Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, August 12th:Vital Farms, Inc. (VITL) : This food company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 8.5% over the last 60 days.Vital Farms’ shares gained 102.6% over the past six months compared with the S&P 500’s advance of 7.9%. The company possesses a Momentum Score  of A.AppLovin Corporation (APP) : This company that engages in building a s ...