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Best Momentum Stocks to Buy for February 2nd

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Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, February 2nd:

PetroChina : This largest integrated oil company in China has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.3% over the last 60 days.

PetroChina’s shares gained 9.1% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s decline of 3.6%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Chevron (CVX - Free Report) : This one of the largest publicly traded oil and gas companies in the world has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 8.5% over the last 60 days.

Chevron’s shares gained 19.3% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s decline of 3.6%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

UMB Financial (UMBF - Free Report) : This company that provides banking services and asset servicing in the United States has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7% over the last 60 days.

UMB Financials’ shares gained 9.5% over the last six month compared with the S&P 500’s growth of 1.8%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

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