Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (GO) is a Top-Ranked Momentum Stock: Should You Buy?

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For new and old investors, taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals.

Many investors also have a go-to methodology that helps guide their buy and sell decisions. One way to find winning stocks based on your preferred way of investing is to use the Zacks Style Scores, which are indicators that rate stocks based on three widely-followed investing types: value, growth, and momentum.

Is This 1 Momentum Stock a Screaming Buy Right Now?

Momentum investors, who live by the saying "the trend is your friend," are most interested in taking advantage of upward or downward trends in a stock's price or earnings outlook. Utilizing one-week price change and the monthly percentage change in earnings estimates, among other factors, the Momentum Style Score can help determine favorable times to buy high-momentum stocks.

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (GO)

Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Emeryville, CA, Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. is a high-growth, extreme value retailer of quality, name-brand consumables and fresh products that are sold through a network of independently owned and operated stores. Notably, the company's stores offer a fun, treasure hunt shopping experience in an easy-to-navigate, “small-box” format of size 15,000-20,000 square feet. The company offers discounted, overstocked and closeout products from name brand and private label suppliers. Stores are operated by Entrepreneurial Independent Operators (“IOs”).

GO sits at a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), holds a Momentum Style Score of A, and has a VGM Score of B. The stock is down 0.6% and up 5.3% over the past one-week and four-week period, respectively, and Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. has lost 2.2% in the last one-year period as well. Additionally, an average of 1,487,215.50 shares were traded over the last 20 trading sessions.

A company's earnings performance is important for momentum investors as well. For fiscal 2024, three analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for GO, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.03 to $1.18 per share. GO also boasts an average earnings surprise of 17%.

Investors should take the time to consider GO for their portfolios due to its solid Zacks Ranks, notable earnings metrics, and impressive Momentum and VGM Style Scores.

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