Best Momentum Stocks to Buy for January 12th

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

Exxon Mobil (XOM - Free Report) : This company that explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2% over the last 60 days.

Exxon Mobil’s shares gained 16.5% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s growth of 6.8%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Albemarle (ALB - Free Report) : This specialty chemicals company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.8% over the last 60 days.

Albemarle’s shares gained 10.7% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s growth of 6.8%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

STMicroelectronics (STM - Free Report) : This global independent semiconductor company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2% over the last 60 days.

STMicroelectronics’ shares gained 20.0% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s growth of 6.8%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

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