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Top Ranked Growth Stocks to Buy for December 27th

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Here are four stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, December 27th:

Career Education Corporation (CECO - Free Report) : This operator of colleges, institutions and universities, which carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 8.8% over the last 60 days.

Career Education has a PEG ratio of 0.92 compared with 1.98 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

DaVita Inc. (DVA - Free Report) :This kidney dialysis services provider, which carries a Zacks Rank #1, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 10.6% over the last 60 days.

DaVita Inc. Price and Consensus

DaVita Inc. Price and Consensus

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

DaVita has a PEG ratio of 0.62, compared with 3.43 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

DaVita Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

DaVita Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

DaVita Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | DaVita Inc. Quote

D.R. Horton, Inc. (DHI - Free Report) : This homebuilding company, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.5% over the last 60 days.

D.R. Horton has a PEG ratio of 0.92, compared with 1.43 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

NIC Inc. : This provider of digital government services that enable governments to use technology to offer numerous services to businesses and citizens, which carries a Zacks Rank #2, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.7% over the last 60 days.

NIC Inc. Price and Consensus

NIC Inc. Price and Consensus

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

NIC has a PEG ratio of 1.68, compared with 2.45 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

NIC Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

NIC Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

NIC Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | NIC Inc. Quote

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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