Top Ranked Growth Stocks to Buy for March 20th

Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, March 20th:

Evercore Inc. (EVR): This investment banking advisory firm, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.7% over the last 60 days.

Evercore Inc Price and Consensus

Evercore Inc Price and Consensus

Evercore Inc price-consensus-chart | Evercore Inc Quote

Evercore has a PEG ratio 0.91, compared with 0.99 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Evercore Inc PEG Ratio (TTM)

Evercore Inc PEG Ratio (TTM)

Evercore Inc peg-ratio-ttm | Evercore Inc Quote

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (KLIC): This designer of capital equipment, which carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 32% over the last 60 days.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. Price and Consensus

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. Price and Consensus

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. Quote

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a PEG ratio 0.96, compared with 6.42 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. Quote

Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (ESIO): This supplier of laser-based microfabrication solutions, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.9% over the last 60 days.

Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. Price and Consensus

Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. Price and Consensus

Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. Quote

Electro Scientific Industries has a PEG ratio 0.69, compared with 1.10 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. Quote

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Learn more about the Growth score and how it is calculated here.

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