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Top Ranked Growth Stocks to Buy for March 17th

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Here are four stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, March 17th:

Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN - Free Report) : This leading producer of chicken and poultry-based food products, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.7% over the last 60 days.

Tyson Foods has a PEG ratio 1.13, compared with 1.43 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Global Brass and Copper Holdings, Inc. : This fabricator and distributor of copper, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 3.1% over the last 60 days.

Global Brass and Copper Holdings has a PEG ratio 1.39, compared with 3.44 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.(HII - Free Report) : This ship manufacturing company, which carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.4% over the last 60 days.

Huntington Ingalls Industries has a PEG ratio 1.29, compared with 1.34 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Extreme Networks Inc. (EXTR - Free Report) : This software-driven networking solutions provider, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings jumping 26.3% over the last 60 days.

Extreme Networks has a PEG ratio of 1.72, compared with 2.97 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

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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