Best Momentum Stock to Buy for August 19th

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

Century Aluminum CENX: This company which is engaged in the production of primary aluminum in the United Sates and Iceland, has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 15.7% over the last 60 days.

Century Aluminum Company Price and Consensus

Century Aluminum Company price-consensus-chart | Century Aluminum Company Quote

Century Aluminum's shares gained 37.1% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s gain of 8.2%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Century Aluminum Company Price

Century Aluminum Company price | Century Aluminum Company Quote

Moelis & Company MC: This company which is a global investment bank, providing strategic and financial advisory services to corporations, governments and financial sponsors across all major industries, has a Zacks Rank #1, and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 33.9% over the last 60 days.

Moelis & Company Price and Consensus

Moelis & Company price-consensus-chart | Moelis & Company Quote

Moelis & Company’s shares gained 18.8% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s gain of 8.2%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Moelis & Company Price

Moelis & Company price | Moelis & Company Quote

HUTCHMED (China) Limited Sponsored ADR HCM: This company which is an innovative, commercial-stage, biopharmaceutical company which is committed to the discovery and global development and commercialization of targeted therapies and immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and immunological diseases, has a Zacks Rank #1, and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 50% over the last 60 days.

HUTCHMED (China) Limited Sponsored ADR Price and Consensus

HUTCHMED (China) Limited Sponsored ADR price-consensus-chart | HUTCHMED (China) Limited Sponsored ADR Quote

HUTCHMED (China)’ shares gained 21.9% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s gain of 8.2%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

HUTCHMED (China) Limited Sponsored ADR Price

HUTCHMED (China) Limited Sponsored ADR price | HUTCHMED (China) Limited Sponsored ADR Quote

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