Are You a Momentum Investor? This 1 Stock Could Be the Perfect Pick

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Taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for new and old investors alike.

While you may have an investing style you rely on, finding great stocks is made easier with the Zacks Style Scores. These are complementary indicators that rate stocks based on value, growth, and/or momentum characteristics.

Is This 1 Momentum Stock a Screaming Buy Right Now?

For momentum investors, upward or downward trends in a stock's price or earnings outlook take precedent, so they'll want to zero in on the Momentum Style Score. This Score can pinpoint good times to build a position in a stock, using factors like one-week price change and the monthly percentage change in earnings estimates.

Carlisle (CSL)

Based in the Scottsdale, AZ, Carlisle Companies Incorporated is a diversified, global portfolio of niche brands and businesses with highly engineered and high margin products. It engages in the design, manufacture and sale of a wide range of roofing and waterproofing products, engineered products and finishing equipment. The company sells its products in the United States, Europe, Asia, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. Carlisle has restructured its business into three segments, which are discussed below:

CSL sits at a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), holds a Momentum Style Score of B, and has a VGM Score of B. The stock is up 2.5% and up 11.6% over the past one-week and four-week period, respectively, and Carlisle has gained 35.2% in the last one-year period as well. Additionally, an average of 309,238.31 shares were traded over the last 20 trading sessions.

Momentum investors also pay close attention to a company's earnings. For CSL, three analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $1.01 to $18.03 per share for 2024. CSL boasts an average earnings surprise of 7.6%.

With strong earnings growth, a good Zacks Rank, and top-tier Momentum and VGM Style Scores, investors should think about adding CSL to their portfolios.

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