Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for June 2nd

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

Atlantic Power Corporation : This owner and operator of a fleet of power generation assets has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 87.5% over the last 60 days.

Atlantic Power Corporation Price and Consensus

Atlantic Power's shares gained 12.4% over the last one month compared to S&P 500’s rise of 7.9%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Atlantic Power Corporation Price

Gold Standard Ventures Corp : This gold-bearing mineral resource exploration stage company, has a Zacks Rank #2 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 50% over the last 60 days.

Gold Standard Ventures Corporation Price and Consensus

Gold Standard’s shares gained 15.9% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Gold Standard Ventures Corporation Price

Geron Corporation (GERN - Free Report) : This late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 8.3% over the last 60 days.

Geron Corporation Price and Consensus

Geron's shares gained 37.3% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Geron Corporation Price

Alexco Resource Corp. : This company that is engaged in mineral exploration, and mine development and operational activities has a Zacks Rank #2 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing more than 100% over the last 60 days.

Alexco Resource Corp Price and Consensus

Alexco's shares gained 51.2% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

Alexco Resource Corp Price

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