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Top Ranked Growth Stocks to Buy for May 5th

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Here are four stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, May 5th:

Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN - Free Report) : This waste services company, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 2% over the last 60 days.

Waste Connections has a PEG ratio 1.89, compared with 1.96 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (CX - Free Report) : This major cement company, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 35.7% over the last 60 days.

CEMEX has a PEG ratio 0.87, compared with 1.29 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.: This automotive company, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 2.6% over the last 60 days.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has a PEG ratio 0.26, compared with 0.77 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Koppers Holdings Inc. (KOP - Free Report) : This wood products and carbon compounds provider, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.8% over the last 60 days.

Koppers Holdings has a PEG ratio 0.80, compared with 1.53 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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