Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, February 16:Ecolab Inc. (ECL) : This hygiene solutions company has a Zacks Rank #1 and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5% over the last 60 days.Ecolab's shares gained 17.4% over the last three months compared with the S&P 500’s advance of 10.4%. The company possesses a Momentum Score of A.Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) : This semiconductor company has ...