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Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, May 4th:
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation : This operator of theme and water parks has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.8% over the last 60 days.
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation New Price and Consensus
Nanometrics Incorporated : This provider of process control metrology and inspection systemshas a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 23.5% over the last 60 days.
MSA Safety Incorporated (MSA - Free Report) : This manufacturer of safety products has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 6.9% over the last 60 days.
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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for May 4th
Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, May 4th:
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation : This operator of theme and water parks has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.8% over the last 60 days.
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation New Price and Consensus
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation New price-consensus-chart | Six Flags Entertainment Corporation New Quote
Six Flags’ shares gained 1.3% over the last one month more than S&P 500’s gain of 0.2%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation New Price
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation New price | Six Flags Entertainment Corporation New Quote
Nanometrics Incorporated : This provider of process control metrology and inspection systemshas a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 23.5% over the last 60 days.
Nanometrics Incorporated Price and Consensus
Nanometrics Incorporated price-consensus-chart | Nanometrics Incorporated Quote
Nanometrics’ shares gained 30% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.
Nanometrics Incorporated Price
Nanometrics Incorporated price | Nanometrics Incorporated Quote
MSA Safety Incorporated (MSA - Free Report) : This manufacturer of safety products has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 6.9% over the last 60 days.
MSA Safety Incorporporated Price and Consensus
MSA Safety Incorporporated price-consensus-chart | MSA Safety Incorporporated Quote
MSA’s shares gained 3.3% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.
MSA Safety Incorporporated Price
MSA Safety Incorporporated price | MSA Safety Incorporporated Quote
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It's hard to believe, even for us at Zacks. But while the market gained +21.9% in 2017, our top stock-picking screens have returned +115.0%, +109.3%, +104.9%, +98.6%, and +67.1%.
And this outperformance has not just been a recent phenomenon. Over the years it has been remarkably consistent. From 2000 - 2017, the composite yearly average gain for these strategies has beaten the market more than 19X over. Maybe even more remarkable is the fact that we're willing to share their latest stocks with you without cost or obligation.
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