Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for January 12th

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, January 12th:

The Children's Place, Inc.( PLCE): This children's specialty apparel retailer has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.8% over the last 60 days.

Children's Place’s shares gained 14% over the last one month more than S&P 500’s gain of 4%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (AIT - Free Report) : This distributor of industrial products has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.2% over the last 60 days.

Applied Industrial Technologies’ shares gained 12.4% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Zumiez Inc. (ZUMZ - Free Report) : This specialty retailer of apparelhas a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 12.4% over the last 60 days.

Zumiez’s shares gained 6.9% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Lennar Corporation (LEN - Free Report) : This builder of quality new homes has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5% over the last 60 days.

Lennar’s shares gained 12.8% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

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