Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, December 29th:Vocera Communications, Inc. VCRA: This company that provides secure, integrated, and intelligent communication and workflow solutions has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing nearly 17% over the last 60 days. Vocera Communications, Inc. Price and Consensus Vocera Communications, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Vocera Communications, Inc. Quote Vocera Communications’ shares gained 12.3% over the last one month compared with the S&P 500’s growth of 4.2%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A. Vocera Communications, Inc. Price Vocera Communications, Inc. price | Vocera Communications, Inc. Quote Meridian Corporation MRBK: This company that provides commercial banking products and service has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing nearly 15% over the last 60 days. Meridian Bank Price and Consensus Meridian Bank price-consensus-chart | Meridian Bank Quote Meridian Corp’s shares gained 5.8% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A. Meridian Bank Price Meridian Bank price | Meridian Bank Quote DLH Holdings Corp. DLHC: This company that provides technology-enabled business process outsourcing, program management solutions, and public health research and analytics services has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 14.7% over the last 60 days. DLH Holdings Corp. Price and Consensus DLH Holdings Corp. price-consensus-chart | DLH Holdings Corp. Quote DLH Holdings’ shares gained 47.7% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of B. DLH Holdings Corp. Price DLH Holdings Corp. price | DLH Holdings Corp. Quote Fair Isaac Corporation FICO: This company that develops analytic, software, and data management products and services has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.3% over the last 60 days. Fair Isaac Corporation Price and Consensus Fair Isaac Corporation price-consensus-chart | Fair Isaac Corporation Quote Fair Isaac Corp’s shares gained 22.8% over the last one month. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A. Fair Isaac Corporation Price Fair Isaac Corporation price | Fair Isaac Corporation Quote See the full list of top ranked stocks hereLearn more about the Momentum score and how it is calculated here. More Stock News: This Is Bigger than the iPhone! It could become the mother of all technological revolutions. Apple sold a mere 1 billion iPhones in 10 years but a new breakthrough is expected to generate more than 77 billion devices by 2025, creating a $1.3 trillion market. Zacks has just released a Special Report that spotlights this fast-emerging phenomenon and 4 tickers for taking advantage of it. If you don't buy now, you may kick yourself in 2022.Click here for the 4 trades >>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 Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO): Free Stock Analysis Report Vocera Communications, Inc. (VCRA): Free Stock Analysis Report DLH Holdings Corp. (DLHC): Free Stock Analysis Report Meridian Bank (MRBK): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research