Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, December 20:

M-tron Industries, Inc. (MPTI Quick QuoteMPTI - Free Report) : This frequency control solutions provider 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 0.58 comparedwith 1.45 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

LegalZoom.com, Inc. (LZ Quick QuoteLZ - Free Report) : This company which provides legal services carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 8.1% over the last 60 days.

LegalZoom.com, Inc. Price and Consensus

LegalZoom.com, Inc. price-consensus-chart | LegalZoom.com, Inc. Quote

LegalZoom.com has a PEG ratio of 0.50 compared with 0.79 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

LegalZoom.com, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

LegalZoom.com, Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | LegalZoom.com, Inc. Quote

DaVita Inc. (DVA Quick QuoteDVA - Free Report) : This company which provides kidney dialysis services carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 8.4% over the last 60 days.

DaVita Inc. Price and Consensus

DaVita Inc. price-consensus-chart | DaVita Inc. Quote

DaVita has a PEG ratio of 0.79 comparedwith 1.38 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

DaVita Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

DaVita Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | DaVita Inc. Quote

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