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Best Momentum Stocks to Buy for May 19th

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  • PKG
  • MNRL
  • SCSC

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, May 19th:

Packaging Corporation of America PKG: This containerboard and corrugated packaging products company  has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 11.4% over the last 60 days.

Packaging Corporation of America Price and Consensus

Packaging Corporation of America Price and Consensus
Packaging Corporation of America Price and Consensus

Packaging Corporation of America price-consensus-chart | Packaging Corporation of America Quote

Packaging Corporation’s shares gained 1.7% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s decline of 6.4%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

Packaging Corporation of America Price

Packaging Corporation of America Price
Packaging Corporation of America Price

Packaging Corporation of America price | Packaging Corporation of America Quote

Brigham Minerals, Inc. MNRL: This operator of a portfolio of minerals and royalty interests has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 31.6% over the last 60 days.

Brigham Minerals, Inc. Price and Consensus

Brigham Minerals, Inc. Price and Consensus
Brigham Minerals, Inc. Price and Consensus

Brigham Minerals, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Brigham Minerals, Inc. Quote

Brigham’ shares gained 21.8% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s decline of 6.4%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

Brigham Minerals, Inc. Price

Brigham Minerals, Inc. Price
Brigham Minerals, Inc. Price

Brigham Minerals, Inc. price | Brigham Minerals, Inc. Quote

ScanSource, Inc. SCSC: This distributor of technology products and solutions has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 14.9% over the last 60 days.

ScanSource, Inc. Price and Consensus

ScanSource, Inc. Price and Consensus
ScanSource, Inc. Price and Consensus

ScanSource, Inc. price-consensus-chart | ScanSource, Inc. Quote

ScanSource’s shares gained 27.6% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s decline of 6.4%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

ScanSource, Inc. Price

ScanSource, Inc. Price
ScanSource, Inc. Price

ScanSource, Inc. price | ScanSource, Inc. Quote

 

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