New Strong Buy Stocks for Dec. 18: MTLS, AMX, and More

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New Strong Buy Stocks for Dec. 18: MTLS, AMX, and More

Here are five stocks added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List today:

James River Group Holdings, Ltd. JRVR: This specialty insurance company has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 10.5% over the last 60 days.

James River Group Holdings, Ltd. Price and Consensus

James River Group Holdings, Ltd. Price and Consensus

James River Group Holdings, Ltd. price-consensus-chart | James River Group Holdings, Ltd. Quote

Calix, Inc. CALX: This provider of cloud and software platforms has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 15.4% over the last 60 days.

Calix, Inc Price and Consensus

Calix, Inc Price and Consensus

Calix, Inc price-consensus-chart | Calix, Inc Quote

Materialise NV MTLS: This company that engages in the business of software, medical applications, and manufacturing services related to 3D printing has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 33.3% over the last 60 days.

Materialise NV Price and Consensus

Materialise NV Price and Consensus

Materialise NV price-consensus-chart | Materialise NV Quote

America Movil AMX: This telecommunications services provider has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.8% over the last 60 days.

America Movil Price and Consensus

America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V. Unsponsored ADR Price and Consensus

America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V. Unsponsored ADR price-consensus-chart | America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V. Unsponsored ADR Quote

Norwood Financial Corp. NWFL: This bank holding company for Wayne Bank has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 16.6% over the last 60 days.

Norwood Financial Corp. Price and Consensus

Norwood Financial Corp. Price and Consensus

Norwood Financial Corp. price-consensus-chart | Norwood Financial Corp. Quote

 

You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

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