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Best Growth Stocks to Buy for May 8th

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

Ultrapar Participacoes (UGP - Free Report) : This 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 9.4% over the last 60 days.

Ultrapar Participacoes has a PEG ratio of 3.05 compared with 4.21 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Strategic Education (STRA - Free Report) : This company which provides a range of post-secondary education and other academic programs in the United States, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 8.0% over the last 60 days.

Strategic Education has a PEG ratio of 1.23 compared with 1.41 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Uber Technologies (UBER - Free Report) : This company which focuses on developing and supporting proprietary technology applications or platforms across the globe, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.7% over the last 60 days.

Uber Technologies has a PEG ratio of 1.11 compared with 1.33 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

 

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