Momentum screens to find value, growth, and income opportunities

Fidelity has blurb on use of their stock screens to find investment opportunities.

Momentum investing has the advantage that stocks on the move are likely to respond faster.

For growth stocks screen can include share price increase for specified period, earnings growth rate, and PEG ratio. That makes it quite useful.

Usually stock screens give you a long list of stocks to weed through. This one is very on target. Usually it will find stocks you already know about but if you find new ones that meet your criteria it’s a plus.

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US stocks have taken a modest haircut thus far in June. The S&P 500 is down about 3% since the all-time high hit at the outset of the month as memory-chip worries, higher energy prices, and rate hike fears have threatened this bull market.1

But stocks have been resilient in 2026. Market breadth has broadly remained strong and unrelenting corporate earnings growth has underpinned stocks. If you think stocks will heat back up this summer, here are 3 screens using momentum, value, growth, and income to consider.

Momentum and value stocks
Despite the volatile June, US stocks have had momentum since the March 30 year-to-date bottom and are up 7% in 2026 so far. The top performing sectors have been energy, tech, industrials, and real estate, and there are reasons to think stocks in those sectors, as well as others, may continue to have momentum into the second half of the year.

Notably, value stocks have had more momentum this year and are on pace to outperform growth stocks for the first time since 2022. And with stocks trading near record highs, value may remain an important factor to consider.

If you are looking for stocks with momentum as well as those that might offer attractive value, here are the top 10 results from the Fidelity.com Stock Screener featuring stocks that are up at least 16.8% year to date, have a positive P/E-to-growth (PEG) ratio of 1.76 and below, and a 90-day daily volume average of at least 317.69K, sorted by market cap, as of June 25, 2026:

Taiwan Semiconductor (

TSM)
Micron (

MU)
Sandisk (

SNDK)
GE Vernova (

GEV)
Royal Bank of Canada (

RY)
Dell (

DELL)
Western Digital (

WDC)
Citigroup (

C)
Seagate Technology (

STX)
Toronto-Dominion Bank (

TD)
After you run a screen, you should evaluate the results and how they might impact your investment mix. For example, a consideration when adding individual stocks to your portfolio is concentration risk within a particular sector or industry. Most of these results are technology or financial services companies. You’d want to think about how adding any of these stocks might impact your overall investment mix and exposure to an individual sector.

Momentum and growth stocks
Of course, it’s been growth stocks—including the Magnificent 7—that have had the most momentum in recent years. That multiyear momentum has pushed valuations higher for many growth stocks. Some investors are closely eyeing this month’s slide that’s taken place predominantly among high-growth stocks for opportunities to go bargain hunting.

If you are looking for stocks with momentum that have also exhibited strong growth, here are the top 10 results from the Fidelity.com Stock Screener featuring stocks that are up at least 16.8% year to date with a 3-year cash flow growth rate of 26.34 and higher, a 3-to-5 year forward EPS long-term growth rate of 26.34 and higher, and a 90-day daily volume average of at least 317.69K, sorted by market cap, as of June 25, 2026:

GE Vernova (

GEV)
Marvell (

MRVL)
Mitsubishi (

MUFG)
Arista Networks (

ANET)
Amphenol (

APH)
Vertiv (

VRT)
Howmet Aerospace (

HWM)
Datadog (

DDOG)
Astera Labs (

ALAB)
ASM International (

ASMIY)
When running any screen, evaluate if the results appear to be in line with what you might expect. If the output isn’t generally what you expected and it doesn’t align with your goals and risk tolerance, you may want to consider adjusting the filters or running a different screen.

Momentum and income stocks
Recent inflation data has proffered a strong reason why investors may be particularly interested in seeking out income-generating investments to help pay for or offset rising costs across the economy. And income-oriented investors might also be interested in stocks that have exhibited momentum.

If you are looking for stocks that have momentum as well as those that feature attractive income characteristics, here are the top 10 results from the Fidelity.com Stock Screener featuring stocks that are up at least 16.8% year to date, have a dividend yield of at least 3.27%, and a 90-day daily volume average of at least 317.69K, sorted by market cap, as of June 25, 2026:

HSBC (

HSBC)
TotalEnergies (

TTE)
DBS Group (

DBSDY)
BNP Paribas (

BNPQF)
BNP Paribas (

BNPQY)
Rio Tinto (

RIO)
Altria (

MO)
The Bank of Nova Scotia (

BNS)
Canadian Natural Resources (

CNQ)
Equinor ASA (

EQNR)
Note that most of the output of this specific screen produces international results. You’ll want to fully understand the unique characteristics and risks of foreign companies. You’ll want to ensure that opportunities like these are appropriate for your goals and risk tolerance.

Stock screen tips
Some screening criteria may be more relevant for certain sectors, industries, and companies. With experience, you can adjust filters to set up screens that produce the type of results you may be looking for. You can also look at preset expert screens if you’d like to see how filters can be set up.

Regardless of your screening approach, more research is needed to determine if any screen result is right for you. You should fully understand the risks involved, and each investing opportunity should be considered within the context of a well-diversified investment strategy that conforms to your specific time horizon, objectives, and risk parameters.

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I thought these screens are provided by external research companies like Zack? Where can I find Fidelity screens?

Other companies may well provide equivalent screens. When I follow the Fidelity link screens does not come up. Apparently they are available to those w Fidelity accounts. The major benefit is the large number of screen factors you can choose from. Some seem especially useful.

I have 3 fidelity accounts. It cannot be balance limitation either. I saw some of the screens and they are provided by Zack and other research firms within Fidelity. I want to build a momentum screen for short-term trading.

Currently my method is crude. Mostly when the stocks/ ETF’s I follow breakout, I do some spread trading. Often I buy one, two, at the most 3 month out ITM calls based on the gap or other support, and then sell calls against them ATM. Generally, BTW I have to study the numbers more deeply, they are profitable. Often in the range of 100% to 200%. But I don’t deploy significant money.

In a bull market, with momentum tailwind, obviously I should have invested more. I know you have posted sometime back about momentum screen. I need to find that post.

I use a Google Sheets to collect closing share prices, calculate 3 mo gain, and then sort. I do this once per month for abt 185 stocks. Then sort through those up over 15%. Check chart for steady gain stocks. Then look at Yahoo finance to check for earnings growth and PE.

Sell losers to buy winners. Update the 185 list regularly by abt 5 stocks per month.

This takes abt 4 hrs per month.

Constantly watch for good performing stocks to add. From TMF, WSJ, CNBC, or even attractive earning reports.

Works for me. Very pleased w returns by buying good performing stocks in hopes they can continue to grow earnings. But careful about too high PE. Sometimes but not usually.