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Taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for new and old investors alike.
Achieving those goals is made easier with the Zacks Style Scores, a unique set of guidelines that rates stocks based on popular investing methodologies, namely value, growth, and momentum. The Style Scores can help you narrow down which stocks are better for your portfolio and which ones can beat the market over the long-term.
Is This 1 Momentum Stock a Screaming Buy Right Now?
For momentum investors, upward or downward trends in a stock's price or earnings outlook take precedent, so they'll want to zero in on the Momentum Style Score. This Score can pinpoint good times to build a position in a stock, using factors like one-week price change and the monthly percentage change in earnings estimates.
Integer (ITGR)
Plano, TX-based Integer Holdings Corporation is a medical device contract development and manufacturing organization, serving the cardiac rhythm management, neuromodulation, and cardio and vascular markets. It serves as a partner to medical device companies and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and provides innovative, high-quality products and solutions. Its brands include Greatbatch Medical and Lake Region Medical, while its primary customers include large, multi-national OEMs and their affiliated subsidiaries.
ITGR is a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stock, with a Momentum Style Score of B and VGM Score of B. Shares are up 0.5% over the past one week and up 3.1% over the past four weeks. ITGR has gained 0.2% in the last one-year period as well. Looking at trading volume, an average of 677,734.25 shares exchanged hands over the last 20 trading days.
A company's earnings performance is important for momentum investors as well. For fiscal 2025, four analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for ITGR, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.31 to $6.33 per share. ITGR also boasts an average earnings surprise of 2.8%.
Investors should take the time to consider ITGR for their portfolios due to its solid Zacks Ranks, notable earnings metrics, and impressive Momentum and VGM Style Scores.
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