Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, January 5th:

Metropolitan Bank Holding (MCB Quick QuoteMCB - Free Report) : This bank holding company has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.2% over the last 60 days.

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. Price and Consensus

 

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. price-consensus-chart | Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. Quote

Metropolitan Bank Holding’s shares gained 23.8% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s growth of 10.0%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. Price

 

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. price | Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. Quote

Public Storage (PSA Quick QuotePSA - Free Report) : This leading self-storage real estate investment trust in the United States has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.2% over the last 60 days.

Public Storage Price and Consensus

 

Public Storage price-consensus-chart | Public Storage Quote

Public Storage’s shares gained 23.6% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s growth of 10.0%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Public Storage Price

 

Public Storage price | Public Storage Quote

Wolseley (FERG Quick QuoteFERG - Free Report) : This distributor of plumbing and heating products has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 10.4% over the last 60 days.

Wolseley PLC Price and Consensus

 

Wolseley PLC price-consensus-chart | Wolseley PLC Quote

Wolseley’s shares gained 26.1% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s growth of 10.0%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Wolseley PLC Price

 

Wolseley PLC price | Wolseley PLC Quote

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