Best Momentum Leaders for 2026
Stocks with strong 12-1 month price momentum backed by solid fundamentals.
Momentum on its own surfaces a lot of garbage; combined with high Quality + Growth scores it narrows to the names where price action is corroborated by underlying business performance. The 12-minus-1-month return is the standard academic momentum factor (excluding the most recent month to dodge mean-reversion noise).
Data as of (updated daily)
Top 20 by composite score
| # | Ticker | Name | Composite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELS.AU | Elsight Ltd | 69.9 |
| 2 | 603256.SHG | Grace Fabric Technology Co Ltd | 66.0 |
| 3 | SML.LSE | Strategic Minerals Plc | 62.5 |
| 4 | RGAS.JK | Kian Santang Muliatama Tbk. | 68.7 |
| 5 | VENUSREM.NSE | Venus Remedies Limited | 69.3 |
| 6 | MODISONLTD.NSE | MODISON LIMITED | 67.5 |
| 7 | 006345.KO | Daewon Cable Co. Ltd. Preference Shares | 67.3 |
| 8 | BHAGYANGR.NSE | Bhagyanagar India Limited | 63.4 |
| 9 | 688300.SHG | Novoray Corporation | 66.5 |
| 10 | TPIA.JK | Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk | 66.2 |
| 11 | 001620.KO | Dongkook Ind | 67.7 |
| 12 | GLTL.TA | Gilat Telecom Global Ltd | 65.8 |
| 13 | IES.TA | I.E.S Holdings Ltd | 67.9 |
| 14 | MMI.AU | Metro Mining Ltd | 62.6 |
| 15 | MU.TO | Micron CDR (CAD Hedged) | 60.0 |
| 16 | 688603.SHG | Guangdong Skychem Technology Co. Ltd. A | 60.7 |
| 17 | 0JDO.LSE | Iridium Communications Inc. | 60.2 |
| 18 | STRL.US | Sterling Construction Company Inc | 66.1 |
| 19 | OMAXAUTO.NSE | Omax Autos Limited | 62.8 |
| 20 | 8400.HK | Asia Pioneer Entertainment Holdings Ltd | 65.1 |
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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by composite score; use the screener for the full ranked list.