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Top Ranked 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:

First BanCorp. (FBP - Free Report) : This bank holding company for FirstBank Puerto Rico, which carries a Zacks #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.1% over the last 60 days.

First BanCorp. Price and Consensus

First BanCorp has a PEG ratio 1.07, compared with 1.60 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

First BanCorp. PEG Ratio (TTM)

TriState Capital Holdings, Inc. : This bank holding company for TriState Capital Bank, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.1% over the last 60 days.

TriState Capital Holdings, Inc. Price and Consensus

TriState Capital has a PEG ratio 1.01, compared with 1.25 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

TriState Capital Holdings, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

CECO Environmental Corp. : This provider of industrial air quality and fluid handling systems, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.8% over the last 60 days.

CECO Environmental Corp. Price and Consensus

CECO has a PEG ratio 1.11, compared with 1.68 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

CECO Environmental Corp. PEG Ratio (TTM)

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