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Best Momentum Stocks to Buy for April 19th

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Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, April 19:

Acuity Brands, Inc. (AYI - Free Report) :  This smart building technology provider has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.9% over the last 60 days.

Acuity Brands' shares gained 6.3% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s advance of 2.2%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Ryanair Holdings plc (RYAAY - Free Report) : This company which provides airline services has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its next year earnings increasing 3.5% over the last 60 days.

Ryanair Holdings' shares gained 6.7% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s advance of 2.2%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. (CTBI - Free Report) : This holding company for Community Trust Bank, Inc. has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.8% over the last 60 days.

Community Trust Bancorp's shares gained 0.2% over the last one month compared with the S&P 500’s declined of 5.0%. 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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