Best Momentum Stocks to Buy for Dec. 16

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, Dec. 16:

Pan American Silver Corp. PAAS: This mining company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.7% over the last 60 days.

Pan American Silver Corp. Price and Consensus

Pan American Silver Corp. price-consensus-chart | Pan American Silver Corp. Quote

Pan American Silver’s shares gained 39.6% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s advance of 3.6%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Pan American Silver Corp. Price

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Omnicell, Inc. OMCL: This company that provides automated medication management and adherence solutions for hospitals, pharmacies, and healthcare providers has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 13.3% over the last 60 days.

Omnicell, Inc. Price and Consensus

Omnicell, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Omnicell, Inc. Quote

Omnicell’s shares gained 38.8% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s advance of 3.6%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Omnicell, Inc. Price

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MongoDB, Inc. MDB: This provider of a database platform has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 27% over the last 60 days.

MongoDB, Inc. Price and Consensus

MongoDB, Inc. price-consensus-chart | MongoDB, Inc. Quote

MongoDB’s shares gained 31.9% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s advance of 3.6%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

MongoDB, Inc. Price

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