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Best Momentum Stock to Buy for August 19th

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

Century Aluminum (CENX - Free Report) : This company which is engaged in the production of primary aluminum in the United Sates and Iceland, has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 15.7% over the last 60 days.

Century Aluminum's shares gained 37.1% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s gain of 8.2%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Moelis & Company (MC - Free Report) : This company which is a global investment bank, providing strategic and financial advisory services to corporations, governments and financial sponsors across all major industries, has a Zacks Rank #1, and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 33.9% over the last 60 days.

Moelis & Company’s shares gained 18.8% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s gain of 8.2%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

HUTCHMED (China) Limited Sponsored ADR (HCM - Free Report) : This company which is an innovative, commercial-stage, biopharmaceutical company which is committed to the discovery and global development and commercialization of targeted therapies and immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and immunological diseases, has a Zacks Rank #1, and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 50% over the last 60 days.

HUTCHMED (China)’ shares gained 21.9% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s gain of 8.2%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

 

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