Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, December 31st:
Ulta Beauty ULTA: This leading beauty retailer in the United States, which offers a wide range of products including cosmetics, fragrance, skincare, hair care, bath and body products, and salon styling tools in stores, has a Zacks Rank #1(Strong Buy), and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.7% over the last 60 days.
Ulta Beauty Inc. Price and Consensus
Ulta Beauty Inc. price-consensus-chart | Ulta Beauty Inc. Quote
Ulta Beauty's shares gained 11% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s gain of 3.1%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.
Ulta Beauty Inc. Price
Ulta Beauty Inc. price | Ulta Beauty Inc. Quote
UiPath PATH: This company, which offers an end-to-end platform for automation, combining Robotic Process Automation solution for digital business operations, has a Zacks Rank #1, and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.1% over the last 60 days.
UiPath, Inc. Price and Consensus
UiPath, Inc. price-consensus-chart | UiPath, Inc. Quote
UiPath’s shares gained 24.5% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s gain of 3.1%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.
UiPath, Inc. Price
UiPath, Inc. price | UiPath, Inc. Quote
Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc. SLDE: This company, which engages in underwriting single family and condominium policies in the property and casualty industry principally in the United States, has a Zacks Rank #1, and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 21% over the last 60 days.
Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc. Price and Consensus
Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc. Quote
Slide Insurance’s shares gained 23.9% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s gain of 3.1%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.
Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc. Price
Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc. price | Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc. Quote
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