Best Momentum Stock to Buy for January 21st

By Zacks Equity Research | January 21, 2026, 5:05 AM

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

Lam Research LRCX: This company, which is a supplier of wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry, has a Zacks Rank #1(Strong Buy), and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.6% over the last 60 days.

Lam Research Corporation Price and Consensus

Lam Research Corporation Price and Consensus

Lam Research Corporation price-consensus-chart | Lam Research Corporation Quote

Lam Research's shares gained 57.7% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s gain of 1.4%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Lam Research Corporation Price

Lam Research Corporation Price

Lam Research Corporation price | Lam Research Corporation Quote

BNP Paribas BNPQY: This company, which is a European leader in global banking and financial services, has a Zacks Rank #1, and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current yearearnings increasing 1.9% over the last 60 days.

BNP Paribas SA Price and Consensus

BNP Paribas SA Price and Consensus

BNP Paribas SA price-consensus-chart | BNP Paribas SA Quote

BNP Paribas’ shares gained 27.7% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s gain of 1.4%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

BNP Paribas SA Price

BNP Paribas SA Price

BNP Paribas SA price | BNP Paribas SA Quote

L'Oreal LRLCY: This company, which made cosmetics the focus of all their energy and know-how for nearly a century, has a Zacks Rank #1, and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current yearearnings increasing 1.9% over the last 60 days.

L'Oreal SA Price and Consensus

L'Oreal SA Price and Consensus

L'Oreal SA price-consensus-chart | L'Oreal SA Quote

L'Oreal’s shares gained 4.5% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s gain of 1.4%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

L'Oreal SA Price

L'Oreal SA Price

L'Oreal SA price | L'Oreal SA Quote

 

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Learn more about the Momentum score and how it is calculated here.

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