Best Growth Stocks to Buy for August 18th
Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today August 18th:
Zacks Investment Research8/18/2026Positive
ATI
Allegheny Technologies IncorporatedNYSEINDUSTRIALSMETAL FABRICATION
Key Statistics
Market Cap
$31.56B
P/E Ratio
67.18
EPS
$3.45
Beta
1.01
52W High
$243.57
52W Low
$70.42
50-Day MA
$196.86
200-Day MA
$150.01
Dividend Yield
—
Profit Margin
10.10%
Forward P/E
51.81
PEG Ratio
1.20
About Allegheny Technologies Incorporated
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated manufactures and sells specialty materials and components worldwide. The company is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Fundamentals
| Revenue (TTM) | $4.72B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $1.11B |
| EBITDA | $916.80M |
| Operating Margin | 18.20% |
| Return on Equity | 25.40% |
| Return on Assets | 8.79% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $34.54 |
| Book Value | $13.78 |
| Price-to-Book | 16.58 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 6.69 |
| EV/Revenue | 6.9 |
| EV/EBITDA | 36.89 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 55.70% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 10.60% |
| Shares Outstanding | $136.17M |
| Float | $134.79M |
| % Insiders | 0.90% |
| % Institutions | 95.67% |
Historical Volatility
HV 10-Day
43.49%
HV 20-Day
48.78%
HV 30-Day
46.91%
HV 60-Day
42.05%
HV Rank
69.0%
Volatility is currently contracting
Analyst Ratings
Consensus ($248.44 target)
1
Strong Buy8
BuyLatest News
ATI: Why I Am Downgrading This Strong Performer
ATI Inc. delivered a standout Q2, with 11% sales growth, 37% EBITDA growth, and a 440-basis-point margin expansion. AA&S has emerged as a durable, high-margin earnings engine, fundamentally improving ATI's earnings quality and balance. Management raised 2026 guidance across all major metrics, with EBITDA and EPS midpoints up 12% and 16%, respectively.
Seeking Alpha8/14/2026Positive
ATI Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates on Aerospace Demand, Outlook Raised
ATI's Q2 earnings surge on strong aerospace and defense demand, record backlog and pricing gains, prompting higher 2026 guidance.
Zacks Investment Research8/13/2026Positive
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Zacks Investment Research8/12/2026Positive
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ATI (ATI) is on the Move, Here's Why the Trend Could be Sustainable
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Zacks Investment Research8/10/2026Positive
ATI Q2 Earnings Call Highlights AA&S Margin Growth and '26 Outlook
ATI's Q2 beat and record $4.4B backlog support a higher 2026 outlook as AA&S margins improve and HPMC ramps into stronger second-half growth.
Zacks Investment Research8/7/2026Positive
ATI Inc. (ATI) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
ATI Inc. (ATI) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha8/6/2026Neutral
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Data last updated: 8/18/2026