Taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for new and old investors alike.

Many investors also have a go-to methodology that helps guide their buy and sell decisions. One way to find winning stocks based on your preferred way of investing is to use the Zacks Style Scores, which are indicators that rate stocks based on three widely-followed investing types: value, growth, and momentum.

Is This 1 Momentum Stock a Screaming Buy Right Now?

Momentum investors, who live by the saying "the trend is your friend," are most interested in taking advantage of upward or downward trends in a stock's price or earnings outlook. Utilizing one-week price change and the monthly percentage change in earnings estimates, among other factors, the Momentum Style Score can help determine favorable times to buy high-momentum stocks.

American Public Education (APEI)

American Public Education, Inc. is an online and campus-based postsecondary education provider. The company serves approximately 107,000 students through three subsidiary institutions:

APEI sits at a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), holds a Momentum Style Score of A, and has a VGM Score of A. The stock is up 18.3% and up 40.6% over the past one-week and four-week period, respectively, and American Public Education has gained 230.4% in the last one-year period as well. Additionally, an average of 165,838.09 shares were traded over the last 20 trading sessions.

Momentum investors also pay close attention to a company's earnings. For APEI, four analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.16 to $0.68 per share for 2024. APEI boasts an average earnings surprise of 138.2%.

APEI should be on investors' short list because of its impressive earnings fundamentals, a good Zacks Rank, and strong Momentum and VGM Style Scores.

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