Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for October 12th

Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, October 12th:

HubSpot, Inc. (HUBS): This cloud-based marketing software platform provider has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 80% over the last 60 days.

HubSpot, Inc. Price and Consensus

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

HubSpot’s shares gained 15.4% over the last one month more than S&P 500’s gain of 2.7%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

HubSpot, Inc. Price

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Lloyds Banking Group plc (LYG): This banking and financial services provider has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 16.7% over the last 60 days.

Lloyds Banking Group PLC Price and Consensus

Lloyds Banking Group PLC price-consensus-chart | Lloyds Banking Group PLC Quote

Lloyds Banking Group’s shares gained 6.1% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Lloyds Banking Group PLC Price

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ManTech International Corporation (MANT): This security software and services provider has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 1.3% over the last 60 days.

ManTech International Corporation Price and Consensus

ManTech International Corporation price-consensus-chart | ManTech International Corporation Quote

ManTech International’s shares gained 12.7% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

ManTech International Corporation Price

ManTech International Corporation price | ManTech International Corporation Quote

E*TRADE Financial Corporation (ETFC): This financial services company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.2% over the last 60 days.

E*TRADE Financial Corporation Price and Consensus

E*TRADE Financial Corporation price-consensus-chart | E*TRADE Financial Corporation Quote

E*TRADE Financial’s shares gained 9.4% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

E*TRADE Financial Corporation Price

E*TRADE Financial Corporation price | E*TRADE Financial Corporation 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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