Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for February 12th

RCL BPOP HCC TAL

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

Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (HCC - Free Report) : This metallurgical coal producer has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.1% over the last 60 days.

Warrior Met Coal’s shares gained 13.2% over the last one month against the S&P 500’s rise of 3.8%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

TAL Education Group (TAL - Free Report) : This tutoring services provider has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.3% over the last 60 days.

TAL Education’s shares gained 8.8% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL - Free Report) : This cruise company has a Zacks Rank #2 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1% over the last 60 days.

Royal Caribbean Cruises’s shares gained 9.9% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

Popular, Inc. (BPOP - Free Report) : This commercial banking, retail and mortgage products and services provider has a Zacks Rank #2 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.4% over the last 60 days.

Popular’s shares gained 10.4% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

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