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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for August 27th

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

Generac Holdings Inc. (GNRC - Free Report) : This designer, manufacturer, and seller of power generation equipment, energy storage systems, and other power products has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 33.7% over the last 60 days.

Generac’s shares gained 41.1% over the last one month compared with the S&P 500’s growth of 8.2%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Aspen Technology, Inc. (AZPN - Free Report) : This provider of asset optimization solutions has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 46.9% over the last 60 days.

Aspen Tech’s shares gained 32.9% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

BMC Stock Holdings, Inc. : This provider of various building products and services for homebuilder and professional contractor customers has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 61.9% over the last 60 days.

BMC Stock’s shares gained 25.3% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Target Corporation (TGT - Free Report) : This operator of general merchandise retailer has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 44.2% over the last 60 days.

Target’s shares gained 23.4% over the last one month. 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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