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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for May 18th

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Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, May 18th:

AcelRxPharmaceuticals, Inc. : This operator of a specialty pharmaceutical companyhas a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 13.3% over the last 60 days.

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Price and Consensus

AcelRx’s shares gained 25% over the last one month more than S&P 500’s gain of 0.4%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Price

Acer Therapeutics Inc. (ACER - Free Report) : This developer of therapies for ultra-rare diseaseshas a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 17.2% over the last 60 days.

Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. Price and Consensus

Acer Therapeutics’ shares gained 4% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. Price

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (ABR - Free Report) : This provider of financial management services has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 14.4% over the last 60 days.

Arbor Realty Trust Price and Consensus

Arbor Realty’s shares gained 6.6% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Arbor Realty Trust Price

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