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Top Ranked Growth Stocks to Buy for January 12th

Here are four stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, January 12th:

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (AIT): This distributor of industrial products, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 2.2% over the last 60 days.

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. Price and Consensus

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. Price and Consensus
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. Price and Consensus

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. Quote

Applied Industrial Technologies has a PEG ratio 1.77, compared with 2.22 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

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Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. Quote

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): This developer of software products, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.3% over the last 60 days.

Microsoft Corporation Price and Consensus

Microsoft Corporation Price and Consensus
Microsoft Corporation Price and Consensus

Microsoft Corporation price-consensus-chart | Microsoft Corporation Quote

Microsoft has a PEG ratio 2.04, compared with 4.04 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Microsoft Corporation PEG Ratio (TTM)

Microsoft Corporation PEG Ratio (TTM)
Microsoft Corporation PEG Ratio (TTM)

Microsoft Corporation peg-ratio-ttm | Microsoft Corporation Quote

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC): This provider of technical services, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 6.3% over the last 60 days.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Price and Consensus

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Price and Consensus
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Price and Consensus

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. price-consensus-chart | Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Quote

Jacobs Engineering Group has a PEG ratio 1.36, compared with 2.40 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Quote

Huntsman Corporation (HUN): This chemical company, which carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.9% over the last 60 days.

Huntsman Corporation Price and Consensus

Huntsman Corporation Price and Consensus
Huntsman Corporation Price and Consensus

Huntsman Corporation price-consensus-chart | Huntsman Corporation Quote

Huntsman has a PEG ratio 1.71, compared with 1.91 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A. 

Huntsman Corporation PEG Ratio (TTM)

Huntsman Corporation PEG Ratio (TTM)
Huntsman Corporation PEG Ratio (TTM)

Huntsman Corporation peg-ratio-ttm | Huntsman Corporation Quote

See the full list of top ranked stocks here                         

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

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