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Top Ranked Growth Stocks to Buy for August 19th

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Here are four stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, August 19th:

Funko, Inc. (FNKO - Free Report) : This consumer products designer, which carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7% over the last 60 days.

Funko, Inc. Price and Consensus

Funko, Inc. Price and Consensus

Funko, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Funko, Inc. Quote

Funko has a PEG ratio of 0.97 compared with 1.07 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Funko, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

Funko, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

Funko, Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | Funko, Inc. Quote

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (LINC - Free Report) : This education services provider, which carries a Zacks Rank #1, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 15.4% over the last 60 days.

Lincoln Educational Services has a PEG ratio of 0.74, compared with 1.73 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

General Mills, Inc. (GIS - Free Report) : This branded consumer foods manufacturer, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.6% over the last 60 days.

General Mills has a PEG ratio of 2.33, compared with 3.25 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

SP Plus Corporation (SP - Free Report) : This ground transportation provider, which carries a Zacks Rank #2, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.8% over the last 60 days.

SP Plus has a PEG ratio of 1.29, compared with 13.59 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

See the full list of top ranked stocks here.

Learn more about the Growth score and how it is calculated here.

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