Momentum investing is essentially an exception to the idea of ​​”buying low and selling high.” Investors who follow this investing style are typically not interested in betting on cheap stocks and waiting a long time for them to recover. Instead, they believe that “buying high and selling higher” is the way to make a lot more money in a shorter period of time.

Who doesn’t like to invest in fast-moving trend stocks? But determining the right time to enter is not easy. Often these stocks lose momentum when their valuation exceeds their future growth potential. In such a situation, investors have expensive stocks in their hands that offer little or no upside or even downside potential. Therefore, it can sometimes be risky to bet fully on momentum.

It might be safer to invest in bargain stocks that have seen their price momentum increase recently. While the Zacks Momentum Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which closely monitors a stock’s price or earnings trends, is quite useful for identifying great momentum stocks, our Fast Momentum Stocks at Bargain Prices screen is handy for spotting fast-moving stocks that are still attractively valued.

CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) is one of the many great candidates that made it through the review. There are numerous reasons why this stock is a great choice. Here are the main ones:

Growing investor interest in a stock is reflected in its recent price increase. A price change of 0.8% over the last four weeks positions the stock of this fuel wholesaler well in this regard.

While any stock can see a short-term price increase, it takes a true momentum player to deliver positive returns over a longer period of time. CAPL also meets this criteria, with the stock up 1% over the past 12 weeks.

Furthermore, momentum is high for CAPL as the stock currently has a beta of 1.5, meaning the stock will rise 50% higher than the market in either direction.

Given this price action, it is no surprise that CAPL has a Momentum Score of A, indicating that this is the right time to enter the stock to take advantage of the momentum with the highest probability of success.

In addition to a favorable Momentum Score, an uptrend in earnings estimate revisions has helped CAPL earn a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). Our research shows that the momentum effect is quite strong at Zacks Ranks #1 and #2. This is because when analysts increase their earnings estimates for a stock, more investors show interest in it and its price race can keep up. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>

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Most importantly, despite its rapid momentum, CAPL is trading at a reasonable price. Based on the price-to-sales ratio, which is considered one of the best valuation metrics, the stock currently looks quite cheap. CAPL is currently trading at 0.17 times its sales. In other words, investors only have to pay 17 cents for every dollar of sales.

CAPL therefore seems to have plenty of room to develop, and at a rapid pace.

Besides CAPL, there are several other stocks that currently pass through our Rapid Momentum at a Bargain Price filter. You can consider investing in these and look for the latest stocks that meet these criteria.

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