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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for January 27th

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, January 27th:

Alcoa Corporation (AA - Free Report) : This global industry leader in bauxite, alumina and aluminum productshas a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessedthe Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings jumping 53.8% over the last 60 days.

Alcoa Corp. Price and Consensus

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Alcoa’s shares gained 72.9% over the last three months higher than S&P 500’s gains of 7.4%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

J&J Snack Foods Corp. (JJSF - Free Report) : This snack manufacturing company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.9% over the last 60 days.

J&J Snack Foods’ shares gained 9.1% over the last three months. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL - Free Report) : This airline company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 4.4% over the last 60 days.

American Airlines Group’s shares gained 26.1% over the last three months. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Sanchez Energy Corporation (SN - Free Report) : This energy company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings climbing 15% over the last 60 days.

Sanchez Energy’s shares gained 98.1% over the last three months. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

See the full list of top ranked stocks here

Learn more about the Momentum score and how it is calculated here

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