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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for December 15th

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, December 15th:

Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. (SHG - Free Report) : This provider of financial products and services has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 35.9% over the last 60 days.

Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd Price and Consensus

Shinhan Financial's shares gained 3.9% over the last one month compared to S&P 500’s rise of +2.4%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd Price

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX - Free Report) : This manufacturer of building products has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 16.8% over the last 60 days.

LouisianaPacific Corporation Price and Consensus

Louisiana-Pacific's shares gained 23% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

LouisianaPacific Corporation Price

Moelis & Company (MC - Free Report) : This provider of strategic and financial advisory services has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing more than 100% over the last 60 days.

Moelis & Company Price and Consensus

Moelis & Company's shares gained 20.3% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Moelis & Company Price

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NOG - Free Report) : This independent energy company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 16.3% over the last 60 days.

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. Price and Consensus

Northern Oil and Gas' shares gained 75.2% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. 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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