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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for January 2nd

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, January 2nd:

Conn's, Inc. (CONN - Free Report) : This specialty retailer of durable consumer goodshas a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 35.4% over the last 60 days.

Conn's, Inc. Price and Consensus

Conn's shares gained 15.4% over the last one month more than S&P 500’s gain of 1.2%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Conn's, Inc. Price

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (CMTL - Free Report) : This communications solutions designer has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 12.8% over the last 60 days.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Price and Consensus

Comtech Telecommunications’ shares gained 4.5% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Price

Tecnoglass Inc. (TGLS - Free Report) : This manufacturer of architectural glass has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.9% over the last 60 days.

Tecnoglass Inc. Price and Consensus

Tecnoglass’s shares gained 5.5% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Tecnoglass Inc. Price

Kennametal Inc. (KMT - Free Report) : This developer of tungsten carbides, ceramics, super-hard materials and solutions has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 5% over the last 60 days.

Kennametal Inc. Price and Consensus

Kennametal’s shares gained 3.9% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Kennametal Inc. 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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