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

Tesco PLC TSCDY: This grocery retailer company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.8% over the last 60 days.

Tesco PLC Price and Consensus Tesco PLC Price and Consensus

Tesco PLC price-consensus-chart | Tesco PLC Quote

Tesco PLC has a PEG ratio of 1.34 comparedwith 1.38 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

Tesco PLC PEG Ratio (TTM) Tesco PLC PEG Ratio (TTM)

Tesco PLC peg-ratio-ttm | Tesco PLC Quote

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. STRL: This infrastructure solutions provider carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.7% over the last 60 days.

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. Price and Consensus Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. Price and Consensus

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. Quote

Sterling Infrastructure has a PEG ratio of 1.00 compared with 1.51 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM) Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. Quote

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation PPC: This meat processing company carries seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 20.8% over the last 60 days.

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Price and Consensus Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Price and Consensus

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation price-consensus-chart | Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Quote

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation has a PEG ratio of 0.40 compared with 0.46 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation PEG Ratio (TTM) Pilgrim's Pride Corporation PEG Ratio (TTM)

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation peg-ratio-ttm | Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Quote

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