Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for October 16th

Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, October 16th:

Aaron's, Inc. (AAN): This omnichannel provider of lease-purchase solutions has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.3% over the last 60 days.

Aaron's, Inc. Price and Consensus

Aaron's,  Inc. Price and Consensus
Aaron's, Inc. Price and Consensus

Aaron's, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Aaron's, Inc. Quote

Aaron's' shares gained 13.7% over the last one month compared to S&P 500’s fall of 0.1%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Aaron's, Inc. Price

Aaron's,  Inc. Price
Aaron's, Inc. Price

Aaron's, Inc. price | Aaron's, Inc. Quote

AbbVie (ABBV): This biopharmaceutical company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.6% over the last 60 days.

AbbVie Inc. Price and Consensus

AbbVie Inc. Price and Consensus
AbbVie Inc. Price and Consensus

AbbVie Inc. price-consensus-chart | AbbVie Inc. Quote

AbbVie's shares gained 5.6% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

AbbVie Inc. Price

AbbVie Inc. Price
AbbVie Inc. Price

AbbVie Inc. price | AbbVie Inc. Quote

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (ACGL): This real estate investment trust has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.4% over the last 60 days.

Arch Capital Group Ltd. Price and Consensus

Arch Capital Group Ltd. Price and Consensus
Arch Capital Group Ltd. Price and Consensus

Arch Capital Group Ltd. price-consensus-chart | Arch Capital Group Ltd. Quote

Arch Capital’s shares gained 2.3.% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Arch Capital Group Ltd. Price

Arch Capital Group Ltd. Price
Arch Capital Group Ltd. Price

Arch Capital Group Ltd. price | Arch Capital Group Ltd. Quote

AECOM (ACM): This fully integrated global infrastructure firm has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.7% over the last 60 days.

AECOM Price and Consensus

AECOM Price and Consensus
AECOM Price and Consensus

AECOM price-consensus-chart | AECOM Quote

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

AECOM Price

AECOM Price
AECOM Price

AECOM price | AECOM Quote

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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