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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for December 1st

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, December 1st:

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (LW - Free Report) : This producer of frozen potato products has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.1% over the last 60 days.

Lamb Weston Holdings’ shares gained 6.6% over the last one month more than S&P 500’s gain of 2.8%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (BECN - Free Report) : This distributor of residential roofing materials has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 16.7% over the last 60 days.

Beacon Roofing Supply’s shares gained 15.7% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Medifast, Inc. (MED - Free Report) : This producer of healthy living products has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.4% over the last 60 days.

Medifast’s shares gained 9.8% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

The Buckle, Inc. (BKE - Free Report) : This retailer of casual apparel has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 6.3% over the last 60 days.

Buckle’s shares gained 35.3% 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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