For new and old investors, taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals.

Achieving those goals is made easier with the Zacks Style Scores, a unique set of guidelines that rates stocks based on popular investing methodologies, namely value, growth, and momentum. The Style Scores can help you narrow down which stocks are better for your portfolio and which ones can beat the market over the long-term.

Is This 1 Momentum Stock a Screaming Buy Right Now?

Different than value or growth investors, momentum-oriented investors live by the saying "the trend is your friend." This investing style is all about taking advantage of upward or downward trends in a stock's price or earnings outlook. Employing factors like one-week price change and the monthly percentage change in earnings estimates, the Momentum Style Score can indicate favorable times to build a position in high-momentum stocks.

HashiCorp, Inc. (HCP)

Headquartered in Irvine, CA, HCP, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States that acquires, develops, manages, sells and leases a diverse portfolio of healthcare real estate related properties. The company divides its operations into following four reportable segments: senior housing triple-net, senior housing operating portfolio (SHOP), life science and medical office. As of June 30, 2019, HCP’s portfolio of investments, including properties in its unconsolidated joint ventures (JV), comprised interests in 745 properties.

HCP sits at a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), holds a Momentum Style Score of B, and has a VGM Score of B. The stock is down 0.1% and up 1.9% over the past one-week and four-week period, respectively, and HashiCorp, Inc. has gained 49.7% in the last one-year period as well. Additionally, an average of 2,331,919 shares were traded over the last 20 trading sessions.

A company's earnings performance is important for momentum investors as well. For fiscal 2025, three analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for HCP, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.07 to $0.34 per share. HCP also boasts an average earnings surprise of 386.7%.

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

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