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

JD.com (JD Quick QuoteJD - Free Report) : This company which operates as an online direct sales company in China, carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 17.1% over the last 60 days.

JD.com has a PEG ratio of 0.67 compared with 2.97 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Charles River Associates (CRAI Quick QuoteCRAI - Free Report) : This leading global consulting firms which provides economic, financial and management consulting services, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.7% over the last 60 days.

Charles River Associates has a PEG ratio of 1.63 compared with 1.90 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

DXC Technology (DXC Quick QuoteDXC - Free Report) : This company which is the world’s second largest end-to-end IT services provider and offers a broad array of professional services to clients in the global, commercial and government markets, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.9% over the last 60 days.

DXC Technology has a PEG ratio of 1.82 compared with 2.8 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

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