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Top Ranked Growth Stocks to Buy for February 22nd

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Here are four stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, February 22nd:

Ingredion Incorporated (INGR - Free Report) : This ingredients solutions provider specializing in nature-based sweeteners, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.1% over the last 60 days.

Ingredion has a PEG ratio 1.43, compared with 2.26 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (AIT - Free Report) : This leading distributor of bearings, linear technologies and power transmission components,which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 0.8% over the last 60 days.

Applied Industrial has a PEG ratio 2.05, compared with 4.44 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

Teradyne, Inc. (TER - Free Report) : This manufacturer of automatic test equipment for the electronics industry, which carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6% over the last 60 days.

Teradyne, Inc. Price and Consensus

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Teradyne has a PEG ratio 1.37, compared with 1.43 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Nordson Corporation (NDSN - Free Report) : This leading producer of precision dispensing equipment,which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 0.6% over the last 60 days.

Nordson has a PEG ratio 1.60, compared with 4.46 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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