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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for May 8th

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Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, May 8th:

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (ABG - Free Report) : This automotive retailer has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.7% over the last 60 days.

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. Price and Consensus

Asbury’s shares gained 10.6% over the last one month against the S&P 500’s fall of 0.4%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. Price

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. : This manufacturer of aerospace and defense products and systems has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 18.4% over the last 60 days.

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. Price and Consensus

Aerojet Rocketdyne’s shares gained 9.7% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. Price

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (AEL - Free Report) : This provider of life insurance products and services has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.7% over the last 60 days.

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company Price and Consensus

American Equity’s shares gained 4.3% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company Price

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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