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Top Ranked Growth Stocks to Buy for March 23rd

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Here are four stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, March 23rd:

Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT - Free Report) : This semiconductor equipment provider, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.6% over the last 60 days.

Applied Materials has a PEG ratio 1.15, compared with 1.27 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Applied Materials, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

Applied Materials, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

Applied Materials, Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | Applied Materials, Inc. Quote

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW - Free Report) : This manufacturer of engineered products, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 10.1% over the last 60 days.

Curtiss-Wright has a PEG ratio 1.94, compared with 2.52 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Nanometrics Incorporated : This process control metrology systems provider, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.1% over the last 60 days.

Nanometrics has a PEG ratio 1.52, compared with 1.96 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Xylem Inc. (XYL - Free Report) : This designer of engineered solutions, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 3.9% over the last 60 days.

Xylem Inc. Price and Consensus

Xylem Inc. Price and Consensus

Xylem Inc. price-consensus-chart | Xylem Inc. Quote

Xylem has a PEG ratio 1.53, compared with 1.87 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Xylem Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

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