Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for December 21st

Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, December 21st:

The Toro Company (TTC): This developer of restaurants has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.3% over the last 60 days.

Toro Company (The) Price and Consensus

Toro Company (The) Price and Consensus | Toro Company (The) Quote

Toro Company’s shares gained 5.7% over the last one month more than S&P 500’s gain of 3.8%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Toro Company (The) Price

Toro Company (The) Price
Toro Company (The) Price

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The Mosaic Company (MOS): This producer of phosphate and potash crop nutrients has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 26.3% over the last 60 days.

Mosaic Company (The) Price and Consensus

Mosaic Company (The) Price and Consensus | Mosaic Company (The) Quote

Mosaic Company’s shares gained 6.3% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Mosaic Company (The) Price

Mosaic Company (The) Price
Mosaic Company (The) Price

Mosaic Company (The) price | Mosaic Company (The) Quote

Kennametal Inc. (KMT): This supplier of engineered components has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 14.4% over the last 60 days.

Kennametal Inc. Price and Consensus

Kennametal Inc. Price and Consensus | Kennametal Inc. Quote

Kennametal’s shares gained 9.6% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Kennametal Inc. Price

Kennametal Inc. Price
Kennametal Inc. Price

Kennametal Inc. price | Kennametal Inc. Quote

Lazard Ltd (LAZ): This financial advisory and asset management firm has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 3.8% over the last 60 days.

Lazard Ltd. Price and Consensus

Lazard Ltd. Price and Consensus | Lazard Ltd. Quote

Lazard’s shares gained 8.1% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

Lazard Ltd. Price

Lazard Ltd. Price
Lazard Ltd. Price

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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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