Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for September 7th

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Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, September 7th:

The E.W. Scripps Company (SSP - Free Report) : This media enterprise has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 15.3% over the last 60 days.

E.W. Scripps Company (The) Price and Consensus

E.W. Scripps’ shares gained 2.1% over the last one month more than S&P 500’s gain of 0.7%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

E.W. Scripps Company (The) Price

Avid Technology, Inc. : This seller of integrated solutions has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising more than 100% over the last 60 days.

Avid Technology, Inc. Price and Consensus

Avid Technology’s shares gained 17.4% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

Avid Technology, Inc. Price

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND - Free Report) : This biopharmaceutical company has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 28.4% over the last 60 days.

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Price and Consensus

Ligand Pharmaceuticals’ shares gained 5.7% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Price

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