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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for January 16th

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Here are four stocks with Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, January 16th:

Yintech Investment Holdings Limited (YIN): This online provider of spot commodity trading serviceshas seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings climbing 23.2% over the last 60 days.

Yintech Investment Holdings Limited Price and Consensus

Yintech Investment Holdings Limited Price and Consensus | Yintech Investment Holdings Limited Quote

Yintech Investment Holdings’ shares gained 1.8% over the last one month higher than S&P 500’s gains of 0.6%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

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Yintech Investment Holdings Limited Price

Yintech Investment Holdings Limited Price | Yintech Investment Holdings Limited Quote

E*TRADE Financial Corporation (ETFC): This financial company has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.7% over the last 60 days.

E*TRADE Financial Corporation Price and Consensus

E*TRADE Financial Corporation Price and Consensus | E*TRADE Financial Corporation Quote

E*TRADE Financial’s shares gained 4.7% over the last one month higher than S&P 500’s gains of 0.6%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

E*TRADE Financial Corporation Price

E*TRADE Financial Corporation Price | E*TRADE Financial Corporation Quote

Validus Holdings, Ltd. (VR): This insurance providing company has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 2.6% over the last 60 days.

Validus Holdings, Ltd. Price and Consensus

Validus Holdings, Ltd. Price and Consensus | Validus Holdings, Ltd. Quote

Validus Holdings’ shares gained 6.1% over the last one month higher than S&P 500’s gains of 0.6%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Validus Holdings, Ltd. Price

Validus Holdings, Ltd. Price | Validus Holdings, Ltd. Quote

UBS Group AG (UBS): This financial services company has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 0.9% over the last 60 days.

UBS AG Price and Consensus

UBS AG Price and Consensus | UBS AG Quote

UBS Group AG’s shares gained 5.2% over the last one month higher than S&P 500’s gains of 0.6%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

UBS AG Price

UBS AG Price | UBS AG Quote

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