Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, November 25th:American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (AEL): This issuer of fixed index and fixed rate annuities has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 38.8% over the last 60 days.American Equity Investment Life Holding Company Price and Consensus American Equity Investment Life Holding Company price-consensus-chart | American Equity Investment Life Holding Company QuoteAmerican Equity Investment's shares gained 17.8% over the last one month compared to S&P 500’s rise of 2.9%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.American Equity Investment Life Holding Company Price American Equity Investment Life Holding Company price | American Equity Investment Life Holding Company QuoteACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ACAD): This biopharmaceutical company has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 12.9% over the last 60 days.ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Price and Consensus ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. price-consensus-chart | ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. QuoteACADIA’s shares gained 13.2% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Price ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. price | ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. QuoteAGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC): This real estate investment trust has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.1% over the last 60 days.AGNC Investment Corp. Price and Consensus AGNC Investment Corp. price-consensus-chart | AGNC Investment Corp. QuoteAGNC’s shares gained 4.7% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B.AGNC Investment Corp. Price AGNC Investment Corp. price | AGNC Investment Corp. QuoteSee the full list of top ranked stocks hereLearn more about the Momentum score and how it is calculated here.Today's Best Stocks from ZacksWould you like to see the updated picks from our best market-beating strategies? From 2017 through Q3 2019, while the S&P 500 gained +39.6%, five of our strategies returned +51.8%, +57.5%, +96.9%, +119.0%, and even +158.9%.This outperformance has not just been a recent phenomenon. From 2000 – Q3 2019, while the S&P averaged +5.6% per year, our top strategies averaged up to +54.1% per year.See their latest picks free >>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 AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC): Free Stock Analysis Report American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (AEL): Free Stock Analysis Report ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ACAD): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.