Best Momentum Stock to Buy for October 3rd

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, October 3rd:

Gold Fields Limited GFI: This company which is one of the world's largest unhedged gold producers with operating mines in South Africa, Ghana, and Australia, has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7% over the last 60 days.

Gold Fields Limited Price and Consensus

Gold Fields Limited price-consensus-chart | Gold Fields Limited Quote

Gold Fields Limited's shares gained 76.1% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s gain of 7%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Gold Fields Limited Price

Gold Fields Limited price | Gold Fields Limited Quote

Genmab GMAB: This biotechnology company which specializes in development of antibody therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, has a Zacks Rank #1, and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 10.1% over the last 60 days.

Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR Price and Consensus

Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR price-consensus-chart | Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR Quote

Genmab's shares gained 58.2% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s gain of 7%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR Price

Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR price | Genmab A/S Sponsored ADR Quote

Aegon AEG: This international insurance group which writes life and health insurance and offers related pension, savings and investment products in Europe, North America and the Caribbean, has a Zacks Rank #1, and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 10.1% over the last 60 days.

Aegon NV Price and Consensus

Aegon NV price-consensus-chart | Aegon NV Quote

Aegon’s shares gained 11.1% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s gain of 7%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Aegon NV Price

Aegon NV price | Aegon NV Quote

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