Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today February 1st:

KnowBe4 : This company which is a provider of security awareness platform, carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 9.1% over the last 60 days.

KnowBe4, Inc. Price and Consensus

KnowBe4, Inc. price-consensus-chart | KnowBe4, Inc. Quote

KnowBe4 has a PEG ratio of 1.69 compared with 2.50 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

KnowBe4, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

KnowBe4, Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | KnowBe4, Inc. Quote

Lamb Weston (LW Quick QuoteLW - 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 30.7% over the last 60 days.

Lamb Weston Price and Consensus

Lamb Weston price-consensus-chart | Lamb Weston Quote

Lamb Weston has a PEG ratio of 0.85 compared with 2.13 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

Lamb Weston PEG Ratio (TTM)

Lamb Weston peg-ratio-ttm | Lamb Weston Quote

e.l.f. Beauty (ELF Quick QuoteELF - Free Report) : This Oakland-based cosmetic company that offers eye, lip, face, face, paw, and skin care products, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.9% over the last 60 days.

e.l.f. Beauty Price and Consensus

e.l.f. Beauty price-consensus-chart | e.l.f. Beauty Quote

e.l.f. Beauty has a PEG ratio of 1.91 compared with 2.59 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

e.l.f. Beauty PEG Ratio (TTM)

e.l.f. Beauty peg-ratio-ttm | e.l.f. Beauty Quote

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