Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for October 1st

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Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, October 1st:

PetroChina Company Limited : This petroleum company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 1.6% over the last 60 days.

PetroChina Company Limited Price and Consensus

PetroChina’s shares gained 11.8% over the last one month more than S&P 500’s gain of 0.6%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

PetroChina Company Limited Price

CNOOC Limited (CEO - Free Report) : This investment holding company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 2.2% over the last 60 days.

CNOOC Limited Price and Consensus

CNOOC’s shares gained 12.5% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

CNOOC Limited Price

The Blackstone Group L.P. (BX - Free Report) : This publicly owned hedge fund sponsor has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 1% over the last 60 days.

The Blackstone Group L.P. Price and Consensus

Blackstone Group’s shares gained 3.2% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

The Blackstone Group L.P. Price

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