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Top Ranked Growth Stocks to Buy for July 28th

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Here are four stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, July 28th:

Cigna Corporation (CI - Free Report) : This health services organization, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 0.7% over the last 60 days.

Cigna has a PEG ratio 1.34, compared with 1.52 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (UCTT - Free Report) : This developer of critical subsystems, which carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.4% over the last 60 days.

Ultra Clean Holdings has a PEG ratio 0.97, compared with 2.19 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Centene Corporation (CNC - Free Report) : This healthcare company, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings advancing 2.3% over the last 60 days.

Centene has a PEG ratio 1.32, compared with 1.64 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Big Lots, Inc. (BIG - Free Report) : This discount retailer, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.7% over the last 60 days.

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Big Lots has a PEG ratio 0.86, compared with 1.27 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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