Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, January 27:

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. MCB: This bank holding company for Metropolitan Commercial Bank has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4% over the last 60 days.

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. Price and Consensus

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Metropolitan Bank Holdings' shares gained 17.1% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s advanced of 4.7%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. Price

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HBT Financial, Inc. HBT: This bank holding company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 8.8% over the last 60 days.

HBT Financial, Inc. Price and Consensus

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HBT Financial's shares gained 7.1% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s advanced of 4.7%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

HBT Financial, Inc. Price

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Amphenol Corporation APH: This electrical and electronics manufacturing company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.1% over the last 60 days.          

Amphenol Corporation Price and Consensus

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Amphenol Corporation's shares gained 12.7% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s advanced of 4.7%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.

Amphenol Corporation Price

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