We use cookies to understand how you use our site and to improve your experience. This includes personalizing content and advertising. To learn more, click here. By continuing to use our site, you accept our use of cookies, revised Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
You are being directed to ZacksTrade, a division of LBMZ Securities and licensed broker-dealer. ZacksTrade and Zacks.com are separate companies. The web link between the two companies is not a solicitation or offer to invest in a particular security or type of security. ZacksTrade does not endorse or adopt any particular investment strategy, any analyst opinion/rating/report or any approach to evaluating individual securities.
If you wish to go to ZacksTrade, click OK. If you do not, click Cancel.
Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, August 12th:
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ACAD - Free Report) : This biopharmaceutical companyhas a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.3% over the last 60 days.
Biogen Inc. (BIIB - Free Report) : This developer of innovative therapies for treating serious neurological and neurodegenerative diseases has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 8% over the last 60 days.
AerCap Holdings N.V. (AER - Free Report) : This aircraft leasing company has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 12.7% over the last 60 days.
Alamos Gold Inc. (AGI - Free Report) : This explorer and developer of gold deposits has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 58.3% over the last 60 days.
Would you like to see the updated picks from our best market-beating strategies? From 2017 through 2018, while the S&P 500 gained +15.8%, five of our screens returned +38.0%, +61.3%, +61.6%, +68.1%, and +98.3%.
This outperformance has not just been a recent phenomenon. From 2000 – 2018, while the S&P averaged +4.8% per year, our top strategies averaged up to +56.2% per year.
Image: Bigstock
Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for August 12th
Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, August 12th:
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ACAD - Free Report) : This biopharmaceutical companyhas a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.3% over the last 60 days.
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Price and Consensus
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. price-consensus-chart | ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Quote
ACADIA's shares gained 12% over the last one month compared to S&P 500’s fall of -3.2%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Price
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. price | ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Quote
Biogen Inc. (BIIB - Free Report) : This developer of innovative therapies for treating serious neurological and neurodegenerative diseases has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 8% over the last 60 days.
Biogen Inc. Price and Consensus
Biogen Inc. price-consensus-chart | Biogen Inc. Quote
Biogen's shares gained 0.9% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.
Biogen Inc. Price
Biogen Inc. price | Biogen Inc. Quote
AerCap Holdings N.V. (AER - Free Report) : This aircraft leasing company has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 12.7% over the last 60 days.
Aercap Holdings N.V. Price and Consensus
Aercap Holdings N.V. price-consensus-chart | Aercap Holdings N.V. Quote
AerCap’s shares gained 4.3% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.
Aercap Holdings N.V. Price
Aercap Holdings N.V. price | Aercap Holdings N.V. Quote
Alamos Gold Inc. (AGI - Free Report) : This explorer and developer of gold deposits has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 58.3% over the last 60 days.
Alamos Gold Inc. Price and Consensus
Alamos Gold Inc. price-consensus-chart | Alamos Gold Inc. Quote
Alamos Gold’s shares gained 16.2% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.
Alamos Gold Inc. Price
Alamos Gold Inc. price | Alamos Gold Inc. Quote
See the full list of top ranked stocks here
Learn more about the Momentum score and how it is calculated here.
Today's Best Stocks from Zacks
Would you like to see the updated picks from our best market-beating strategies? From 2017 through 2018, while the S&P 500 gained +15.8%, five of our screens returned +38.0%, +61.3%, +61.6%, +68.1%, and +98.3%.
This outperformance has not just been a recent phenomenon. From 2000 – 2018, while the S&P averaged +4.8% per year, our top strategies averaged up to +56.2% per year.
See their latest picks free >>