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Best Momentum Stocks to Buy for January 21st

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Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, January 21st:

FreeportMcMoRan (FCX - Free Report) : This company that engages in mineral exploration and development has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.7% over the last 60 days.

FreeportMcMoRan’s shares gained 12.4% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s decline of 0.8%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

ArcBest (ARCB - Free Report) : This company that provides freight transportation services and solutions has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1% over the last 60 days.

ArcBest’s shares gained 0.7% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s decline of 0.8%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT - Free Report) : This provider of a broad range of transportation services has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.7% over the last 60 days.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services’ shares gained 3.3% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s decline of 0.8%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

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