Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, December 28th:Murphy USA Inc. MUSA: This company that engages in marketing of retail motor fuel products and convenience merchandise has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.6% over the last 60 days. Murphy USA Inc. Price and Consensus Murphy USA Inc. price-consensus-chart | Murphy USA Inc. Quote Murphy USA’s shares gained 11% over the last one month compared with the S&P 500’s growth of 4.1%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A. Murphy USA Inc. Price Murphy USA Inc. price | Murphy USA Inc. Quote JOANN Inc. JOAN: This specialty retailer of sewing, and arts and crafts category products has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing nearly 12% over the last 60 days. JOANN Inc. Price and Consensus JOANN Inc. price-consensus-chart | JOANN Inc. Quote JOANN’s shares gained 9.4% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A. JOANN Inc. Price JOANN Inc. price | JOANN Inc. Quote Fulgent Genetics, Inc. FLGT: This company that provides COVID-19 testing and genetic testing services has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 26.7% over the last 60 days. Fullgent Genetics Price and Consensus Fullgent Genetics price-consensus-chart | Fullgent Genetics Quote Fulgent Genetics’ shares gained 6.3% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B. Fullgent Genetics Price Fullgent Genetics price | Fullgent Genetics Quote Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. AHH: This company that vertically-integrated, self-managed real estate investment trust has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.9% over the last 60 days. Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. Price and Consensus Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. Quote Armada Hoffler Properties’ shares gained 7.4% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B. Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. Price Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. price | Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. Quote See the full list of top ranked stocks hereLearn 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 Murphy USA Inc. (MUSA): Free Stock Analysis Report Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. (AHH): Free Stock Analysis Report Fullgent Genetics (FLGT): Free Stock Analysis Report JOANN Inc. (JOAN): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research