Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for May 15th

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Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, May 15th:

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (HALO): This biopharma technology platform company has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 17.2% over the last 60 days.

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. Price and Consensus

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. Price and Consensus
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. Price and Consensus

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. Quote

Halozyme Therapeutics’ shares gained 28.6% over the last one month compared with the S&P 500 growth 5%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. Price

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. Price
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. Price

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. price | Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. Quote

II-VI Incorporated (IIVI): This company that develops, manufactures, and markets engineered materials, and optoelectronic components and devices has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 30.3% over the last 60 days.

IIVI Incorporated Price and Consensus

IIVI Incorporated Price and Consensus
IIVI Incorporated Price and Consensus

IIVI Incorporated price-consensus-chart | IIVI Incorporated Quote

II-VI’s shares gained 41.4% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

IIVI Incorporated Price

IIVI Incorporated Price
IIVI Incorporated Price

IIVI Incorporated price | IIVI Incorporated Quote

Kopin Corporation (KOPN): This company that invents, develops, manufactures, and sells components, subassemblies, head-worn, and hand-held systems has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.6% over the last 60 days.

Kopin Corporation Price and Consensus

Kopin Corporation Price and Consensus
Kopin Corporation Price and Consensus

Kopin Corporation price-consensus-chart | Kopin Corporation Quote

Kopin’s shares gained 94.2% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Kopin Corporation Price

Kopin Corporation Price
Kopin Corporation Price

Kopin Corporation price | Kopin Corporation Quote

MEI Pharma, Inc. (MEIP): This late-stage pharmaceutical company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing more than 100% over the last 60 days.

MEI Pharma, Inc. Price and Consensus

MEI Pharma, Inc. Price and Consensus
MEI Pharma, Inc. Price and Consensus

MEI Pharma, Inc. price-consensus-chart | MEI Pharma, Inc. Quote

MEI Pharma’s shares gained 18.6% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

MEI Pharma, Inc. Price

MEI Pharma, Inc. Price
MEI Pharma, Inc. Price

MEI Pharma, Inc. price | MEI Pharma, 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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