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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.
Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS)
Nu Skin, which was founded more than 30 years ago, develops and distributes a wide range of premium cosmetics, beauty, personal care and wellness products. While the company specializes in beauty and personal care, it also provides a wide range of nutritional products. Nu Skin’s products are available in more than 50 markets worldwide.
NUS boasts a Momentum Style Score of B and VGM Score of A, and holds a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) rating. Shares of Nu Skin Enterprises has seen some interesting price action recently; the stock is down 5.2% over the past one week and up 17.7% over the past four weeks. And in the last one-year period, NUS has lost 39.1%. As for the stock's trading volume, 848,127.50 shares on average were traded over the last 20 days.
Momentum investors don't just pay attention to price changes; positive earnings play a crucial role, too. Two analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days for fiscal 2025. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.29 to $1.05 per share. NUS boasts an average earnings surprise of 38.6%.
NUS 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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