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Best Momentum Stocks to Buy for August 2nd

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Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, August 2nd:

Capital City Bank Group, Inc. (CCBG - Free Report) : This financial holding company for Capital City Bank has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 12.4% over the last 60 days.

Capital City Bank Group Price and Consensus

Capital City’s shares gained 26.2% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s decline of 0.6%%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Capital City Bank Group Price

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC - Free Report) : This producer of fresh and frozen meat products has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 10.7% over the last 60 days.

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Price and Consensus

Pilgrim’s shares gained 4.9% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s decline of 0.6%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Price

Provident Financial Services, Inc. (PFS - Free Report) : This bank holding company for Provident Bank has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.5% over the last 60 days.

Provident Financial Services, Inc Price and Consensus

Provident’s shares gained 11.2% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s decline of 0.6%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

Provident Financial Services, Inc Price

 

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