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Best Growth Stocks to Buy for October 17th

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Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, October 17th:

Jabil (JBL - Free Report) : This company which is one of the largest global suppliers of electronic manufacturing services, carries a Zacks Rank #1(Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.8% over the last 60 days.

Jabil, Inc. Price and Consensus

Jabil, Inc. Price and Consensus

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

Jabil has a PEG ratio of 0.60 compared with 0.80 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Jabil, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

Jabil, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

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

Lamb Weston (LW - Free Report) : This company which is a leading global manufacturer, marketer and distributor of value-added frozen potato products, particularly French fries, and also provides a range of appetizers, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.1% over the last 60 days.

Lamb Weston Price and Consensus

Lamb Weston Price and Consensus

Lamb Weston price-consensus-chart | Lamb Weston Quote

Lamb Weston has a PEG ratio of 1.06 compared with 2.25 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Lamb Weston PEG Ratio (TTM)

Lamb Weston PEG Ratio (TTM)

Lamb Weston peg-ratio-ttm | Lamb Weston Quote

Fortinet (FTNT - Free Report) : This company which provides network security appliances and Unified Threat Management (UTM) network security solutions to enterprises, service providers and government entities worldwide, carries a Zacks Rank #1 and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.0% over the last 60 days.

Fortinet has a PEG ratio of 2.55 compared with 3.26 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

Fortinet, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

Fortinet, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

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

 

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