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:

UCB UCBJF: This biopharmaceutical and specialty chemical company that specializes in providing therapy for central nervous system disorders, including epilepsy, diabetic neuropathic pain, sclerosis and Parkinson's disease, has a Zacks Rank #1(Strong Buy), and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.9% over the last 60 days.

UCB SA Price and Consensus

UCB SA Price and Consensus
UCB SA Price and Consensus

UCB SA price-consensus-chart | UCB SA Quote

UCB’s shares gained 25.5% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s gain of 4.6%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

UCB SA Price

UCB SA Price
UCB SA Price

UCB SA price | UCB SA Quote

Seagate Technology STX: This company which is leading provider of data storage technology and infrastructure solutions, has a Zacks Rank #1, and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 30.2% over the last 60 days.

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC Price and Consensus

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC Price and Consensus
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC Price and Consensus

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC price-consensus-chart | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC Quote

Seagate Technology’s shares gained 5.8% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s gain of 4.6%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC Price

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC Price
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC Price

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC price | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC Quote

Axis Capital Holdings AXS: This company which provides a broad range of specialty insurance and reinsurance solutions to its clients on a worldwide basis, has a Zacks Rank #1, and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.5% over the last 60 days.

Axis Capital Holdings Limited Price and Consensus

Axis Capital Holdings Limited Price and Consensus
Axis Capital Holdings Limited Price and Consensus

Axis Capital Holdings Limited price-consensus-chart | Axis Capital Holdings Limited Quote

Axis Capital Holdings’ shares gained 6.4% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s gain of 4.7%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Axis Capital Holdings Limited Price

Axis Capital Holdings Limited Price
Axis Capital Holdings Limited Price

Axis Capital Holdings Limited price | Axis Capital Holdings Limited Quote

 

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Learn more about the Momentum score and how it is calculated here.

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