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Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, December 14th:
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (IDXX - Free Report) : This developer and manufacturer of products and services for the companion animal veterinary, livestock and poultry, dairy, and water testing markets, which carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.2% over the last 60 days.
Strattec Security Corporation (STRT - Free Report) : This developer and manufacturer of automotive access control products, that carries a Zacks Rank #1, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing more than 100% over the last 60 days.
Owens & Minor, Inc. (OMI - Free Report) : This healthcare solutions company, which carries a Zacks Rank #1, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.3% over the last 60 days.
Last year, it generated $24 billion in global revenues. By 2020, it's predicted to blast through the roof to $77.6 billion. Famed investor Mark Cuban says it will produce "the world's first trillionaires," but that should still leave plenty of money for regular investors who make the right trades early.
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Top Ranked Growth Stocks to Buy for December 14th
Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, December 14th:
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (IDXX - Free Report) : This developer and manufacturer of products and services for the companion animal veterinary, livestock and poultry, dairy, and water testing markets, which carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.2% over the last 60 days.
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. Price and Consensus
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. price-consensus-chart | IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. Quote
IDEXX has a PEG ratio of 4.70, compared with 6.43 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. Quote
Strattec Security Corporation (STRT - Free Report) : This developer and manufacturer of automotive access control products, that carries a Zacks Rank #1, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing more than 100% over the last 60 days.
Strattec Security Corporation Price and Consensus
Strattec Security Corporation price-consensus-chart | Strattec Security Corporation Quote
Strattec has a PEG ratio of 0.60, compared with 1.60 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.
Strattec Security Corporation PEG Ratio (TTM)
Strattec Security Corporation peg-ratio-ttm | Strattec Security Corporation Quote
Owens & Minor, Inc. (OMI - Free Report) : This healthcare solutions company, which carries a Zacks Rank #1, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.3% over the last 60 days.
Owens & Minor, Inc. Price and Consensus
Owens & Minor, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Owens & Minor, Inc. Quote
Owens & Minor has a PEG ratio of 0.32, compared with 3.65 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.
Owens & Minor, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)
Owens & Minor, Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | Owens & Minor, Inc. Quote
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