Best Growth Stocks to Buy for August 18th

Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today August 18th:

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor ZWS: This company which is engaged in designing, procuring, manufacturing and marketing products which provide and improve water, carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.7% over the last 60 days.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor Price and Consensus

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor Price and Consensus

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor price-consensus-chart | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor Quote

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions has a PEG ratio of 2.40 compared with 4.92 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor PEG Ratio (TTM)

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor PEG Ratio (TTM)

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor peg-ratio-ttm | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor Quote

Shinhan Financial Group Co SHG: This largest financial services company in Korea, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.1% over the last 60 days.

Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd Price and Consensus

Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd Price and Consensus

Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd price-consensus-chart | Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd Quote

Shinhan Financial Group has a PEG ratio of 0.54 compared with 1.02 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd PEG Ratio (TTM)

Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd PEG Ratio (TTM)

Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd peg-ratio-ttm | Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd Quote

PTC PTC: This software company in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 9.9% over the last 60 days.

PTC Inc. Price and Consensus

PTC Inc. Price and Consensus

PTC Inc. price-consensus-chart | PTC Inc. Quote

PTC has a PEG ratio of 1.77 compared with 2.50 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

PTC Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

PTC Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

PTC Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | PTC Inc. Quote

 

See the full list of top ranked stocks here.

 

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