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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for August 28th

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Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, August 28th:

The Joint Corp. (JYNT - Free Report) : This owner and operator of chiropractic clinics in the United States has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing more than 100% over the last 60 days.

The Joint Corp. Price and Consensus

Joint's shares gained 34.4% over the last one month compared to S&P 500’s rise of 5%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

The Joint Corp. Price

Novanta Inc. (NOVT - Free Report) : This manufacturer and seller of photonics, vision, and precision motion components and sub-systems has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 29.9% over the last 60 days.

Novanta Inc. Price and Consensus

Novanta's shares gained 8.6% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Novanta Inc. Price

Medpace Holdings, Inc. (MEDP - Free Report) : This provider of scientifically-driven outsourced clinical development service has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 67.2% over the last 60 days.

Medpace Holdings, Inc. Price and Consensus

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

Medpace Holdings, Inc. Price

La-Z-Boy Incorporated (LZB - Free Report) : This manufacturer and distributor of upholstery furniture products, accessories, and casegoods furniture products has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 64.3% over the last 60 days.

LaZBoy Incorporated Price and Consensus

La-Z-Boy's shares gained 19.1% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

LaZBoy Incorporated Price

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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