Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, May 6th:

Avient Corporation (AVNT): This specialized polymer materials, services, and solutions provider has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 9.2% over the last 60 days.

Avient Corporation Price and Consensus

Avient Corporation price-consensus-chart | Avient Corporation Quote

Avient Corp’s shares gained 10.4% over the last one month compared with the S&P 500’s growth of 2.2%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

Avient Corporation Price

Avient Corporation price | Avient Corporation Quote

Flushing Financial Corporation (FFIC): This banking products and services provider has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 20.5% over the last 60 days.

Flushing Financial Corporation Price and Consensus

Flushing Financial Corporation price-consensus-chart | Flushing Financial Corporation Quote

Flushing Financial’s shares gained 14.6% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

Flushing Financial Corporation Price

Flushing Financial Corporation price | Flushing Financial Corporation Quote

Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (ECHO): This technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management solutions provider has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.7% over the last 60 days.

Echo Global Logistics, Inc. Price and Consensus

Echo Global Logistics, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Echo Global Logistics, Inc. Quote

Echo Global Logistics’ shares gained 15.2% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

Echo Global Logistics, Inc. Price

Echo Global Logistics, Inc. price | Echo Global Logistics, Inc. Quote

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (AIT): This company that distributes industrial products has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 12.6% over the last 60 days.

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. Price and Consensus

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. Quote

Applied Industrial Technologies’ shares gained 11.8% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. Price

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. price | Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. Quote

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