Top 23 Stocks With Strong Momentum Right Now
Marvin's rules picked 23 established companies showing strong momentum. They span energy, healthcare, technology and more, and each pick below shows its Marvin scores and key financial figures, with a caution.
Momentum describes stocks that have recently been moving up more strongly than others. This list shows 23 established companies that Marvin's rules flagged for strong momentum as of 2026-10-18. The list covers many industries, with a lot of refiners and healthcare names.
Momentum only describes what has already happened. It says nothing about the business itself, so each pick below also shows growth, margins, returns and debt where available. Some companies pair momentum with strong finances. Others have shrinking sales, thin margins or missing data.
Read the cautions as carefully as the strengths. This is general information, not advice, and Marvin's scores only describe how a company compares with other companies in its own industry today.
The list
How Marvin ranked these stocks
Marvin chose these stocks with one rule: trending stocks, meaning established companies with strong momentum. Marvin's rules selected the stocks and set their order, and this article keeps that order. The overall, quality and opportunity scores are relative to each company's own industry, so a score for a refiner is compared with other refiners, not with software or healthcare companies.
Trending stocks: established companies with strong price momentum
The stocks, one by one
CareDx, Inc CDNA
CareDx has an overall score of 74 and an opportunity score of 77. Revenue grew 13.8% last fiscal year and operating margin was 23.6%, suggesting solid growth and healthy profitability. Caution: free cash flow and debt figures are missing, so cash generation and leverage are unclear.
Marathon Petroleum Corporation MPC
Marathon Petroleum has an overall score of 56 and a quality score of 62. Return on equity of 44.8% is high, and operating margin is a modest 9.2%. Caution: revenue growth of -4.4% means sales shrank in the last fiscal year.
HF Sinclair Corporation DINO
HF Sinclair has an overall score of 80, a free cash flow margin of 7.4% and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, which points to low debt. Caution: revenue growth of -6.0% means sales fell last fiscal year, and operating margin is only 8.3%.
Insight Enterprises, Inc. NSIT
Insight Enterprises has an overall score of 48, with a gross margin of 22.1% and an operating margin of 4.6%. Those figures suggest thin profitability. Caution: revenue growth of -5.2% shows sales shrank last fiscal year, and debt data is not available.
AtriCure, Inc. ATRC
AtriCure has a high gross margin of 76.3%, revenue growth of 14.9% and a low debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. Caution: operating margin of 2.3% and return on equity of 2.0% are very small, so little profit is left after costs.
Haemonetics Corporation HAE
Haemonetics has a quality score of 78 and a free cash flow margin of 21.5%, suggesting strong cash generation. Caution: its opportunity score is only 7, revenue growth was -2.0%, and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42 means it carries more debt than equity.
Valero Energy Corporation VLO
Valero Energy has a quality score of 93, a return on equity of 28.8% and an operating margin of 7.2%, suggesting good returns with modest margins. Caution: revenue growth of -5.5% shows shrinking sales, and free cash flow and debt data are missing.
Natera, Inc. NTRA
Natera has an overall score of 87 and an opportunity score of 96, with revenue growth of 35.9%, which is fast. Caution: operating margin of -10.7% and return on equity of -10.6% are negative, meaning the company is not yet profitable.
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. HALO
Halozyme Therapeutics has an overall score of 90, a gross margin of 82.4%, an operating margin of 35.9% and a free cash flow margin of 48.5%, all strong. Caution: return on equity of 288.1% is unusually high and can reflect a small equity base. Debt data is missing.
Phillips 66 PSX
Phillips 66 has an overall score of 68 and a quality score of 80, with a return on equity of 22.5% and a gross margin of 13.1%. Caution: revenue growth of -7.5% shows shrinking sales, and operating margin, cash flow and debt data are missing.
Zeta Global Holdings Corp. ZETA
Zeta Global has an overall score of 94, revenue growth of 29.7% and a free cash flow margin of 14.3%, with low debt at 0.24 debt-to-equity. Caution: operating margin of 1.6% is slim and return on equity of -0.2% is slightly negative.
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. ANF
Abercrombie & Fitch has an overall score of 86 and an opportunity score of 92. Operating margin of 13.7% and return on equity of 39.6% are solid, though revenue growth of 6.4% is modest. Caution: gross margin and debt data are missing.
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated CAKE
The Cheesecake Factory has an overall score of 75, with revenue growth of 4.7% and a return on equity of 34.4%. Caution: operating margin of 5.3% is thin, and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.01 means it carries a lot of debt compared with its equity.
Revvity, Inc. RVTY
Revvity has a free cash flow margin of 19.2% and an operating margin of 12.3%, which suggest decent cash generation. Caution: return on equity of 3.3% is low, growth was only 3.7%, and the opportunity score is just 12.
Concentra Group Holdings Parent, Inc. CON
Concentra has an overall score of 82, revenue growth of 13.9%, an operating margin of 16.4% and a return on equity of 41.7%, suggesting strong growth and returns. Caution: a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.47 means it carries heavy debt.
IDT Corporation IDT
IDT has an overall score of 65, a gross margin of 38.3% and a return on equity of 23.0%. Revenue growth of 5.4% is modest, and operating margin is 9.3%. Caution: debt data is not available, so its leverage cannot be judged.
IQVIA Holdings Inc. IQV
IQVIA has an operating margin of 13.2%, a free cash flow margin of 12.7% and a return on equity of 22.3%, which suggest steady profitability. Caution: revenue growth of 5.9% is modest, its opportunity score is 38, and debt data is missing.
SM Energy Company SM
SM Energy has an overall score of 83 and an opportunity score of 88, with revenue growth of 17.2% and an operating margin of 29.6%, both strong. Caution: return on equity is only 12.8%, and free cash flow and debt data are missing.
SharkNinja, Inc. SN
SharkNinja has a quality score of 95, revenue growth of 15.7%, a gross margin of 48.9% and low debt at 0.32 debt-to-equity. Caution: its opportunity score of 52 is well below its quality score.
Dorian LPG Ltd. LPG
Dorian LPG has an overall score of 97, an operating margin of 57.6%, revenue growth of 36.3% and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, which points to moderate debt. Caution: free cash flow margin is missing, so cash generation is not confirmed.
Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc. Common Stock SLDE
Slide Insurance has an overall score of 94, a free cash flow margin of not reported, a return on equity of 46.5% and very low debt at 0.03 debt-to-equity. Revenue growth was 36.5%. Caution: operating margin data is missing.
Science Applications International Corporation SAIC
Science Applications International has an operating margin of 8.0%, a free cash flow margin of 8.4% and a return on equity of 26.5%. Caution: revenue growth of -2.9% shows sales shrank, and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.88 means it carries a lot of debt.
Sensient Technologies Corporation SXT
Sensient Technologies has a quality score of 76, an operating margin of 14.0% and a gross margin of 34.6%, suggesting steady profitability. Caution: free cash flow margin is only 0.3%, revenue growth of 3.5% is modest, and its opportunity score is 43.
Common questions
What does momentum mean for a stock?
Momentum means a stock has recently been rising more strongly than most others. It describes past movement, not the quality of the business, so it is best read alongside figures like growth, margins and debt.
Does strong momentum mean a stock will keep rising?
No. Momentum can fade quickly, and stocks with strong recent moves can reverse. This list describes what has happened so far and makes no prediction about what comes next.
How should I read the scores on this list?
Marvin's overall, quality and opportunity scores compare each company with other companies in its own industry today. A high score means a company looks strong against its industry peers, not against every stock in the market.
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