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-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.
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-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 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-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. 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-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 Quote
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