Best Momentum Stocks to Buy for August 24th
CNR, NESR and NVT made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) momentum stocks list on August 24th, 2026.
Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, August 24:
Core Natural Resources, Inc. CNR: This metallurgical and thermal coal company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 189.4% over the last 60 days.
Core Natural’s shares gained 13.1% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s advance of 2.6%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.
National Energy’s shares gained 28.2% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s advance of 2.6%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.
nVent’s shares gained 24.7% over the last six months compared with the S&P 500’s advance of 10.4%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.
You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Learn more about the Momentum score and how it is calculated here.
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