Top Ranked Growth Stocks to Buy for January 16th

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Updated Mon, Jan 16, 2017, 9:26 AM

Here are four stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, January 16^th:

Cosan Limited (CZZ): This leading global ethanol and sugar company, which carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings surging 58.6% over the last 30 days.

Cosan Limited Price and Consensus

Cosan Limited Price and Consensus | Cosan Limited Quote

Cosan has a price/earnings to growth ratio (PEG) of 0.44, compared with 1.53 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (CBI): This steel tanks and other steel plate structures and associated systems provider, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.1% over the last 30 days.

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. Price and Consensus

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. Price and Consensus | Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. Quote

Chicago Bridge & Iron has a PEG ratio of 0.50, compared with 1.30 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

PRA Health Sciences, Inc. (PRAH): This contract research organization, which carries a Zacks Rank #2, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings improving 0.4% over the last 30 days.

PRA Health Sciences, Inc. Price and Consensus

PRA Health Sciences, Inc. Price and Consensus | PRA Health Sciences, Inc. Quote

PRA Health Sciences has a PEG ratio of 1.03, compared with 1.23 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

Lennox International Inc. (LII): This global provider of climate control solutions, which carries a Zacks Rank #2, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings gaining 1.1% over the last 30 days.

Lennox International, Inc. Price and Consensus

Lennox International, Inc. Price and Consensus | Lennox International, Inc. Quote

Lennox International has a PEG ratio of 0.90, compared with 1.78 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

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