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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for May 19th

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

L Brands, Inc. (LB): This retailer of home fragrance products, body care products and more has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 30.2% over the last 60 days.

L Brands, Inc. Price and Consensus

L Brands, Inc. Price and Consensus
L Brands, Inc. Price and Consensus

L Brands, Inc. price-consensus-chart | L Brands, Inc. Quote

L Brands’ shares gained 8.4% over the last one month against the S&P 500’s decline of 0.2%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

L Brands, Inc. Price

L Brands, Inc. Price
L Brands, Inc. Price

L Brands, Inc. price | L Brands, Inc. Quote

Macy's, Inc. (M): This omnichannel retail organization that operates stores, websites, and mobile applications under the Macy's, Bloomingdale's, and bluemercury brands has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 16.2% over the last 60 days.

Macy's, Inc. Price and Consensus

Macys, Inc. Price and Consensus
Macys, Inc. Price and Consensus

Macy's, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Macy's, Inc. Quote

Macy's shares gained 19.3% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Macy's, Inc. Price

Macys, Inc. Price
Macys, Inc. Price

Macy's, Inc. price | Macy's, Inc. Quote

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (GT): This tires and related products manufacturer and seller has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 37.4% over the last 60 days.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Price and Consensus

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Price and Consensus
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Price and Consensus

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company price-consensus-chart | The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Quote

Goodyear Tire’s shares gained 13.5% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Price

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Price
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Price

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company price | The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Quote

The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE): This children's specialty apparel retailer has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 25.1% over the last 60 days.

The Children's Place, Inc. Price and Consensus

The Childrens Place, Inc. Price and Consensus
The Childrens Place, Inc. Price and Consensus

The Children's Place, Inc. price-consensus-chart | The Children's Place, Inc. Quote

Children's Place’s shares gained 27.0% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

The Children's Place, Inc. Price

The Childrens Place, Inc. Price
The Childrens Place, Inc. Price

The Children's Place, Inc. price | The Children's Place, Inc. Quote

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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