Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, September 26th:Eastern Bankshares, Inc. EBC: This bank holding company for Eastern Bank has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 10.3% over the last 60 days.Eastern Bankshares, Inc. Price and Consensus Eastern Bankshares, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Eastern Bankshares, Inc. QuoteEastern’s shares gained 7.3% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s decline of 5.6%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.Eastern Bankshares, Inc. Price Eastern Bankshares, Inc. price | Eastern Bankshares, Inc. QuoteHorizon Bancorp, Inc. HBNC: This holding company for Horizon Bank has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing nearly 6% over the last 60 days.Horizon Bancorp IN Price and Consensus Horizon Bancorp IN price-consensus-chart | Horizon Bancorp IN QuoteHorizon’s shares gained 7% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s decline of 5.6%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.Horizon Bancorp IN Price Horizon Bancorp IN price | Horizon Bancorp IN QuoteW.W. Grainger, Inc. GWW: This maintenance, repair, and operating services company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.6% over the last 60 days.W.W. Grainger, Inc. Price and Consensus W.W. Grainger, Inc. price-consensus-chart | W.W. Grainger, Inc. QuoteW. W. Grainger’s shares gained 6.6% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s decline of 5.6%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.W.W. Grainger, Inc. Price W.W. Grainger, Inc. price | W.W. Grainger, Inc. Quote See the full list of top ranked stocks here Learn more about the Momentum score and how it is calculated here. 5 Stocks Set to Double Each was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%. Most of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.Today, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW): Free Stock Analysis Report Horizon Bancorp IN (HBNC): Free Stock Analysis Report Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (EBC): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research