Best Momentum Stocks to Buy for Dec. 22

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, Dec. 22: 

Impala Platinum Holdings Limited IMPUY: This precious metals mining company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.4% over the last 60 days. 

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. Price and Consensus

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. price-consensus-chart | Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. Quote

Impala Platinum Holdings’ shares gained 24.7% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s decline of 3.3%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. Price

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. price | Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. Quote

Pharming Group N.V. PHAR: This biopharmaceutical company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 520% over the last 60 days. 

Pharming Group N.V. Sponsored ADR Price and Consensus

Pharming Group N.V. Sponsored ADR price-consensus-chart | Pharming Group N.V. Sponsored ADR Quote

Pharming’s shares gained 12.5% over the past three months compared with the S&P 500’s decline of 3.2%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B. 

Pharming Group N.V. Sponsored ADR Price

Pharming Group N.V. Sponsored ADR price | Pharming Group N.V. Sponsored ADR Quote

Markel Group Inc. MKL: This insurance company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.4% over the last 60 days. 

Markel Group Inc. Price and Consensus

Markel Group Inc. price-consensus-chart | Markel Group Inc. Quote

Markel’s shares gained 12.7% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s decline of 1.7%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B. 

Markel Group Inc. Price

Markel Group Inc. price | Markel Group Inc. Quote

See the full list of top ranked stocks here

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

5 Stocks Set to Double

Each was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the favorite stock to gain +100% or more in the months ahead. They include

Stock #1: A Disruptive Force with Notable Growth and Resilience

Stock #2: Bullish Signs Signaling to Buy the Dip

Stock #3: One of the Most Compelling Investments in the Market

Stock #4: Leader In a Red-Hot Industry Poised for Growth

Stock #5: Modern Omni-Channel Platform Coiled to Spring

Most of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor. While not all picks can be winners, previous recommendations have soared +171%, +209% and +232%.

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