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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for October 20th

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, October 20th:

Central Valley Community Bancorp (CVCY - Free Report) : This bank holding company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.3% over the last 60 days.

Central Valley Community’s shares gained 5.4% over the last one month more than S&P 500’s gain of 2.2%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Brown & Brown, Inc. (BRO - Free Report) : This insurance company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 1.1% over the last 60 days.

Brown & Brown’s shares gained 4.3% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

First Defiance Financial Corp. : This unitary thrift holding company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.9% over the last 60 days.

First Defiance Financial’s shares gained 12.9% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Primerica, Inc. (PRI - Free Report) : This insurance company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 0.2% over the last 60 days.

Primerica’s shares gained 12.4% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

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

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