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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 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)

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 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)

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 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)

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Zacks Names #1 Semiconductor Stock

It's only 1/9,000th the size of NVIDIA which skyrocketed more than +800% since we recommended it. NVIDIA is still strong, but our new top chip stock has much more room to boom.

With strong earnings growth and an expanding customer base, it's positioned to feed the rampant demand for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Internet of Things. Global semiconductor manufacturing is projected to explode from $452 billion in 2021 to $803 billion by 2028.

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