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Top Ranked Growth Stocks to Buy for October 12th

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Here are four stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, October 12th:

Adobe Systems Incorporated (ADBE - Free Report) : This diversified software company, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 4.2% over the last 60 days.

Adobe Systems has a PEG ratio 2.18, compared with 3.47 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

AXT, Inc. (AXTI - Free Report) : This developer of single element semiconductor, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.4% over the last 60 days.

AXT Inc Price and Consensus

AXT Inc price-consensus-chart | AXT Inc Quote

AXT has a PEG ratio 2.19, compared with 3.52 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

AXT Inc PEG Ratio (TTM)

AXT Inc peg-ratio-ttm | AXT Inc Quote

Huntsman Corporation (HUN - Free Report) : This manufacturer of organic and inorganic chemical products, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings rising 2.3% over the last 60 days.

Huntsman has a PEG ratio 1.72, compared with 1.86 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Cirrus Logic, Inc. (CRUS - Free Report) : This fabless semiconductor company, which carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.2% over the last 60 days.

Cirrus Logic has a PEG ratio 0.90, compared with 3.52 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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