Best Growth Stocks to Buy for March 18th

Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, March 18:

Mistras Group, Inc. MG: This industrial testing and inspection services company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.1% over the last 60 days.

Mistras Group Inc Price and Consensus

Mistras Group Inc price-consensus-chart | Mistras Group Inc Quote

Mistras has a PEG ratio of 0.87 compared with 0.99 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

Mistras Group Inc PEG Ratio (TTM)

Mistras Group Inc peg-ratio-ttm | Mistras Group Inc Quote

Lifetime Brands, Inc. LCUT: This housewares company carriesa Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 13.3% over the last 60 days.

Lifetime Brands, Inc. Price and Consensus

Lifetime Brands, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Lifetime Brands, Inc. Quote

Lifetime Brands has a PEG ratio of 0.65 compared with 1.31 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Lifetime Brands, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

Lifetime Brands, Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | Lifetime Brands, Inc. Quote

TTEC Holdings, Inc. TTEC: This customer experience services companycarries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.3% over the last 60 days.

TeleTech Holdings, Inc. Price and Consensus

TeleTech Holdings, Inc. price-consensus-chart | TeleTech Holdings, Inc. Quote

TTEC Holdings has a PEG ratio of 0.34 compared with 0.82 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

TeleTech Holdings, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

TeleTech Holdings, Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | TeleTech Holdings, Inc. Quote

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