Best Growth Stocks to Buy for August 19th

By Zacks Equity Research | August 19, 2025, 9:41 AM

Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today August 19th:

Harmony Gold HMY: This company which conducts underground and surface gold mining, carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 17.8% over the last 60 days.

Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited Price and Consensus

Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited Price and Consensus

Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited price-consensus-chart | Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited Quote

Harmony Gold has a PEG ratio of 0.09 compared with 0.13 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited PEG Ratio (TTM)

Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited PEG Ratio (TTM)

Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited peg-ratio-ttm | Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited Quote

Western Digital WDC: 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 13.4% over the last 60 days.

Western Digital Corporation Price and Consensus

Western Digital Corporation Price and Consensus

Western Digital Corporation price-consensus-chart | Western Digital Corporation Quote

Western Digital has a PEG ratio of 0.85 compared with 1.76 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

Western Digital Corporation PEG Ratio (TTM)

Western Digital Corporation PEG Ratio (TTM)

Western Digital Corporation peg-ratio-ttm | Western Digital Corporation Quote

Nutrien NTR: This company which is a leading integrated provider of crop inputs and services, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 12.9% over the last 60 days.

Nutrien Ltd. Price and Consensus

Nutrien Ltd. Price and Consensus

Nutrien Ltd. price-consensus-chart | Nutrien Ltd. Quote

Nutrien has a PEG ratio of 0.91 compared with 1.23 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

Nutrien Ltd. PEG Ratio (TTM)

Nutrien Ltd. PEG Ratio (TTM)

Nutrien Ltd. peg-ratio-ttm | Nutrien Ltd. Quote

 

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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