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-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 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-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 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-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. Quote
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