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Many investors also have a go-to methodology that helps guide their buy and sell decisions. One way to find winning stocks based on your preferred way of investing is to use the Zacks Style Scores, which are indicators that rate stocks based on three widely-followed investing types: value, growth, and momentum.

Is This 1 Momentum Stock a Screaming Buy Right Now?

For momentum investors, upward or downward trends in a stock's price or earnings outlook take precedent, so they'll want to zero in on the Momentum Style Score. This Score can pinpoint good times to build a position in a stock, using factors like one-week price change and the monthly percentage change in earnings estimates.

Copa Holdings (CPA)

Copa Holdings is based in Panama City, Panama. The company, through its main subsidiaries — Copa Airlines and Copa Colombia — offers airline passenger and cargo services. Copa Airlines was founded in 1947. Copa Columbia was purchased in 2005.

CPA boasts a Momentum Style Score of A and VGM Score of A, and holds a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) rating. Shares of Copa Holdings has seen some interesting price action recently; the stock is up 3.5% over the past one week and up 17.7% over the past four weeks. And in the last one-year period, CPA has gained 5.8%. As for the stock's trading volume, 341,249.25 shares on average were traded over the last 20 days.

Momentum investors also pay close attention to a company's earnings. For CPA, six analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $1.04 to $16.64 per share for 2025. CPA boasts an average earnings surprise of 5.5%.

With strong earnings growth, a good Zacks Rank, and top-tier Momentum and VGM Style Scores, investors should think about adding CPA to their portfolios.

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