Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today December 8th:

Limbach (LMB Quick QuoteLMB - Free Report) : This company that engineers, constructs and services the mechanical, plumbing, air conditioning, heating, building automation, electrical and control systems, carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 28.7% over the last 60 days.

Limbach Holdings, Inc. Price and Consensus

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Limbach has a PEG ratio of 1.92 compared with 2.04 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Limbach Holdings, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

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Everest Group, Ltd. (EG Quick QuoteEG - Free Report) : This company which is a property and casualty insurer and reinsurer in all states, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 13.3% over the last 60 days.

Everest Group, Ltd. Price and Consensus

Everest Group, Ltd. price-consensus-chart | Everest Group, Ltd. Quote

Everest Group has a PEG ratio of 0.18 compared with 0.77 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

Everest Group, Ltd. PEG Ratio (TTM)

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M-tron Industries, Inc. (MPTI Quick QuoteMPTI - Free Report) : This company which designs, manufactures and markets highly-engineered, high reliability frequency and spectrum control products and solutions, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 47% over the last 60 days.

M-tron Industries, Inc. Price and Consensus

M-tron Industries, Inc. price-consensus-chart | M-tron Industries, Inc. Quote

M-tron Industries has a PEG ratio of 0.63 compared with 1.39 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

M-tron Industries, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

M-tron Industries, Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | M-tron Industries, Inc. Quote

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