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Best Momentum Stocks to Buy for February 19th

By Zacks Equity Research | February 19, 2026, 10:00 AM

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

Vertiv Holdings Co VRT: This critical digital infrastructure technologies company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 18.4% over the last 60 days.

Vertiv Holdings Co. Price and Consensus

Vertiv Holdings Co. Price and Consensus

Vertiv Holdings Co. price-consensus-chart | Vertiv Holdings Co. Quote

Vertiv’s shares gained 52.4% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s advance of 5.1%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Vertiv Holdings Co. Price

Vertiv Holdings Co. Price

Vertiv Holdings Co. price | Vertiv Holdings Co. Quote

Northern Trust Corporation NTRS: This wealth management company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.1% over the last 60 days.

Northern Trust Corporation Price and Consensus

Northern Trust Corporation Price and Consensus

Northern Trust Corporation price-consensus-chart | Northern Trust Corporation Quote

Northern Trust’s shares gained 17.3% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s advance of 5.1%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Northern Trust Corporation Price

Northern Trust Corporation Price

Northern Trust Corporation price | Northern Trust Corporation Quote

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. BKD: This operator of senior housing, assisted living, and memory care communities has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its next year earnings increasing 25% over the last 60 days.

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. Price and Consensus

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. Price and Consensus

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. price-consensus-chart | Brookdale Senior Living Inc. Quote

Brookdale’s shares gained 58% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s advance of 5.1%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. Price

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. Price

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. price | Brookdale Senior Living 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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This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).

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