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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for August 19th
Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, August 19th:
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WW - Free Report) : This weight management services provider has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 11.1% over the last 60 days.
Weight Watchers International Inc Price and Consensus
Weight Watchers International Inc price-consensus-chart | Weight Watchers International Inc Quote
Weight Watchers International’s shares gained 14.9% over the last one month more than S&P 500’s decline of 1.9%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.
Weight Watchers International Inc Price
Weight Watchers International Inc price | Weight Watchers International Inc Quote
Builders FirstSource, Inc.(BLDR - Free Report) : This building materials manufacturer has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 9% over the last 60 days.
Builders FirstSource, Inc. Price and Consensus
Builders FirstSource, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Builders FirstSource, Inc. Quote
Builders FirstSource’s shares gained 18.4% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.
Builders FirstSource, Inc. Price
Builders FirstSource, Inc. price | Builders FirstSource, Inc. Quote
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CPRX - Free Report) : This biopharmaceutical company has a Zacks Rank #2 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing more than 100% over the last 60 days.
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Price and Consensus
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Quote
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals’ shares gained 47.4% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Price
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. price | Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Quote
electroCore, Inc. (ECOR - Free Report) : This bioelectronic medicine company has a Zacks Rank #2 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 17.2% over the last 60 days.
electroCore, Inc. Price and Consensus
electroCore, Inc. price-consensus-chart | electroCore, Inc. Quote
electroCore’sshares gained 36% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.
electroCore, Inc. Price
electroCore, Inc. price | electroCore, Inc. Quote
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