Are You a Momentum Investor? This 1 Stock Could Be the Perfect Pick
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Taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for new and old investors alike.
While you may have an investing style you rely on, finding great stocks is made easier with the Zacks Style Scores. These are complementary indicators that rate stocks based on value, growth, and/or momentum characteristics.
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.
Apogee Enterprises (APOG)
Apogee Enterprises is a leader in architectural products and services, providing architectural glass, aluminum framing systems and installation services for buildings as well as value-added glass and acrylic for custom picture framing and displays.
APOG is a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stock, with a Momentum Style Score of B and VGM Score of A. Shares are down 5% over the past one week and up 7.4% over the past four weeks. APOG has gained 81.2% in the last one-year period as well. Looking at trading volume, an average of 199,219.25 shares exchanged hands over the last 20 trading days.
A company's earnings performance is important for momentum investors as well. For fiscal 2025, one analyst revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for APOG, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.20 to $5.06 per share. APOG also boasts an average earnings surprise of 19.7%.
APOG 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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