Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, February 2nd:

PetroChina PTR: This largest integrated oil company in China has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.3% over the last 60 days.

PetroChina Company Limited Price and Consensus

PetroChina Company Limited price-consensus-chart | PetroChina Company Limited Quote

PetroChina’s shares gained 9.1% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s decline of 3.6%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

PetroChina Company Limited Price

PetroChina Company Limited price | PetroChina Company Limited Quote

Chevron CVX: This one of the largest publicly traded oil and gas companies in the world has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 8.5% over the last 60 days.

Chevron Corporation Price and Consensus

Chevron Corporation price-consensus-chart | Chevron Corporation Quote

Chevron’s shares gained 19.3% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s decline of 3.6%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Chevron Corporation Price

Chevron Corporation price | Chevron Corporation Quote

UMB Financial UMBF: This company that provides banking services and asset servicing in the United States has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7% over the last 60 days.

UMB Financial Corporation Price and Consensus

UMB Financial Corporation price-consensus-chart | UMB Financial Corporation Quote

UMB Financials’ shares gained 9.5% over the last six month compared with the S&P 500’s growth of 1.8%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

UMB Financial Corporation Price

UMB Financial Corporation price | UMB Financial Corporation Quote

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