On Thursday, ACM Research Cl A reached a noteworthy technical benchmark, seeing its Relative Strength (RS) Rating jump into the 90-plus percentile with an improvement to 94, up from 88 the day before.
This unique rating identifies market leadership by using a 1 (worst) to 99 (best) score that indicates how a stock's price performance over the last 52 weeks matches up against other publicly traded companies.
Decades of market research shows that the top-performing stocks often have an RS Rating of at least 80 at the beginning of a new run.
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The IBD 50 stock is trading within a buy range after climbing above a 26.32 buy point in a cup without handle. Once a stock moves 5% or higher beyond the initial entry, it's considered out of a proper buying area.
Earnings grew 30% last quarter, up from 11% in the prior report. Revenue also increased, from 21% to 31%.
ACM Research Cl A earns the No. 2 rank among its peers in the Electronics-Semiconductor Equipment industry group. Nova is the top-ranked stock within the group.
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