Best Momentum Stocks to Buy for May 1st

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Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, May 1:

The Western Union Company WU: This money movement and payment services provider has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.6% over the last 60 days.

The Western Union Company Price and Consensus

The Western Union Company Price and Consensus

The Western Union Company price-consensus-chart | The Western Union Company Quote

The Western Union Company’s shares gained 6.6% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s advance of 2.6%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

The Western Union Company Price

The Western Union Company Price

The Western Union Company price | The Western Union Company Quote

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation KALU: This aluminum mill products company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its next year earnings increasing 1.8% over the last 60 days.

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation Price and Consensus

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation Price and Consensus

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation price-consensus-chart | Kaiser Aluminum Corporation Quote

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation’s shares gained 37.8% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s advance of 2.6%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation Price

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation Price

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation price | Kaiser Aluminum Corporation Quote

Outbrain Inc. OB: This media technology company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its next year earnings increasing 77.8% over the last 60 days.

Outbrain Inc. Price and Consensus

Outbrain Inc. Price and Consensus

Outbrain Inc. price-consensus-chart | Outbrain Inc. Quote

Outbrain’s shares gained 1.2% over the last one month compared with the S&P 500’s declined of 2.5%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Outbrain Inc. Price

Outbrain Inc. Price

Outbrain Inc. price | Outbrain Inc. Quote

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Learn more about the Momentum score and how it is calculated here.

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