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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for August 19th
Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, August 19th:
GreenSky, Inc. : This technology company has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing more than 100% over the last 60 days.
GreenSky, Inc. Price and Consensus
GreenSky, Inc. price-consensus-chart | GreenSky, Inc. Quote
GreenSky’s shares gained 42.5% over the last one month compared to S&P 500’s rise of 3.4%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.
GreenSky, Inc. Price
GreenSky, Inc. price | GreenSky, Inc. Quote
Salem Media Group, Inc. (SALM - Free Report) : This multimedia company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing more than 100% over the last 60 days.
Salem Media Group, Inc. Price and Consensus
Salem Media Group, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Salem Media Group, Inc. Quote
Salem Media’s shares gained 19.1% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.
Salem Media Group, Inc. Price
Salem Media Group, Inc. price | Salem Media Group, Inc. Quote
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. : This real estate investment trust has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 17.7% over the last 60 days.
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. Price and Consensus
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. Quote
Preferred Apartment’s shares gained 15.3% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. Price
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. price | Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. Quote
Century Communities, Inc. (CCS - Free Report) : This home building and construction company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing nearly 18% over the last 60 days.
Century Communities, Inc. Price and Consensus
Century Communities, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Century Communities, Inc. Quote
Century Communities’ shares gained 13.3% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.
Century Communities, Inc. Price
Century Communities, Inc. price | Century Communities, Inc. Quote
See the full list of top ranked stocks here
Learn more about the Momentum score and how it is calculated here.