Best Growth Stocks to Buy for January 21st
Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today January 21st:
Ciena CIEN: This company which is a leading provider of optical networking equipment, software and services, carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 22.3% over the last 60 days.
Ciena Corporation Price and Consensus
Ciena Corporation price-consensus-chart | Ciena Corporation Quote
Ciena has a PEG ratio of 1.09 compared with 4.74 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.
BNP Paribas BNPQY: This company, which is a European leader in global banking and financial services, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.9% over the last 60 days.
BNP Paribas has a PEG ratio of 0.72 compared with 1.02 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.
Dollar General DG: This company, which is one of the largest discount retailers in the United States, carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.5% over the last 60 days.
Dollar General Corporation Price and Consensus
Dollar General Corporation price-consensus-chart | Dollar General Corporation Quote
Dollar General has a PEG ratio of 2.70 compared with 3.16 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.
Dollar General Corporation PEG Ratio (TTM)
Dollar General Corporation peg-ratio-ttm | Dollar General Corporation Quote
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