Here's Why Illumina (ILMN) is a Strong Momentum Stock

Zacks
01-23

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Illumina (ILMN)

San Diego, CA.-based Illumina Inc. is a life sciences company, which provides tools and integrated systems for analysis of genetic variation and function. Using its proprietary technologies, the company provides innovative sequencing- and array-based solutions for genotyping, copy number variation analysis, methylation studies, and gene expression profiling of DNA and RNA. Its customers include leading genomic research centers, academic institutions, government laboratories, hospitals and reference laboratories as well as pharmaceutical, biotechnology, agrigenomics, commercial molecular diagnostic and consumer genomics companies.

ILMN sits at a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), holds a Momentum Style Score of B, and has a VGM Score of A. The stock is up 3.1% and up 3.8% over the past one-week and four-week period, respectively, and Illumina has lost 0.5% in the last one-year period as well. Additionally, an average of 1,264,192.63 shares were traded over the last 20 trading sessions.

A company's earnings performance is important for momentum investors as well. For fiscal 2024, two analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for ILMN, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.01 to $4.12 per share. ILMN also boasts an average earnings surprise of 432.8%.

ILMN should be on investors' short list because of its impressive earnings fundamentals, a good Zacks Rank, and strong Momentum and VGM Style Scores.

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