The stock market cooled off a bit to start the Labor Day-shortened trading week, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq trading slightly lower through early afternoon trading. The mundane start to the week came after Wall Street bulls jumped back in at some key technical levels following slightly dovish comments from Fed Governor Christopher Waller last Thursday.
The Fed and the possibility of a mid-September rate hike, along with rising bond yields and the U.S.-Iran conflict (and therefore the Strait of Hormuz), remain by far the most important macro-level factors Wall Street is watching. Further ahead, the upcoming midterm elections might create even more volatility.
All that said, the bulls could certainly press their advantage and push both the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 to new all-time highs sooner rather than later, if everything breaks right.
Therefore, investors likely want to keep buying stocks in September and throughout the final stretch of 2026. Today, we highlight how investors can find surging, top-ranked stocks thriving in the current market conditions.
The momentum stocks this screen puts on your radar have also seen strong upward earnings revisions, earning them a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) right now. Let’s dive into how investors can find the best “Strong Buy” momentum stocks to buy now in September and beyond.
Screen Basics: Finding the Best Momentum Stocks to Buy
The screen we are looking into today comes loaded with the Research Wizard. The screen helps investors dig through all of the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks, of which there are over 200 at any given time, to find some of the top momentum names.
The screen narrows down the list of Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocksto those with upward price momentum that are also trading within 20% of their 52-week highs. The screen then uses the PEG ratio and the Price to Sales ratio to help make sure investors are getting value as well. The screen then makes your life a little easier and narrows it down to just seven stock picks.
The screen basics are listed below…
· Zacks Rank = #1 (Strong Buy)
· Current Price/52-week High >= 0.8
· PEG Ratio: P/E F(1)/EPS Growth
· Price/Sales
· Percentage Change Price -12 Weeks = Top # 7
This strategy comes loaded with the Research Wizard and it is called bt_sow_momentum_method1 It can be found in the SoW (Screen of the Week) folder.
The screen is simple, yet powerful. Here is one of the seven stocks that made it through this week’s screen…
