L.B. Foster (FSTR), a Zack Rank #1 (Strong Buy), is an infrastructure solutions company that just delivered a quarter that blew the doors off expectations, and the stock is responding.

Now up more

Floor & Decor Holdings (FND), a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), is a specialty retailer of hard surface flooring that just gave investors a reason to head for the exits.

A Q1 miss, a guide cut, and

Launched on 01/31/2006, the State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Industrials ETFs category of the market.

What Are Smart

Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Mid Cap Growth category of the market, the Invesco S&P MidCap 400 Pure Growth ETF (RFG) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on

A smart beta exchange traded fund, the iShares Select Dividend ETF (DVY) debuted on 11/03/2003, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market.

What Are Smart

Launched on 05/08/2007, the First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX ETF (FEX) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market.

Designed to provide broad exposure to the Currency ETFs category of the market, the Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish ETF (UUP) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 02/20/2007.

What

Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today May 8th:

Fomento Economico Mexicano FMX: This company, which operates as a franchise bottler of