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Best Growth Stocks to Buy for October 8th

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

Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. (MEG - Free Report) : This environmental services company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 88.7% over the last 60 days.

Montrose has a PEG ratio of 1.16 compared with 5.05 for the industry. The company possesses a  Growth Score of A.

The Progressive Corporation (PGR - Free Report) : This property-casualty insurance products and related services company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.7% over the last 60 days.

Progressive has a PEG ratio of 1.34 compared with 1.94 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

Ultrapar Participaçoes S.A. (UGP - Free Report) : This distributor of liquefied petroleum gas, gasoline, ethanol, diesel, fuel oil and kerosene etc. carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 38.5% over the last 60 days.

Ultrapar has a PEG ratio of 2.02 compared with 2.68 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

 

See the full list of top ranked stocks here.

 

Learn more about the Growth score and how it is calculated here.

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