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

Afya (AFYA Quick QuoteAFYA - Free Report) : This company which is a medical education group primarily in Brazil, carries a Zacks Rank #1(Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.5% over the last 60 days.

Afya Limited Price and Consensus

Afya Limited price-consensus-chart | Afya Limited Quote

Afya has a PEG ratio of 0.48 compared with 1.65 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Afya Limited PEG Ratio (TTM)

Afya Limited peg-ratio-ttm | Afya Limited Quote

Daktronics (DAKT Quick QuoteDAKT - Free Report) : This company which is one of the world's largest suppliers of, electronic scoreboards, computer-programmable displays, and large screen video displays and control systems, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 34.5% over the last 60 days.

Daktronics, Inc. Price and Consensus

Daktronics, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Daktronics, Inc. Quote

Daktronics has a PEG ratio of 0.43compared with 0.54 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

Daktronics, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

Daktronics, Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | Daktronics, Inc. Quote

Despegar.com : This company which provides online travel booking services, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 10.5% over the last 60 days.

Despegar.com Corp. Price and Consensus

Despegar.com Corp. price-consensus-chart | Despegar.com Corp. Quote

Despegar.com has a PEG ratio of 0.62 compared with 2.14 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

Despegar.com Corp. PEG Ratio (TTM)

Despegar.com Corp. peg-ratio-ttm | Despegar.com Corp. Quote

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