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

Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (WOOF Quick QuoteWOOF - Free Report) : This pet specialty retail company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.1% over the last 60 days.

Petco Health and Wellness Company has a PEG ratio of 1.63 compared with 2.46 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA Quick QuoteNVDA - Free Report) : This data center-scale AI infrastructure company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 8.7% over the last 60 days. 

NVIDIA has a PEG ratio of 0.57 compared with 5.20 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

National Energy Services Reunited Corp. (NESR Quick QuoteNESR - Free Report) : This oilfield services company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6% over the last 60 days.

National Energy Services Reunited has a PEG ratio of 0.58 compared with 1.19 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Scoreof B.

You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. 

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