Best Growth Stocks to Buy for February 18th

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

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. EDU: This company that provides private educational services in China carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.8% over the last 60 days.

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. Price and Consensus

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. price-consensus-chart | New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. Quote

New Oriental Education & Technology has a PEG ratio of 0.85 compared with 0.99 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. Quote

Blackbaud, Inc. BLKB: This company that provides cloud software solutions to educational institutions carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.6% over the last 60 days.

Blackbaud, Inc. Price and Consensus

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

Blackbaud has a PEG ratio of 1.20 compared with 1.50 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A

Blackbaud, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

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

Ralph Lauren Corporation RL: This lifestyle products company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.2% over the last 60 days.

Ralph Lauren Corporation Price and Consensus

Ralph Lauren Corporation price-consensus-chart | Ralph Lauren Corporation Quote

Ralph Lauren has a PEG ratio of 1.45 compared with 2.02 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Ralph Lauren Corporation PEG Ratio (TTM)

Ralph Lauren Corporation peg-ratio-ttm | Ralph Lauren Corporation Quote

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