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The best momentum stocks right now, ranked.

Ticker Nerd's model re-ranks roughly 4,600 US stocks every trading day, and the 1,500 big and liquid enough to trade are eligible here. These 25 score highest on its Momentum factor right now. How the shares have performed over the past months, next to every other stock.

Every score is a percentile across the whole US universe we cover — a 92 beats 92% of it. How the model was built and blind-tested is on the methodology page; what each factor means is on the factor glossary.

Top 25
Top 25 of 1,500 · Ranks as at 15 Oct 2026
TickerCompanyMkt capRank1w rank ΔRevisionsValueMomentumQualityAccrualsIssuanceGrowthVolatilitySize
MRNA
Moderna, Inc.
Biotechnology
$94.4B
86.1
+0.5
83.5
95.1
99.9
82.5
89.3
27.0
46.4
52.3
2.7
CDNA
CareDx, Inc.
Diagnostics & Research
$3.4B
98.7
−0.3
96.7
78.2
99.8
99.1
51.4
95.1
73.0
32.0
27.8
TBBB
BBB Foods, Inc.
Discount Stores
$6.1B
40.9
+0.6
82.8
24.0
99.7
38.5
59.2
8.0
35.7
52.5
20.1
RNG
RingCentral, Inc.
Software - Application
$6.8B
99.3
+0.2
90.0
82.5
99.7
97.0
96.4
99.7
50.9
38.6
18.8
IOVA
Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.
Biotechnology
$6.6B
94.1
+1.8
90.8
92.8
99.7
94.6
44.5
43.6
79.7
50.8
19.1
PBF
PBF Energy, Inc.
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
$10.3B
92.4
+1.4
89.1
82.5
99.6
51.8
36.1
88.8
97.6
35.7
14.9
PACS
PACS Group, Inc.
Medical Care Facilities
$7.6B
92.4
−0.1
92.9
60.2
99.6
43.9
63.6
83.5
85.3
61.5
17.7
LIND
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc.
Travel Services
$2.3B
78.4
+1.9
94.3
38.5
99.5
85.2
84.0
17.4
55.0
23.6
32.9
CAKE
Cheesecake Factory, Inc.
Restaurants
$5.8B
91.5
−0.7
96.2
50.8
99.5
70.8
61.5
85.4
55.0
59.9
20.8
KNSA
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International Plc
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic
$6.2B
99.1
+0.8
82.6
95.6
99.5
90.2
76.5
50.9
88.6
97.9
19.9
EXPD
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
Integrated Freight & Logistics
$25.8B
97.8
−0.2
99.2
80.3
99.5
95.5
45.9
91.6
53.3
94.1
8.1
GH
Guardant Health, Inc.
Diagnostics & Research
$21.5B
52.4
+5.5
67.4
44.1
99.4
59.8
55.9
13.4
62.8
58.1
9.4
CBC
Central Bancompany, Inc.
Banks - Regional
$7.9B
29.7
−1.0
55.0
2.4
99.4
72.9
25.7
40.2
16.3
63.5
17.4
ECO
Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp.
Marine Shipping
$3.5B
81.0
—
92.3
50.1
99.4
96.0
19.3
14.8
98.2
61.2
27.6
NRIX
Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.
Biotechnology
$2.7B
95.1
+50.7
78.4
96.6
99.4
98.2
47.7
18.7
99.1
66.6
31.0
MPC
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
$133.9B
96.2
+1.6
94.8
78.5
99.4
74.9
62.3
65.3
91.3
73.3
1.9
CLMT
Calumet, Inc.
Specialty Chemicals
$5.1B
79.5
−0.3
66.0
16.0
99.3
43.2
90.2
84.3
96.9
35.7
22.5
CON
Concentra Group Holdings Parent, Inc.
Medical Care Facilities
$5.0B
94.4
−0.5
97.8
62.0
99.2
58.2
57.4
85.9
83.9
43.4
22.8
VLO
Valero Energy Corp.
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
$131.9B
97.7
+1.0
94.2
71.1
99.2
79.2
72.0
75.8
90.5
73.3
1.9
CHEF
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
Food Distribution
$4.7B
81.4
−1.6
95.6
46.1
99.1
91.1
46.3
48.8
55.4
44.7
23.7
DK
Delek US Holdings, Inc.
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
$4.6B
98.4
+0.8
93.3
93.9
99.0
75.8
75.0
54.7
97.2
42.9
24.0
NHC
National HealthCare Corp.
Medical Care Facilities
$3.8B
67.4
+0.3
24.8
30.2
99.0
84.8
65.7
87.4
51.5
88.5
26.4
NTRA
Natera, Inc.
Diagnostics & Research
$55.9B
81.9
−0.5
89.7
57.4
98.9
92.3
59.9
25.9
62.2
84.8
4.6
FTNT
Fortinet, Inc.
Software - Infrastructure
$133.3B
95.4
−0.3
96.2
37.4
98.8
97.5
76.3
98.3
48.5
81.1
1.9
INSW
International Seaways, Inc.
Oil & Gas Midstream
$5.6B
90.6
+0.5
90.9
73.3
98.8
81.8
22.6
39.9
97.8
83.1
21.2

Today’s snapshot only — the list rotates as the scores move. Click any ticker for its full page: rank against every factor, analyst price targets, financials and news.

The group in numbers

What these momentum stocks look like up close.

Figures for the 25 listed names, from the same data behind their stock pages.

13 of the 24 names with analyst coverage this month carry a Buy-or-better majority.

Cheapest on trailing P/E: INSW at 7.6×, PBF at 7.9× and ECO at 8.6×.

Highest forward dividend yields: ECO at 23.5%, INSW at 17.9% and CLMT at 4.8%.

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FAQ

Questions people ask about momentum stocks.

What are the best momentum stocks right now?
As at 15 Oct 2026, the top-ranked momentum stocks on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model are Moderna, Inc. (MRNA), CareDx, Inc. (CDNA), BBB Foods, Inc. (TBBB). The full top 25 is the table on this page, re-ranked every trading day. A rank is general information, not personal advice.
How does Ticker Nerd pick the best momentum stocks?
Nobody picks them. A factor model scores roughly 4,600 US stocks every trading day on families like value, momentum, quality and growth, and this page is one fixed cut of that ranking. The research process behind the model — point-in-time data from 2005, locked test windows, logged rejections — is published on the methodology page.
Are momentum stocks a good investment?
That depends on the price paid and on your circumstances — this page is general information, not advice. What the data says as at 15 Oct 2026: of the 24 listed names with analyst coverage this month, 13 carry a Buy-or-better majority, and every rank above is a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks.
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