DLHC - Free Report) : This healthcare and social services provider has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 14.3% over the last 60 days.

DLH’S shares gained 17.7% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (HALO - Free Report) : This biotechnology 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.

Halozyme Therapeutics’ shares gained 5.8% 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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