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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for May 27th

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, May 27th:

The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE - Free Report) : This children's specialty apparel retailer has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 78% over the last 60 days.

 

The Children's Place’s shares gained 25.4% over the last one month compared to S&P 500’s rise of 0.4%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

 

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (BOOT - Free Report) : This lifestyle retail chain devoted to western and work-related footwear, apparel and accessories has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 36.2% over the last 60 days.

 

Boot Barn’s shares gained nearly 7% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

 

TowneBank (TOWN - Free Report) :This company that provides retail and commercial banking services has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 23% over the last 60 days.

 

TowneBank Price and Consensus

Towne Bank Price and Consensus

TowneBank price-consensus-chart | TowneBank Quote

 

TowneBank’s shares gained 3.2% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

 

NBT Bancorp Inc. (NBTB - Free Report) :This financial holding company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 8.8% over the last 60 days.

 

NBT Bancorp Inc. Price and Consensus

NBT Bancorp Inc. Price and Consensus

NBT Bancorp Inc. price-consensus-chart | NBT Bancorp Inc. Quote

 

NBT Bancorp’s shares gained 1.3% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

 

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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