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Best Growth Stocks to Buy for Oct. 17th

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

Ultrapar Participacoes (UGP - Free Report) : This major Brazilian industrial group which is one of the largest distributors of liquefied petroleum gas in Brazil and a leading producer of petrochemicals and chemical, carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 33.3% over the last 60 days.

Ultrapar Participacoes has a PEG ratio of 1.98 compared with 2.56 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Skillsoft (SKIL - Free Report) : This company which delivers digital learning, training and talent solutions, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 240.9% over the last 60 days.

Skillsoft has a PEG ratio of 0.43 compared with 0.99 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

Skillsoft Corp. PEG Ratio (TTM)

Skillsoft Corp. PEG Ratio (TTM)

Skillsoft Corp. peg-ratio-ttm | Skillsoft Corp. Quote

Western Digital (WDC - Free Report) : This company which is a leading developer and manufacturer of data storage devices and solutions based on NAND flash and hard disk drive technologies, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.9% over the last 60 days.

Western Digital has a PEG ratio of 0.98 compared with 2.31 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

 

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