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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for October 17th

Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, October 17th:

Constellation Brands, Inc. (STZ): This global beverage alcohol company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 3.4% over the last 60 days.

Constellation Brands Inc Price and Consensus

Constellation Brands Inc price-consensus-chart | Constellation Brands Inc Quote

Constellation Brands’ shares gained 3.5% over the last one month more than S&P 500’s gain of 2.3%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

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Constellation Brands Inc Price

Constellation Brands Inc price | Constellation Brands Inc Quote

Analogic Corporation (ALOG): This manufacturer and seller of medical imaging systems has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.7% over the last 60 days.

Analogic Corporation Price and Consensus

Analogic Corporation price-consensus-chart | Analogic Corporation Quote

Analogic’s shares gained 5.6% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Analogic Corporation Price

Analogic Corporation price | Analogic Corporation Quote

Caterpillar Inc. (CAT): This manufacturer of construction and mining equipment has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 0.8% over the last 60 days.

Caterpillar, Inc. Price and Consensus

Caterpillar, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Caterpillar, Inc. Quote

Caterpillar’s shares gained 8.3% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Caterpillar, Inc. Price

Caterpillar, Inc. price | Caterpillar, Inc. Quote

Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL): This bank holding company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.3% over the last 60 days.

Western Alliance Bancorporation Price and Consensus

Western Alliance Bancorporation price-consensus-chart | Western Alliance Bancorporation Quote

Western Alliance Bancorporation’s shares gained 12% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Western Alliance Bancorporation Price

Western Alliance Bancorporation price | Western Alliance Bancorporation Quote

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

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