Best Momentum Stock to Buy for January 22nd

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, January 22nd:

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria BBVA: This company, which is engaged in a wide variety of banking, financial and related activities in Spain, has a Zacks Rank #1(Strong Buy), and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.5% over the last 60 days.

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. Price and Consensus

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. price-consensus-chart | Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. Quote

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria's shares gained 27.9% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s gain of 2.5%. The company possesses a Momentum Scoreof A.

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. Price

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. price | Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. Quote

Metropolitan Bank Holding MCB: This chartered commercial bank, which provides deposits, small business lending, trade finance, cash management solutions, specialty markets, personal checking, savings, electronic banking and prepaid cards, has a Zacks Rank #1, and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7% over the last 60 days.

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. Price and Consensus

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. price-consensus-chart | Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. Quote

Metropolitan Bank Holding’s shares gained 20.8% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s gain of 2.5%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. Price

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. price | Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. Quote

Plains All American Pipeline PAA: This master limited partnership (MLP), which is involved in the transportation, storage, terminalling and marketing of crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGL) and refined products in the U.S. and Canada, has a Zacks Rank #1, and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.8% over the last 60 days.

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. Price and Consensus

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. price-consensus-chart | Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. Quote

Plains All American Pipeline’s shares gained 18.4% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s gain of 2.5%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. Price

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. price | Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. Quote

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