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Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for May 2nd

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Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, May 2nd:

WEX Inc. (WEX - Free Report) : This corporate card payment solutions provider has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 1.3% over the last 60 days.

WEX Inc. Price and Consensus

WEX’s shares gained 49.2% over the last one month more than S&P 500’s gain of 8%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

WEX Inc. Price

PTC Inc. (PTC - Free Report) : This developer of software products and solutions has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.2% over the last 60 days.

PTC Inc. Price and Consensus

PTC’s shares gained 44.1% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

PTC Inc. Price

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (CALM - Free Report) : This distributor of shell eggs has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 36.6% over the last 60 days.

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Price and Consensus

Cal-Maine’s shares gained 32.4% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Price

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